Easter

Ernie's mom sent Samuel an easter basket. Among other things, there was a white chocolate rabbit in there. We haven't given Samuel candy before, so I was really surprised when he kept pointing to the rabbit and making noises like he wanted it. I tried to distract him with the other things in the basket, but he was determined to have the rabbit. Finally, I took the rabbit out of the box and gave it to him to see what he would do. Instead of eating it, he gave it a hug. It was so cute. I don't think he had any idea that it was something to eat.

Then I said to him "where are the bunny's eyes?" and he poked at them. Poked at them so hard, in fact, that they fell right into the hollow core of the rabbit. Samuel looked totally shocked. He stuck his fingers in the holes to see if he could get the eyes. When he couldn't get them, he put his fingers in his mouth. Then he suddenly realized the bunny was something to eat, and that he liked how it tasted. Soon after that the bunny went into hiding in our kitchen.