adorable deliquence

Every once and a while Teag does something he knows he's not supposed to do.  He likes to test us and see how far he can go until we stop him or take whatever it is he's not supposed to have away from him.  Every once and a while, however, his delinquency is downright adorable.  It's so adorable, in fact, we find ourselves struggling to remain serious in scolding him.  The following act of rebellion was one of these occasions in which I couldn't be mad.  I let him win out of the sheer enjoyment I got out of seeing him bask in his minor victory.

In our kitchen, we have a cabinet full of Teagan's food.  It's a lower cabinet and is easily accessible to Teagan.  He knows, however, that this cabinet is off limits and should only be opened by mommy and daddy.  Until recently, he followed this rule with little temptation to test it.

I was tied up on the phone with NetFlix technical support so my attention was divided.  I had to repeatedly go from my computer to our den to test our Netflix account.  When I had spent a few seconds too long in the office, however, Teagan surprised me with a visit.  Around the corner he came, grinning from ear to ear and one hand occupied by a bag of Goldfish.  I asked him what he found but his mouth was too full of the cheddar crackers to respond with anything more than a belly giggle.  I jumped out of my seat, assessed the situation, and realized he was very much enjoying the crackers.  He finished what was in his mouth and stuck his little hand back in the bag.  I resisted the urge to snatch the bag out of his hand and lightly discipline him.  Instead, I enjoyed his presence while he sat, cross-legged next to me and enjoyed his Goldfish.  I finished up with NetFlix technical support just in time for him to finish his snack and hand me back the half-eaten bag.  The little man is lucky he's the most adorable criminal alive.