Alex has 'discovered' candy.  He has had candy before (he had some peanut M&Ms a couple of weeks ago) but he's never really shown interest until today.

While at Toys R Us I decided to pick up some of the Easter candy they had for sale.  I got peanut M&Ms (pastel colors of course), Sour Starburst Jelly Beans and Milky Way bunnies. 

First, I opened the M&Ms for a chocolate fix.  Alex saw me with a bowl and quickly came over to investigate.  He always likes to see what someone else is eating!  His eyes grew large when he saw the pastel colored treats in the bowl.  He reached out to grab one and quickly stuffed it in his mouth.  He then reached for another and another and kept stuffing them in his mouth, until he looked like a chipmunk with a bunch of nuts in his cheeks. 

Alex could hardly chew because he had three M&Ms in his little mouth!  I told him he had to finish eating what he had before he could have another M&M, to which he promply replied "ummmph, uh, uh".  He was not happy I had limited his M&M intake. He wanted to stuff more M&Ms in his mouth, like a crazed gambler shoveling quarters in a slot machine.

After having a few M&Ms I opened the Starburst Jelly Beans.  By now Alex was hovering around me like a bee at the pool.  He began to eat the jelly beans, but because they were sour jelly beans he kept making faces every time he ate one.  Mike was not happy I was giving Alex sugar before bedtime, but Alex was happy, so that's all that mattered.

I'm thinking that this year Alex will actually enjoy Easter and his Easter basket as he was too young last year to eat any candy or actively hunt for easter eggs.  

Every Easter and Christmas I like to get Alex a stuffed bunny.  But it can't be just any old bunny, it has to be the perfect bunny for the occasion.  I've been on the lookout, but haven't seen any contenders for the Easter Basket.  Last Christmas I got Alex a Jelly Cat bunny, which is really cute.  Unfortunately though, most bunnies are pink at Easter time, so I'll have to keep on looking. 

A real bunny would be nice to get, but I'm very allergic to rabbits (at least I was when I was 14).  And rabbits tend to smell up their cages.  I'd let it hop around the yard, but the coyotes or our dogs would probably eat it.  So no bunnies for us.