You may have noticed that I began tagging posts as "Toddler". Yes, Gavin has indeed ascended from babydom to toddlerdom. He has taken the name-sake "steps", begun asserting his opinion, and flashing from happy to upset faster than you can say "Wha-".In this case, "Wha-" gets finished off in my head as "Why the (insert colorful phrase of your choosing) would you smear your lunch over your entire head and then be terribly upset with the results?" Of course, then I realize he has never had a butternut squash face mask before -- he was experimenting. I can imagine the appeal although I can honestly say I have never had one, nor ever will, unless such treatment is applied by Gavin during a subsequent incident.
I hope other parents out there who see this shining moment are giggling about a similar moment they experienced with their own kids at this stage. I have been chuckling the entire time I wrote this, in hindsight.