Swiper and His Sidekick ...

We affectionately refer to Eli as "Swiper." So much so that he even turns his head and smiles when you say it! "Hey there Swiper!!" If there is a treasure in your hand ... on the floor ... on the corner of the table ... it will be in Eli's hand and in his mouth faster than you can blink.Today, Joshua's lollipop was the target of our little Swiper's gaze. He's not even that sneaky about his moves ... he's just fast. He crawled right over to Joshua, reached up, grabbed the lollipop ...

And the rest ... as they say ... was history!

But before we had a catastrophic meltdown on our hands ... I quickly got Eli a lollipop of his very own. (Have no fear ... it is an organic lollipop and he was told that crawling - while sucking- can be very dangerous!!)

Ahhh ... two happy customers! And after the sugar high ...

Joshua apparently wanted to get in some quality time with his jammie matching bro! Yeah ... somebody looks a little surprised their space has been invaded!

Revenge is sweet! Eli decided to have a good time kicking his intruder ...

Umm ... the kicking isn't working ... he's still HERE!

Somebody is showing signs of frustration ... MELLOW frustration!

"Really, are you just going to stand there and keep taking pictures? Does anyone want to tell him that I'm just a little guy. I have very few things to call my own and I'm not interested in sharing!"

"Okay ... but when I get bigger ... he better watch out!"