Candy. A Mother's Pathetic Battle.

This weekend was perfect!
We were so happy to have the Cannon's over
to bring some cousin love for the spring holiday we call
Easter.



Our first festivities started at the library.
The kids were totally into it.
I mean how cool is that?
We can run around the library,
find eggs in between books,
and there's candy inside!
I'd be into too.


It was pretty crowded inside.
So after the 2 minute egg hunt (literally)
we went outside to check out the loot.


Oh... candy.
Needless to say
after all I've done to give Maybeline a dreamy healthy diet
of fresh berries and organic-whole-wheat-flax-seed pancakes...
(that one was for my mom)


...the girl loves candy.

Anything sweet really.
I love it when people say,
"Hey! She likes it!"
Yeah, no duh, it's jelly beans.

So as soon as she realized there was candy
inside those plastic little things,
she was all over it.

Even to the point of checking out Madeline's stash.
Hey, we're cousins right?

She even went as far as to try out a piece of rejected jelly bean she found on the ground.
(Probably some putrid flavor like "popcorn."
Why do they make that anyway?) 
Gross Maybeline.
But rather than rip it out of her hands,
I took a picture of it...

But only because Brent was right there.

(Maybe that's why she got the flu?

It's all making sense...)

Now here's little Ms. Piggy
checking out Henry's stash.

Allow me to narrate:
Maybeline: "Hmmm... Henry's got way more then me..."

 

 Henry: "I don't think so Maybeline! I work hard for my money!"

Maybeline: "Come on Henry! 
There's got to be something in there you don't like.
I'm not picky."

Henry: "Fine. Take popcorn flavored jelly bean."
(See even kids hate it.)

Maybeline: "Jackpot."

Next year...

... homemade, organic, 100% cacao, tiny chocolate morsels.
She only gets 2,
after a full balanced meal,
and a handful of berries.

I can't take all of this rebellion.