A Game within a Game

For the first time, Eric joined in the Cheerio Game this morning.

While shooting Fin his daily Cheerios across the table, I caught a glimpse of Eric wandering past. I distracted Fin with a quick one to his right, and shot another to Eric past Fin's left. Eric ate that lone Cheerio while I shot five more to Fin. We repeated this pattern a few times, and now it's a game - Eric grazes leisurely in the distance while Fin gobbles like a madman up front. It reminds me of the Simpsons episode "Grift of the Magi" where Bart and Lisa sing Christmas carols at the front door while Homer steals presents in the background.