spoon wielder

In honor of All Saints day we had a special dinner: hamloaf (in case you don't know what that is, here's a recipe; we use pork instead of turkey, but otherwise it's identical), mashed potatoes, and home made french rolls (we were missing a vegetable to make it a well rounded meal, but I was too tired after a day of cooking, so we decided potatoes would have to pass for a vegetable this time.) However, what made the meal really special was our first spoon experience with Elijah. He and I picked up some baby bowls at the store during our morning walk, so as soon as he was done with his hamloaf (which he absolutely loved; thanks for the recipe, Doris!), we placed a bowl of mashed potatoes in front of him and handed him a spoon. We thought mashed potatoes would be a good dish for this. Elijah will only eat the things he likes, and he likes mashed potatoes. The spoon was discarded almost immediately, the bowl was turned upside down after just a few seconds (fortunately, the potatoes landed on the tray, and not on the new carpet), after which Elijah proceeded to eat the potatoes with his hands. I would have never in my wildest dreams considered mashed potatoes to be finger food, but whatever works!