Parker took an extreme interest in the pinata, but certainly not for what was in it (when the candy came down it was his father who had to push the other children out of the way so that the hero could have his reward) but instead for the shear delight of wacking some thing with a stick as hard as he could. Given that a 16 month old could only do som much damage to a very sturdy pinata, in fact none of the kids could open it (it took the birthday boy's father to do that), nevertheless I was and remain a proud father. His mother was also excited to see a glimps of athletic ablity (we all know he did not get that from me).
