Toothpick

As far back as I can remember, my Grandpa Olsen has had a toothpick in his mouth.

Maybe that's a slight exaggeration, but Grandpa Olsen loves his toothpicks. It's one of my favorite images of my Grandpa -- toothpick in mouth (trailing only to the image of him in his big rubber boots, working in his garden).

Of late, my own Little Man, Elliot, has been reminding me of my Grandpa.

He's taken up with this little plastic ladder (off one of his Matchbox cars) and carries it around in his mouth like a toothpick. Just like Grandpa.