Daniel has spotted the latch on the pantry door

Daniel is learning how to open doors and one of his favorite doors to open is the pantry door in the kitchen. The previous homeowners had small children so we have benefited from various childproofing devices that were already installed throughout the house by them, which includes a sliding latch across the top of the pantry door. Today Daniel opened the pantry door and I promptly closed it and slid the latch closed. I don't think he had ever really noticed before that it was this particular device that was thwarting his attempts to eat all the goldfish and animal crackers he can. But today as he watched me close it, I saw a look of horror cross his face when he realized that the latch was all the way up there. The look of horror was quickly replaced by a look of fierce determination. I have no doubt that some small part of his brain is now feverishly trying to work out a plan to get to that latch. We'll see how long it takes.