Hand to Hand Combat

Lately I have been finding myself engaged in hand to hand combat with my 1 year old. I know it sounds ridiculous, but seriously I have. His new 'game' is to throw food off his highchair when he is done eating. This really isn't anything special as I think every baby I know does this. What makes the experience unique is what he does when I try to take the food away. First of all, as Carter sees me coming over he starts to throw the food faster. Then, when I get to his tray and frantically start to grab whatever is remaining off his tray, he starts smacking my hands and trying to reach underneath them to get the food out from under them! Because of the angle and shape of his tray, I have a hard time getting my hands on his food and it truly turns into a little battle. The big boys think the whole scene is hysterical. Frankly, I do too!