Read me a story

Tonight, Riley was in charge of reading me a bedtime story.  He chose a Snoopy book but insisted on calling him "Soupy".  Subtle differences can really change a name!  I can't quite tell what he is asking over and over again, but the answer is always 'no'.  I'll have to ask at camp to see if they read another book where the answer is always 'no'...

My challah!

This evening, we got back to family Shabbat, and lucky for us, Riley did not forget about his love for challah.   As soon as he saw it, he claimed "Mine", cried until he got a piece and then took the whole thing and wouldn't give it back.

He took huge bites between mouthfuls of pasta and was even nice enough to share it with his monkey chopsticks.  But when Mommy asked for a bite of challah, did Riley want to share?  No...

He did seem pretty proud of himself.  So with Chris beaming from ear to ear cause of Riley's fuel intake and a smile like that from my little guy, too - who was I to put a halt to all the happiness?

Now he better have energy for everything on tomorrow's "to do" list after all this carb loading!

We now return to our regularly scheduled program!

After a few weeks hiatus, it is now time to jump back onto the blog and keep everyone posted on our comings, our goings, our new tricks, and our fun times.

It seems that in the 2 weeks I was on the Med Cruise, Riley has grown taller and now talks more than ever.  He is forming sentences and is always very willing to speak his mind.  He is very opinionated and makes sure that you know exactly what he is thinking.  And if you choose not to listen, he is very persuasive in getting his way.

On the way to camp this morning, I asked Riley if he was going to tell his friends about the fun weekend that we had and all of the exciting activities that we did.  He could tell them about having family Shabbat dinner, going on a walk, making art projects at the mall and playing at the pool.  He could share with them that he snacked on pizza, ate Chinese food with Bibi and Zee, shared ice cream with Mommy and ate corn soup on the patio.  Then, he could brag about his new t-ball set, picking out snazzy jammies, checking out a new park and playing with new toys at the JCC.  And that was all this weekend!

They keep him very active at camp, yet he always seems to find the reserve supply on the evenings and weekends, so it is up to us to fill the time and have fun together.