Jim just whisked Riley off to work for the day- Merrill always asks employees to bring in their kidlings on Xmas Eve for a day of breakfast, Santa, and other holiday-esque activities. I woke up with Riley this morning (Jim had a late night at the Court- yeah!) and he was an absolute angel for a good 1:15 hrs, until Jim got up and Riley apparently found his "evil" switch and turned it on to hyperspeed- hopefully, the car ride to Hopewell will return the sweet little guy we all know and love. My Riley-free activities will be baking 2 pies, 1 streusel cake, baked sweet taters, a batch of nut cup cookies, cleaning the bathrooms, laundry, and wrapping up some pressies. Ugh. Anyway, hope the holidays are awesome for all of you- can't wait to see MOST of you who read this thing during my break from teachin'! Wooo!
A few pics of Riley trimming the tree..he's been really amazing at NOT touching the tree, which has surprised both Jim and I.
A funny video of a frequent "post-bath" but "pre-jammie" game- we usually instigate the "hi-ya" game to redirect Riley from some irritating behavior just as trying to pinch us/kicking, etc...sometimes, he can be a real pain in the tuckus after his bath at night, but this little game seems to turn on the "sweet, giggly" Riley and all is right in his little world once again.
P.s.- Our "Frosty" watching count has got to be nearing 50 times in the last 2 weeks. I think I might have switched Riley over to at least incorporating "The Grinch" into his Frosty repertoire, but only time will tell...that, or Wall-E, which Riley got from "Santa" in Nutley last weekend.
my peeps:
ReplyDeletehappy holidays. hope all is well. Still in FL but leaving for Dallas this afternoon. Persistent bloating from (over)eating homecooked meals. Ugh.
BTW my sister invited her boss' family over for dinner. They were on their way to Disney. The wife was a former soux chef for Eric Ripert at Le Bernadin. Two degrees from greatness!
happy new year!