1. Way back at the end of May, after Riley’s last music class, Grandma and I took the boy to see the Tiger Bead Dog at the foot of Carrollton. (There are 45 different bead dogs all over the city, and they serve to spread the word about the LASPCA and animal welfare.)
2. Nola, Riley, and I took a trip to Sam’s just before the 4th of July, and Riley charmed the checkout girl so much that he left the store with his very own blue balloon.
3. TWQP is still going strong. QP may not always get here on Thursdays, but she does the best she can to fit a couple of hours with Riley into her schedule every week. Those two sure do have some fun together.
4. Riley loving on Endymion while watching Mickey
5. Doing puzzles with Grams
6. My {unsuccessful} attempt to capture “the face”
7. Nola brought back two LIG shirts from Michigan for Riley, and they are both so cute. Of course he’s going to love anything with a digger or a dump truck on it. Plus, I think (and hope) they’re big enough for him to wear next summer, too. Thanks, Nola!
8. While I was in Paris, Grandma and Riley picked up a little patriotic pinwheel on one of their daily outings. The pinwheel currently resides in one of the pots on our back porch so Riley can see it spinning through the window. Imagine my surprise one day when he was by the front window in the breakfast area and exclaimed, “Orange pinwheel!” Huh? I looked out to see what he was talking about, and, lo and behold, I spotted a blooming bird of paradise flower. Smart, creative boy.
9. Cool dude having lunch out at Gott Gourmet (with our favorite waiters Taylor and Aladdin in the background)….man, that place is good.
10. Summer treat…..gelato at Sucre w/ cool new shoes. Riley-bean had his own little cup of mango and raspberry sorbets!
11. Sad news, people: the Sleepy Bean pics are occurring more and more infrequently these days. It’s a combination of him rolling around too much when I go in there or simply not sleeping as wonkily as he used to. Try not to let this revelation ruin your whole weekend.
12. Weekend cuddles with Mama
Oh, and he calls this position “sitting in the triangle.” Blew me away when he first said that to me.
13. Mandeville splash area with Grandma
14. Playing with Mama’s hairclip and headbands
15. I don’t know about any of you, but I am so excited for the Olympics. Go Team USA!
Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!
4 comments:
7 things: 1. He charms EVERYBODY and KNOWS it. 2. I love my sista for her French lessons with Rileybean. 3. "Orange pinwheel" and "sitting in the triangle?" CRAZY, SCARY smart. 4. Ditto on Gott Gourmet! Could go every week. 5. I miss Sleeping Bean.
6. Pigtail? Shades of his father. 7. Bring on the Olympics. Can't wait to see how Riley responds (or if) to them. Good teaching opportunity! Go USA!
Riley is such a sirprizing child-- So Smart- and loveable- Hugs, Grams
I love the sitting in the triangle pic! So awesome!
Thanks for the TWQP shout-out, PC. And "sitting in the triangle" blows me away, too!
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