A quick update on the weekend's shenanigans -- Berta and Abby went camping with the Girl Scouts over Friday night, so Riley and I had a boy's night out.
I picked up Riley from school early, and we headed to the movie theater to see Up. It was good. The movie is about a guy named Carl who meets a girl, falls in love and makes a promise, and the promise becomes an adventure; one that drags along an unsuspecting Wilderness Explorer named Russel. It's a good movie, in the traditional Pixar style. Much better than Wall-E. The beginning of the movie is very sad.
Riley turned four back in November. Shortly after that, he had his annual checkup at the doctor, and it was my task to take him over and have him looked over. We'd been prepping him for a week or two; talking about vaccinations, watching the relevant kids TV on the topic, reading the books on how your body works. He was both interested in and at ease with the idea, even though he thought he might be scared.
Finally the day arrived to visit the doctor. Riley and I both remained positive throughout the process. The doctor was friendly. She talked about the vaccinations that he was due for, and everyone was ok with that. She asked about some optional ones, since we were there and they were recommended. She asked about our recent trip out of the country and explained that Riley should have a TB shot, too. Riley was calm, only slightly apprehensive, and was happy to agree to getting the shots and being healthy.
Abby and Riley were trying to do handstands on the gymnastics mat in the family room. I guess maybe Riley got tired or forgot what to do at a later point, and had an amusing little faceplant.
Last Tuesday was Riley's third birthday. Berta stayed home to prepare things for the day. She took Riley out and bought a lot of balloons and a cookies-n-creme cake that he picked out himself.
Since we ordered a few things for him from the mail-order toy catalogs as gifts, they were a bit delayed in coming, so we didn't have any gifts to give him on his birthday. Instead, we all went to the toy store and picked out a few things that Riley liked.
Misery Business (Acoustic Version)
Let Go - Frou Frou
Code Monkey
The Gates - DaVinci's Notebook
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