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"cause it looks so good"

Breakfast: "let's take a picture of it mommy cause it looks so good and yummy!"

Cooked apples, pears and raisins with toasted almond slivers, pecans and walnuts topped with maple-vanilla yogurt and sprinkled (by Sayan) with cinnamon.

He helped chop the fruit and toast the almonds. Now eating it: "Mmmmmm, mmmmm mommy this is so yummy, mmmmm. You taste (forces spoon into my mouth) isn't it so good mommy?" Yes it is good. Though I must accept responsibility for the forced sharing/tasting of foods he likes. I do this to my poor dining companions and Sayan instinctively perpetrated the trait as soon as he could wield a spoon.

Cowboy Small

Sayan rode a horse yesterday.

And I was not there!!!! I guess there will be many firsts for him that I won't be able to share in the moment but I am so proud of him working through his fears of new situations and large large animals and not only getting comfortable enough to pet the horses but then to get astride and ride!

Sayan's new nanny Lauren has a good friend with a few horses. They went to her barn yesterday and I was just excited he would get that exposure to horses and the other animals there. Knowing his cautious nature I assumed it would take several visits before he felt comfortable enough to interact much with the horses. Imagine my surprise when they came home and he got to tell me what he had done! He also led the horse around the corral. Big big boy. It's wonderful, Lauren has led horse camps for children so is well versed in safety protocols for the little ones. And she obviously knows how to inspire confidence and trust!

snack

Buttered, avocado spread toast wrapped in a warm buttered tortilla (his invention). He calls it his toast pouch.

fun mommy (or How I Buy My Child's Love)

Opted for waffle cone for dinner instead of bulgar and kale (in shopping cart). Guess it's good to relax the routine now and then. Realized I needed to up the ante when I came home today to Sayan and Lauren playing trains and as I opened the door Sayan ran to the door to slam it in my face: No!! Go away Mommy!

How quickly I lost best friend status. I can only assume making him clean his room this morning had something to do with that. Thus the ice cream :)

Puzzle

Working on his United States puzzle from Gramma:

*swoon*

This evening Sayan brought me a pretend present and "read" the "card" to me:

To Mommy, my best friend Angela.

Then proceeded to flash me a huge smile and throw his arms around my neck. Ladies beware.