Tuesday - photo day

Today at school was PICTURE DAY!! So of course I dressed Matteo in his holiday colors (red and brown) and proceeded to ask him who we would see at school. (No reply). I told him "Caleb" to which Matteo repeats over and over "Caleb Grandma Caleb Grandma" numerous times. Clearly Matteo has not forgotten our friend Caleb's Grandma. We hope she visits again soon (especially on a Tuesday for school) :-)

Next, while Mommy was at the dentist, Daddy took Matteo to the duck pond, so from hereon out, "Our Story" (pun intended) will be told by Daddy:

We watched the ducks for a minute or two. That got boring so we decided to go into the nearby deli and buy some rolls. I asked the clerk for a few rolls to feed the ducks. He gave us 1/2 dozen footlongs! I told him they weren't stale... but he said to take them anyway.

So here we are feeding the ducks. Matteo, like a block of iron, kept creeping towards the magnetic pond. Seriously. Every 5 seconds, "Matteo, too close. Matteo, back up. Matteo, step back."

The ducks must be really used to people feeding them. They ate the bread right out of my hand.

The ducks weren't the only one's interested in the bread...

Then to warm up, and for a special treat, I brought Matteo back into the deli for his first hot cocoa. He took two sips. We head outside to drink the rest together on the bench by the ducks. Half way across the parking lot he doesn't want to hold my hand. I plea but no go. So I have to pick him up. He start wailing, so of course it's time to go back into the car, because he's crying for mommy, because daddy is so evil haha.

And that's were we spent the next 15 minutes while we wait for mommy - in the dentist parking lot reading women's magazines together to pass the time.

Tune in again for more exciting stories!