the way we were

it has been much too long since i've last shared some images.  i took a few of mr rivers today just around the house & decided that gosh darn it - these are going on the blog today!  here he is first thing this morning after getting dressed in his grinch shirt.  in case you can't read it, it says, "gimmie all the presents!"

this was a bit later.  we had run out to pick up our last couple of gifts & when we returned he happily went off to play in his playroom.  this is how i found him...

after that last picture he said, "no pictures please" so i hung my head and found something else to do.  :(

but then a little while later he came asking for a snack.  he was happy to have some yogurt & he just looked so big sitting there eating it, so i couldn't help but snap a couple more...

either the holidays are really getting to him, or he was dead serious about no more pictures...

so it goes, life with a 2 year old.  we go from happy to sad, loving to mad... all in a blink of the eye!  and in actuality, he was upset over the flavor of his yogurt.  he said, "no flavor please!"  and i explained that they are all the same.  mind you, he had already finished off 1 other cup of yogurt (same flavor) right before this little meltdown... merry christmas eve!  hope you're not feeling grinchy today!  ;)

little man is napping as i type & i'm confident he will wake well rested & a happy boy again!  and if that doesn't do it, then i'm sure all the goodies under the tree tomorrow morning will!