Jacob decided to go shopping on the day after Christmas, on one of the busiest days of the year. At least he knew what he wanted and really didn't take that long. In the meantime I continued to shop for the home.
Once I was done I texted Jacob wondering where they were and he said they were waiting in line at Auntie Anne's for some mini pretzel dogs for Riley. I should have guess.. Riley was mesmerized watching this girl make pretzels. She would look over at him and smile. Made me laugh.
Jacob bought a massager. We tried it on Libby thinking that the noise or the vibration would scare her but it didn't. She loved it, surprisingly.
On the Sunday after Christmas I decided to put away all my Christmas decorations. Once Christmas is over I feel that there's really no need to keep the decorations or tree up. Besides, I like to keep Christmas in my heart by listening to Christmas music year round.
The one area where I believe Jacob and I have laxed a little with Riley is his bedtime routine. I was talking to Jacob about when Sydna was five and what time we would put her down for the night but we couldn't remember, lol {it's been that long ago} but with Nathan I do remember. When Nathan was a baby and into his toddler years he would go down for the night at 7:30 pm and be asleep shortly there after. When Sydna and Nathan where in elementary school they would both go to bed at 8:00 pm and be asleep before 9:00 pm. But, with Riley we've just really been going with the flow since Sydna and Nathan are older and we no longer have a strict bedtime routine for them so because of that Jacob and I go to bed at any given time and Riley is usually hanging out with one of us.
I obviously want Riley to have more structure in his nighttime routine. It's obviously a healthy thing to have in place since he's a growing child and just as important because of when the time comes for him to start school. So, I talked with Jacob about instilling a new bedtime routine for Riley. Jacob is the one that says prayers with him so he's taken that responsibility to put him down. Riley has been going to bed at 8:00 pm for about a week now. It's been hit and miss on some days but it's still pretty darn close to 8. This new discipline that we've put in place is really for the three of us. We gotta be sure that we're home and relaxed and hour before 8 pm that way we're not rushing to get our nightly routine done. Because, if there's one thing I dislike is being rushed. I actually hate it!
Last week we went to a different library than the one we usually go to. I just thought it would be good to change things. It is slightly smaller than the one we frequent but I like the layout and I especially like that this particular library is right next to a large park and a gymnasium that offers a variety of activities including an indoor playground during the winter.
Riley spent the entire time of our visit playing computer games while I looked for a variety of books to read to him.
This sight doesn't happen often so when it does I make sure to capture it.
Since we're not party going people we spent New Year's Eve at home, like every year. For us, the New Year's Eve celebration has never been a big deal. I like Valentine's Day a whole lot more than New Year's.
This time we didn't even watch any of the celebrations on tv. We had cartoons on while we played Candy Land. Such a fun game to play with Riley.
Just before going upstairs for the night, which was at 11:30 pm, I took this picture. This was my way of ringing in the new year.
Vanilla spice eggnog is super yummy! That's what I had instead of an alcoholic drink.
Once it struck twelve there was non stop fireworks going off and that scared the heck out of Libby. It's so weird because in past years it hadn't bothered or scared Libby but this time she was running from room to room trying to hide. Finally, she felt the safest in my closet. That's where she stayed for the rest of the night. Poor thing.
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