Thomas and his friend Ava “helping” Riley open his birthday presents. Riley is the kid you can barely see peeking out from behind Thomas. I don’t think he minded too much. Thomas and Ava were very sweet about the whole thing when they weren’t ripping open the paper like their lives depended on it. And at least Riley took home the booty.

I’m not sure how Thomas is going to make it to his next birthday. He asks about it every day. Good thing we have Christmas before then and I envision lots of “helping” Samuel in May at his first birthday.

Now that Samuel is older, and able to move his head, he spends a lot of time watching Thomas. I have heard that this happens when younger siblings begin to worship their older siblings. I just didn’t think it would happen this soon. Good thing the feeling is mutual. When I asked Thomas the other day who his best friend is he said “Samuel”. When I asked why he said “because he does funny tricks”. Must be his ability to wake every two hours without any apparent repercussions.