Hamataschen

I should have known it was too quiet in the dining room.  I had stepped into the kitchen to skim through the new Newsweek for a few minutes.  Tani had eaten a lot for dinner including half a container of tofu and two 1 oz pieces of cheddar cheese plus a small hamantaschen.  He hadn't been interested in them the previous few days and I was surprised that he ate it.  I had left the other six hamantaschen in foil wrapping on the table.  I put down the Newsweek, returned to the dining room, and looked down at the foil - nothing was left except for half a hamantaschen that Tani was munching on.  Tani!  Did you eat all the hamantaschen?!  He smiles.  

Tani has a little tricycle that he now can peddle around the house.  His feet reach the pedals now and he enjoys taking it for a spin around the dining room and kitchen.  This past Sunday Melissa took him to an afternoon family concert which he apparently enjoyed.  When I asked him about it though he said "Tani ate a cookie at the concert!".  Interesting what he remembers.  He clearly enjoyed the concert and likes the CD Melissa bought at the concert but no mention of the music or dancing. That morning I had taken him to the JCC with me - there are teenagers who babysit from 9:30-noon and we arrived at 10:30 so I could run on the treadmill and Tani could hang out with other kids and the babysitters as Melissa was at Hebrew School.  After running when I went to pick Tani up, he was sitting between two of the teenagers texting on a Blackberry.  I am running more and more now and Tani has been commenting "Mommy runs on the treadmill".  This thought has lead to "Grandpa Arthur fell on the treadmill...  Grandma Diane has a bicycle AND a treadmill AND a garage!  I pushed the button and opened the garage door!!"  It's been 1.5 months since we were in Atlanta so he clearly has a good memory.  He also remembers he played with a CD player at Great Grandma Alice's house. He often remembers family and friends and will comment that he wants to go to their house.  He always enjoys an outing with good friends.