Reid had a busy night playing this evening. So much so that most of the pictures I took are action shots that make it seem as if Reid is constantly frowning with concentration but otherwise moving without end. This is because when Reid is working busily away at destroying our living room and his toy selection, he gives it his all.

He really is a committed little player. We have noticed that he is outgrowing some of his toys. Tomorrow I will throw onto the site a picture of Reid playing with a toy he received over the weekend. It is a bunch of wooden boxes which nest in each other. What Reid especially likes to do is lift the entire thing over his head and then react with surprise when the inside boxes bludgeon him. Great fun!

Truthfully, though, the most amazing thing about Reid's play, I think, is his sense of mischief. He will sink into playing and quietly work away at something for a while, to the point where you almost feel like you can pick up a magazine or close your eyes for a second. And it is precisely that moment when he realizes that he hasn't interacted with you in a little while. And he will creep over, not really sneaking, but trying to look casual about the whole thing, and then slyly try and catch your eye like he isn't really trying.

I love it.