Oranges in China

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Not much to tell today. Rory and I enjoyed our quiet day at home together while Camden was in school. He had a movie/popcorn party during naptime so he came home pretty hyped up. It was a rough few hours before bedtime, however, because even at 5, he still really needs a nap. When he's tired, it's as if he is unable to control his emotions and can be very difficult.

Rory did watch about 10 minutes of Sesame Street yesterday and about 10 minutes of Curious George. She was quite taken with George and kept asking for JuJu after it went off.

Saturday while at the soccer field, Camden and Rory and a few of his teammates were eating their snack together before the game started, and I heard the little girl ask Camden what oranges tasted like in China. Camden looked at her like she was crazy, and said "I don't know" in this incredulous voice. I'm pretty sure he had no idea that she was asking him that because of his Asian appearance! He is still quite oblivious to the fact that he and Rory look different from the other kids. This same little girl showed up Saturday and had clearly decided Camden was her little boyfriend. During the 4 hours at the field, she could not keep her hands off him - even during the games. She kept hugging him, rubbing his head, putting her arm around him, coming to stand face to face with him as close as she could get, etc. We'll see if it lasts. For his part, Camden just looked at her like she was nuts when she would do it.

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