"Close your eyes, I have a surprise for you!"

Ricky says this to me several times a day–he also says it to Kevin, my mom, my visiting teachers, my sister . . . anyone he encounters throughout the day.  Then “Open your eyes!!”  Ricky pulls out from behind his back whatever the toy of the moment is . . . a baby jaguar toy, a truck, a rock, his socks.  The catch to Ricky’s little game, is that he doesn’t actually GIVE you the surprise.  He just expects you to look at it (don’t even try touching it) and get excited about it.  However, if you play the game back, Ricky fully expects to KEEP the surprise you have for him.  A bit of a double standard, but so cute . . . the first 50 times a day!