Jared & George

Uncle Lance and Aunt Kim gave each of the boys their very own Curious George for Christmas last year. Each night, we put the boys to bed and put their George in their crib. Typically, within minutes each of the Georges find their way onto the floor between all of the cribs. It looks like a virtual monkey massacre with them laying all over the floor.

A couple months ago, things started to change. Jared started to keep George in his crib a little longer. Then we noticed he started to throw his arm around George as he was laying down to sleep. Then, we began holding onto George when we would get him up in the morning and from nap. The other interesting observation was that more than one George would end up in Jared's crib in the morning.

A special bond has definitely developed between Jared & George....
Jared has definitely started to seek out George for comfort...
Jared and George play together. Their favorite game is peekaboo. They each take turns, first Jared hides and then George covers his eyes (with Jared's help). They have so much fun together...
Since Jared is the only one of the boys that has developed this special bond with George, he has claimed all the Georges. Check out Jared and double George...
When we say the magic words of "it's bedtime," Jared immediately begins scanning the room in search of George. He must find his George before he heads down the hallway for bed. This picture was taken at Grandma's house over Thanksgiving. Andrew and Wes were already awake and Jared was sleeping in on this morning. He was in heaven cuddled up with George...
The other boys know that George is Jared's special friend. If Jared is upset, sometimes they will grab George and bring him to Jared. They also help with the bedtime search for George and give him to Jared so everyone can continue to bed.

This post is all about Jared's special relationship with George but it would be neglectful to leave out the following picture of Murray spending some special time with George...

George has become a very good friend to Jared and a special member of our family. We all love you George, especially Jared!

Take care,