AMEN!

Usually when we say the blessing before dinner, anyone who "peeks" will find Merrick, uncharacteristically quiet, with a goofy grin on his face looking around the table. He seems to think we are playing some kind of joke on him. *Why does everyone have their eyes closed? Is this a pre-dinner game of Peek-a-boo?* Lately though *after the uncharacteristically quiet part ;)* when the person praying says, "amen", Merrick has started doing this:

He cheers and claps, and yells "Amen" himself. We hope he is always this enthusiastic about praying! :)