Rick Riordan

So for those of you who have never seen Tim in person, I'll tell you something about him - He ALWAYS has a book with him! He may have been forced to leave it in the car (by me) or in his back pack (by his teachers), or he may have been told not to bring it into the restaurant (by daddy) or to the park (by his sister) etc... but make no mistake, there is always a book close by - sometimes a STACK of books! As is evident in the following photograph at his cousins wedding - he was IN THE WEDDING and still couldn't put his book away!

Tim's favorite author is Rick Riordan. He has read the Percy Jackson series six times - some of the books in that series more than six times! Lately, he has been reading a new series by Riordan. It has a lot to do with ancient Egypt.

Now, Tim doesn't just read books - he researches what he reads in the books. He spends a lot of time on the computer looking for facts to make these fiction books more real to him. So when he was looking up something Egyptian the other day, he stumbled across an announcement for a book signing by Mr. Riordan - and HOLY MOLY! IT WAS IN PROGRESS RIGHT THEN!! and to make it even better - it was happening at a bookstore in San Antonio - right by Nana and Pa's house!!

Tim came racing down the stairs to get the phone, yelling "call Nana and Pa!!" over and over - he got a hold of Pa right away, told him about the event and Pa dropped everything (dinner) and headed to the bookstore! Tim could not have been happier! After hours waiting in line, Pa was able to get two books signed for Tim, and he actually drove them up a few days later to deliver them! Thanks Pa for being AWESOME!!

Tim is now planning on attending a seminar featuring Mr. Riordan in June - where he will talk about his new series and all things Egyptian - Tim can't wait!!

I guess there are worse obsessions that he could have! Maybe one day, that will be Tim signing books and giving seminars!