[Monkey Face]

...Not as scary as it could have been.

That's either an indication that his skills are improving, that you've had a sufficient amount of time to recover your chaperone equilibrium, or both. In either case, I'm glad to hear it!

[Tax-chick]

There was a minor incident where I told him to stop, but he did not stop. Fortunately, it wasn’t an important stop. Tom had mentioned Vlad’s having a bit of an obedience problem. Overconfidence!