Chris and I went up to visit C. and the boys today to bring them all the gifts their little hearts desired. Susan called me at the crack o' dawn this morning (i.e. 9:00 a.m.) with a last minute plea for us to come an hour early, at noon, to watch the boys while she served lunch downstairs because her babysitter couldn't come. So, to entertain ourselves, Andrew and Connor challenged us to a Cars board game which ended in Andrew being a sore loser over getting bad rolls and refusing to give the dice to Uncle Chris. Good times.
We were also introduced to the newest member of the Smith family, Big Boy. A ginormous cat given to them by one of the elderly residents downstairs. Big Boy's numerous talents include sleeping, purring and inhaling unhealthy amounts of food. The boys demonstrated how tolerant Big Boy was of their prodding, poking and kicking of him which only caused Uncle Chris to sweep (heft) him up into his protective arms to keep him away from over zealous little hands and feet.
"Can we keep him?"
"No"
(C.)"I think he wants to go home with you"
"No"
We let the boys open our gifts before we left much to their excitement.
We got Connor a 12 piece puzzle of construction equipment and Andrew an activity book with a erasable pen. As soon as Andrew opened his present he asked "can I open the other one now?" I told him that was his present. He was not impressed, but Uncle Chris took it and showed him how to do the puzzles and how he could erase the pen marks when he was done. That caught his attention.
Susan gave us a really cool set of picture frames that match nicely to the ones in the living room of the motorcycles. We've been wanting to put some pictures up in the hallway between the craft room and our bedroom.
We're heading to the 'rents this evening for crab sammiches and a present swap. Chris put his money on used tools and clothes, while my gifts should prove fashionable and more expensive compared to his...and that's all that matters!
We were also introduced to the newest member of the Smith family, Big Boy. A ginormous cat given to them by one of the elderly residents downstairs. Big Boy's numerous talents include sleeping, purring and inhaling unhealthy amounts of food. The boys demonstrated how tolerant Big Boy was of their prodding, poking and kicking of him which only caused Uncle Chris to sweep (heft) him up into his protective arms to keep him away from over zealous little hands and feet.
"Can we keep him?"
We got Connor a 12 piece puzzle of construction equipment and Andrew an activity book with a erasable pen. As soon as Andrew opened his present he asked "can I open the other one now?" I told him that was his present. He was not impressed, but Uncle Chris took it and showed him how to do the puzzles and how he could erase the pen marks when he was done. That caught his attention.
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