Nicolas' day

Me: you can drink it, you know.
Him: no, it's in a bowl.
Me: I know, but you still can drink it. It's like when a coffee comes in a bowl.
Him, incredulous: that isn't true.
Me: yep, it's true.
Him: I don't think so.

For the first few years of his life, I would kidnap my nephew for a day at least once a year. But then I spent 2 winters in New York, which complicated a bit the whole kidnapping thing. While my mom and stepdad were at the funeral for the children, I spent the whole day with my wonderful nephew: a bit of wii play, a necessary discussion about Christmas gifts (for himself but also the gift he gives his mom, as I took that on after my brother's death), a stop in a bookstore to see if he was ready to start reading Harry potter (sadly, that will wait another year), lunch at his favorite restaurant, a movie, chocolate at MY favorite place, return home for a bit of Wii, and dinner with my mom and stepdad. Phew!