Taj
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Taj
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Nic fell asleep on the way home from Ama and Akon's house and was out on the couch in spite of his brother playing extremely loudly and literally banging pots and pans next to him. Nicie finally started to rouse and we were hoping he might eat some dinner but it quickly became clear that was not going to happen and I carries him upstairs to the bedroom. Jac was not quite ready for bed so there was still quite a bit of goings on which sleepy Nicie was none too happy about.
Nicie wanted this drink and Jac helped relay messages too Daddy and also tried to figure out my instructions for how to close and open the bedroom door quietly.
The really sweet parts were. Nic didn't want me to go ask Daddy about his drink but I needed to. He said, "Jac, will you stay with me?" and Jac said, "Yes." This may not seem like much but this was Jav acknowledging his brother's need not to be alone and being willing to help him.
Right before they fell asleep I asked Nic if he needed to potty and he said yes and asked me to come with him. Jac was very close to falling asleep and also wanted me with him. I asked Nicie if he could potty without me there as Jac wanted me to stay with him (which he is fully capable of, he just likes me there). Nic started to fuss that he needed me, and Jac quickly said, "That's fine. You can go with Nicie." Again, it doesn't seem like much, but it was Jac prioritizing Nic's need over his own and making it easier for me to balance them.
My sweet boys
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Taj
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Last year we really didn't do anything at all.
This year we went out with Max, Fritz and Nicole and Jimmy (Nicole's husband). We went to a Halloween festival at the park in Monrovia which was nice. The boys had a great time playing soccer and watching the Karate. They even got in on the Karate and broke a board! We saw Ama and Akon and Nama joined us also.
Then we went over to Nicole's Dad's house, John. I haven't seem him in probably more than 20 years. Whoa! It was nice to see him and his wife, who I apparently met but don't remember. We had dinner and then went out trick-or-treating. Nic slept all the way through dinner but woke up for the trick-or-treating. Jac went up to two house and Nic wasn't up for it all. We had a nice time though and then went home (and Jac fell asleep in the car and slept all night!)





