That would be my nephew. It's quite refreshing to see things again through a child's eyes. Christmas eve my brother, nephew, and I had to quickly made a trip to another home to collect a gift my brother had delivered there for his girlfriend. It was rather serious business, right? Benjamin didn't think so. As my brother and I are deep in conversation in the front seats catching up while we are alone Benjamin Boasts from the rear, "AUNT JEN, LIGHTS" pointing at the Christmas lights hung with care on the homes. I even LOVE looking at lights, but was actually not paying attention to them since I was talking with my brother. It reminds us to take a step back and look at all of life's little pleasures.
This kid, he's a trip I tell you. On Christmas, I caught video footage of him sampling all the candies on the gingerbread train cake. Sampling I say because if he didn't like it, he put it back. All the while he's drooling and the drool was falling into the dish of cookies sitting in front of him.
When I'm at home in Maryland and he's home in Pennsylvania my brother kindly tells me Benjamin asks for me, but he doesn't. He actually says, "Where shadow" my 12 year old flat coat retriever. It's ok though, Shadow is memorable, loveable, and gentle. He deserves the love of a 2.5 year old.
Benjamin is probably the BIGGEST reason I'm considering moving back to Pa. I want to be in his life, I have so much love to give. I'm 30 now and at one time thought I might have a family of my own, however, after this years diagnosis of Stage 4 Breast Cancer, that proves to be much more difficult a feat (sp?) than originally believed.
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