On our journey to Canada, we changed planes in Chicago before heading to Buffalo, where we drove the rest of the way there. (It's cheapest that way.) On the flight from Chicago to Buffalo, Jack met a friend. A 4 year old girl sat directly behind him and he was immediately smitten with her. They were adorable. Jack kept giving her his stuff: his headphones, his toys, his handheld game player, everything. She reciprocated by passing snacks up to Jack. It was so cute to watch. When we got off the plane, Jack and I were waiting outside the bathroom in the airport for Stuart when Jack spotted the girl. He took off running after her. I had to abandon our bags and RUN to catch him. Full out run! Sheesh. Later, at baggage claim, they spotted each other and ran to meet, giving each other a big, looong hug. Jack then took her by the hand and started to try to escape out of the airport with her. Sheesh.
Jack is a big flirt. And he loves girls. Lucky for him, his Aunt Alicia rents out her basement apartment and her tenant babysat her granddaughter, Sophia, the last night we were there. Jack was thrilled. He was very homesick on this trip because it really is more of a grown-up visit, without much to entertain him and no other kids around. But, the arrival of Sophia was great. They swam in a blow up pool and played in the garden. They even played Legos together the next morning while I packed. In the middle of Lego playtime, he turned and whispered to me, asking if he could change into his jeans and Ben 10 shirt. (This is his go to outfit when he wants to impress a girl.) I said yes and he ran out of the room. He returned a few minutes later, completely naked, with one hand cupped over his penis. I told him to go get dressed. He grabbed Sophia by the hand and said she had to come with him! (Heather and Karen about rolled off the couch laughing.) He still asks about Sophia.
As a side note, I delayed blogging these stories because, although they are cute, there was a sad ending. About a week after we returned home, we heard that Sophia's grandmother died suddenly, and unexpectedly. All I can think of is her conversation with me about moving back to Canada to spend more time with her grandchildren, and how lucky those kids were to get to spend some time with her before she died. Those memories will be so important to them.
2 comments:
Wow. You never know how long you have with someone. This makes me want to visit my Grandmother, and any one else that I don't get to see that often.
I love that Jack is in his underwear. He must feel at home :)
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