Dear NHL and JSL,
On Thanksgiving day we confused you and your cousins a little. We decided to exchange Chanukah gifts with cousin SG and BA. Since it was less than a week before it started and we will not be seeing them during the holiday, it made a lot of sense to the adults. Here are the four cousins all together at Nana and Papa’s house.
Then it was time to open the presents. Cousin SG and BA started with theirs first while the two of you waited patiently.
The two of you received a cool container filled with dozens of dinosaurs. Along with this JSL got an iXL Toy Story 3 game and NHL a Cars Mater game for the Nintendo DS. Then I was in love. When Uncle I and Aunt M were in Florida a few weeks ago, they asked sizes for the two of you. I knew that they had gone to Islands of Adventure and thought about asking them to buy you something. They must have been mind readers since they bought them as part of your Chanukah present.
What the two of you may not remember is when JSL was born Daddy and I started to lovingly call you Thing 1 and Thing 2. That first Father’s Day we actually bought Daddy a Thing 1 and Thing 2 set at Build-A-Bear Workshop and he still has them in his office. I can not wait to see the two of you wearing these since they have so many fun memories.
Love,
Mommy
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Dear NHL,
We have had a rough couple of weeks for many reasons. Even with everything that has been going on, you are almost always patient with your brother. Sure, there are times that you fight with JSL, but most days you love to spend time with him. The other day I came into the living room and found the two of you on the couch with the VTech VReader.
You sat there with him snuggling up to you and explained how to use it. He asked you questions and you patiently answered them. These are the moments that I cherish. Thank you for being such a great big brother.
Love,
Mommy
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Dear NHL and JSL,
The two of you are so excited about Halloween this year. Since you were both sick a year ago, we did not have a lot of celebrating to do. Last night, we went to the school Halloween party. The two of you got dressed in your costumes and were ready to go in minutes.
When we got there, you both ran to the doors of the gym. Once inside, you were in love with all of the fun games to play. Of course, the prizes in the end were also a nice perk.
Then, after some pizza and a radioactive looking drink, you both decorated a pumpkin. JSL was so proud of his work.
Today, we decided to carve our pumpkin. When it was time to do it, only JSL was really excited. Of course, that changed you were asked to touch the pumpkin guts. This was the first pumpking that we have carved (more about that soon).
Lots more fun coming tomorrow. I can not wait to watch the two of you trick-or-treating together, the way it always should be.
Love,
Mommy
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