Aside from playing with his nephew, I know part of Nate's motivation was to join us as we went to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens for the first time, and to watch a Broncos game with us. We had a great time going out to dinner and seeing the movie with him on Saturday evening. He had already seen it on opening day but knew it was worth seeing again (multiple times). He was right! My husband, the avid Star Wars fan, was satisfied, and that's saying a lot!
The next morning, Nate joined us for lunch after church, and then spent Kaden's nap time helping James assemble Kaden's big, surprise Christmas gift. After Kaden woke up, it was time for the Broncos game to start! Uncle Nate pulled a few special presents out which helped make the game even more fun! For the grown-ups, a couple bottles of Butter Beer (non-alcoholic cream soda inspired by a drink in the Harry Potter books - very fun and tasty!). For Kaden - his very own, authentic Broncos jersey! He wore his "Uncle Nate Boncos Shirt" with pride as he cheered on our team!
Over all, we were so happy to spend some quality time with family around the holidays - even if it was just a brief overnight visit a few days before Christmas. It means a lot that Kaden has seen Nate enough to start building a relationship with him (something that is very difficult with our transient AF lifestyle). They played and rough housed, red books and snuggled on the couch together. It broke my heart when we had to say good bye that night. Seeing Kaden cling to Nate and give him a big farewell hug was so sweet! Thankfully, he's a resilient little guy and didn't cry for too long afterward. Hopefully we'll see Crazy Uncle Nate again soon after the baby's born!
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