And by his, we mean Mateo's. He first demonstrated his drawing talent on his super cool chalkboard painted right onto his bedroom wall.
Maddie and Tanti watched on as he drew boats and the letters "J" and "O."
He did think it wise to call in some backup for the task of drawing Blue and Joe from Blue's Clues.
Then he showed Maddie how to work his piano, while also counting off the numbers in English and Spanish.
But most impressive of all, and perhaps the hardest skill to master, was his sharing of the toybox. After some initial distress which Mommy calmed, Mateo began to take his favorite toys out of the toybox and place them in Maddie's lap. She was overwhelmed, perhaps by the selflessness, perhaps by the sheer volume of new toys.
Then both families headed out to a local restaurant. We were placed in the back room, aka the family room. There Maddie smiled and babbled at a fellow 9-month older, we listened to a 6-week old have a tough night, an additional toddler screamed his thoughts, a Jingle Bells card played on repeat, and we watched the 3 hip 20-somethings without reservations (and therefore in our room) consume possibly more wine than they orgininally had planned.
And by his, we mean Mateo's. He first demonstrated his drawing talent on his super cool chalkboard painted right onto his bedroom wall.
Maddie and Tanti watched on as he drew boats and the letters "J" and "O."
He did think it wise to call in some backup for the task of drawing Blue and Joe from Blue's Clues.
Then he showed Maddie how to work his piano, while also counting off the numbers in English and Spanish.
But most impressive of all, and perhaps the hardest skill to master, was his sharing of the toybox. After some initial distress which Mommy calmed, Mateo began to take his favorite toys out of the toybox and place them in Maddie's lap. She was overwhelmed, perhaps by the selflessness, perhaps by the sheer volume of new toys.
Then both families headed out to a local restaurant. We were placed in the back room, aka the family room. There Maddie smiled and babbled at a fellow 9-month older, we listened to a 6-week old have a tough night, an additional toddler screamed his thoughts, a Jingle Bells card played on repeat, and we watched the 3 hip 20-somethings without reservations (and therefore in our room) consume possibly more wine than they orgininally had planned.
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