So proud of my little guys on so many levels. Most of you know we're likely moving soon and we've been worried about the transition from one school to another, one neighborhood to another. So we've been attending some neighborhood events in the new area to ease everybody in. We're going from one school where both boys are well known and seemingly well loved to another, entirely new, scary environment. Well, tonight Kody launched in with his usual enthusiasm and quickly found himself on stage with a Harlem Globetrotter solely representing "boys" in a series of constructed basketball tricks against "girls" (one girl also representing). Being entirely new to basketball did not thwart my little guy one bit. He rocked it, won the entire crowd's approval for the boys and then went around humbly apologizing to all us girls (for beating us so swiftly!) He's already won a few hearts there and it's only his third visit.
Immediately after these efforts I was pleased to see him seek out his brother (who had missed the spectacle engaged in his own endeavors). He ran up to Niky quickly anxiously relating the whole story catching him up to speed. But Niky didn't respond right away. Kody moved on but brought it up later to me in the car. He wondered out loud why Niky had acted so standoffish. His meanderings were interesting, complex and likely dead on. They even prompted me to ask Niky later on if they were true. Was there embarrassment? Jealousy perhaps? Did he just not value or consider the story a bit braggy? Or boring?
Niky, took in what I was saying quietly but offered me less than he had Kody originally. I spoke a little more mentioning how much his brother had wanted to share this story with him and how jealous I felt of a close relationship like that. I mean one can have friends, etc. But a brother is bound to be an important person in life. Things got quiet and I almost forgot all about my own speech. I was almost asleep in fact when Niky starts talking through tears about how he should have responded better to Kody and how he's so sorry now.
Could anyone ask for better kids than these?