family reunion

Jim organized a family reunion - Margaret and his side, which we attended yesterday. Pepe got to play with his cousins Margo and Fuffy, and Isabela and Michael. He has a blast. He was super independent, and, after a few moments of shyness, he became his real self - charming, joyful, playful, assertive and personable. "He is a real imp", "What a sweet personality", "He really is charming, and I mean I work with kids all day, he really is", "I just love his look" , "he is so personable" where a few comments that Pepe got at the party.

A few pearls from yesterday...

Stuck in traffic..
P: GO, GO, NOW (screaming, red in the face)
AM: Pepe, there are too many cars on the road, so everyone needs to go slow..
P: It's my road!

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Pepe and Fuffy, his 3 y old "older" cousin found each other and went into the library and shut the door. I heard Pepe explaining to Fuffy about diggers, trains, and Fuffy listen carefully. She has a more tamed personality, a good match for Pepe.

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At the beach, Pepe followed the big kids around a bit, but realized soon enough that the big kids (Jim's grandkids) are too big... So he settled on digging. But "I need a shovel". Immediately starts running and goes to get a shovel. Then we hear: "I need a bucket". Immediately starts running and comes back with a bucket. Chris goes after him and they find the owner of the shovel and bucket, and Chris asks Pepe to get permission to use the utensils. Pepe gets close to the child, tilts his head to the kids' face and says "Can I use this, for a second, coz I need it, right now?". The kid is nice and shares...

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Fuffy started skipping and going upstairs after the beach..
F: I am going to change
P: Yes, I am coming
Kids go into the upstairs bedroom and close the door.
Chris checks on them (despite my rule - noone is crying, let the kids be) and they were in the bed talking...