Fun day out today with my nephew

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My mother in law and my sister in law watched the baby for me today for a few hours. While they had the baby I took my nephew (on my husbands side) geocaching/hiking today. He had never gone before. He is autistic and I wasn’t sure what he would think of it. He didn’t complain even once. He is so calm and sweet. He was an absolutely pleasure to take. I asked him if he thought it was a waste of time or if he thought it was fun and he said fun. I asked if we get nice weather if he would want to go again sometime and he said yes. I was happy to hear that. I talk a lot and while he will answer questions he doesn’t ask any and doesn’t keep a conversation going. He probably was thinking gosh does this lady ever stop talking. When we were done on our hike we ate packed lunches we had brought. He had a sandwich he had made of melted cheese, pretzel nuggets and mustard. It was an odd combo but it actually smelled delicious. On the way home we stopped at a little free library and he chose three books. When we got back in the car I saw what he had chosen and got a little giggle as it was very unexpected. They were what I would describe as older women romance novels. He is 21. At my sister in laws house there was a stray Siamese kitten on their porch. I jokingly texted my husband and told him I was bringing it home. I told him he needed to sacrifice his allergies to make his wife happy. I got home and he thought I had really brought it home. After that in the mail he handed me new slippers and a new jacket he had bought for me from L.L. Bean. Made me feel a little guilty joking around earlier about keeping me happy. He does make me happy I don’t need the gifts but it was very thoughtful of him. Photo is of the cute kitten I was trying to talk my husband into letting me have.