Last Friday, my husband and I had a double date with a couple we are friends with. My parents were entertaining my aunt's family, who was in from Virginia, so they weren't available to babysit. I decided to call our regular babysitter, Nicholas. Nicholas has been babysitting for us for two years. Both of his older sisters have babysat for us, but when they got too old he took over.
Nicholas is a great babysitter. The boys love when he comes to watch them. Sometimes the boys will actually ask us to go somewhere so that Nicholas can come over. He plays video games and outside games with them. Even though he plays with them a ton, he also is conscientious about getting them to eat, brush their teeth and off to bed (if needed).
We had fed the boys before we went out, so he just needed to entertain them. The couple's son also stayed at our house and Nicholas watched him as well. We went out to dinner and went to see the movie, Ted. We were gone for about 4 hours.
When we returned from the movie, the boys were partaking in a game of indoor hide-and-seek with Nicholas. (I will have to speak to Nicholas about probably not playing that game again. Not a fan of indoor hide-and-seek, but nothing was broken or out of place. I will have to let it go.)
The boys were rambling on and on about all the things they did with Nicholas. They had played video games, kick ball, a war game outside and the hide-and-seek game. Thomas, the couple's son, had such a great time that he was asking his parents if Nicholas could watch him at their house.
We have been so lucky with our babysitters. They have all been fabulous. Although the boys liked Nicholas's sisters, there is just something about a boy watching boys. If you haven't ever used a boy to babysit, I highly recommend them. He has been a great addition to the boys' lives.
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