Matthew’s Bestest day ever started our like a regular day. He ate breakfast and played a little bit. Then his mom asked him if he wanted to go on a special trip with his bestest friend. Just the two of them. “Just the two of us?” Matt’s Mom said yes and Matt grabbed his buddy’s hand and they ran out to the car.
The two boys played together whenever they could but usually there were others playing too. Matt had a brother and tons of cousins and lots of friends and his bestest friend had sisters and tons of cousins and lots of friends too. Add in friends of those friends and it was rare for it just to be the two boys playing alone. Matt knew right away this was going to the bestest day.
Matt’s Mom dropped off the two boys at one of the bestest places in the world. Mom-Mom and Paw’s house. Mom-Mom was expecting the two boys and had her home made macaroni and cheese all ready for their lunch. The two boys ate while Mom-Mom and Paw talked to them. It was yummy. All of it was so very yummy.
Then all four of them played on the WII. They bowled. Matt loved seeing all the other MII’s in the background when he bowled. The two boys bowled three whole games with Mom-Mom and Paw. Matt didn’t remember who won. He felt like they all did.
Then the two boys headed out on a walk. Turned out the two boys were going to walk all the way from the Mom-Mom and Paw’s house back to Matt’s house. That was a long way but it was okay with all the adults so the two boys headed out.
They laughed and joked and smiled a lot. Once a police car pulled up and asked if Matt’s Mom knew the two boys were out all by themselves and Matt said “Yes, Sir” just like his Mom would want. The policeman reminded both boys to be careful since they were all by themselves. He even offered the two boys a ride but Matt said he would rather walk with his bestest friend. The policeman smiled and said he understood and let Matt’s bestest friend know that he was lucky to have such a good friend.
The two of them walked all the way down Fourth Street and crossed the bridge over the creek. Matt’s bestest friend told Matt how his Dad sometimes took him fishing and crabbing on this creek and even down on the beach by Raritan Bay. Matt thought it would be cool if his bestest friend’s Dad took the three of them some time and his bestest friend said he would ask.
It took a long time to walk all the way to Matt’s house but it was over in a flash. Matt hugged his Mom and told her all about the walk and how totally cool it was. Then he thanked his bestest friend for the bestest time. He even hugged his bestest friend and said, “I love you, Daddy.”
Happy Birthday, Matthew
Love, Uncle Gil
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