Blue Angels Airshow

I have these 2 nephews that I adore.  Thankfully, for politics sake, one stems from the Cruz side and the other from the Carter.  Although now I think about them, what I adore about these two boys I believe come from their fathers who are not genetically bound to our families.  Basically we had to marry out for the traits I love in these boys.

Yesterday, Ian, my seven-year old nephew from the hubs side, held an airshow for all his cousins.  I imagine he spent hours creating the props for the event.  His ad posters plastered his house.  I think there was one on every wall.  He watched and became obsessed with a documentary on the Blue Angles.  Interestingly enough my older brother and I went to several of these air shows growing up.  I love these posters he did.  The colors are vibrant, its a great likeness of the actual planes (in a barrel roll), and I adore the backwards "s". 

Ian loves to rummage through the recycle bins and create.  Cardboard is HIS medium.  He made 5 or 6 planes out of toilet papers rolls, cardboard, and paper.  Then he created a whole landing strip and surrounding community.  There was an ambulance, a heliocopter, heliocopter landing pad, a park with trees and swings, a texas flag prominantly on display, and a storage building.  It was totally genius and brillantly executed.  This boy is always building and creating.  He is fascinated by the sky.  He knows all about the planets, stars, system.  He wants to be an astronaut.  And now he is flying with the Blue Angels.  He is absolutely brillant and precious!

Kavi stems from the Carter side but he gets his brillance from his dad too.  I guess there are similarities in the two boys.  They are both insanely ridiculous-smart  and I suppose socially quirky.  Kavi has a mind that is always going.  He is quick witted and too smart for his age.  He is an "outside of the box" type of thinker.  He can take an item and find a fun bizarre use for it that would never occur to me.

Part of me is jealous of these boys.  My mind is so literal and practical.  Even on my best day I am unable to create and improvise the way these two can.  Thankfully, a large part of me is in awe of them.  I am so proud to be their aunt.  I am proud to have part ownership in their blood.  I love to show off their talents and build up their gifts.