Visit from our nephew

A couple of weekends ago our 5 year old nephew came to visit for the weekend.  He lives in a smaller city about 90 minutes away, and has come to stay a couple of times before.  It's one thing to think about seeing your home with the fresh eyes of an friend or relative, but the age and experience of our nephew adds a whole new level of freshness.  The last time he visited as a 4 year old his mind was blown away by the subways- he was unsure of the escalator, dipping his toe onto the moving steps like it was a cold lake, causing a pedestrian traffic jam, and once we sat on the train and it started to move he made sounds as if he were on a roller coaster, much to the amusement of ourselves and nearby passengers.  This time around he was somewhat more weathered, I guess they have escalators in the sticks these days, but it was still refreshing to see how he saw our routine.
It also gave me the chance to use my new video camera.  I brought it with us everywhere we went, sometimes to his frustration, but got used to using it, how to change the settings, and got to know the battery life and all that kind of geeky stuff.  It also gave me a chance to use the video software and actually have a go at editing a mini-movie.  During his stay the nephew became hooked on Iron Man cartoons on netflix which kept him busy when he woke up at 6am for a little while.  I managed to obtain a copy and merged some of the weekend's footage into an Iron Man episode.  It's not perfect by any means, and I acknowledge that there is room for improvement; I didn't spend an awful lot of time on the editing, but it serves its purpose well.  This last weekend we went to see him and his family in their home town, and I showed him the 5 minute clip.  I made the point of showing it to him first alone, as a way of getting his approval, a member check almost, and then let him share it with people.  He called everyone into the front room and declared how awesome this movie was, he gave a running commentary, and he owned it, which was great- he was presenting his story, not me, it was a useful exercise for sure.  Although it did get a little old after the 6th time in a row he made us all watch it...