Well yes current circumstances excluded. If mentioning one old picture made of brightly-coloured candy wrappers was enough to spring Henry out of his accusations of jackassery, Nick would've said it sooner. It wasn't a lie, anyway. He'd kept many pieces his children had made over the decades.
But if Henry wanted to change the subject, he could change the subject. The soft click of the knitting needles punctuated the pause after Henry's question as Nick tried to think of something to say.
"Anything you wish to share, we would be delighted to hear about," Maria said, with a rosy-cheeked smile. "How about you start with school? How were you enjoying that?"