I heart being an AUNT! :)

I am very blessed to be an Aunt.  I love love love my nieces and nephew.  I wish my niece and nephew who lived in Chicago were here so I could spend more time loving them up and getting to know them.  Hopefully that will be in the future, the near future, I can only pray :)  Mya is a true beauty and the ultimate in girly girls.  She is a talented musician and could hum you a tune and braid your hair at the same time.  I adore her and wish I got to see her more often!  Noah, my only nephew, and is so super cool and so SMART!  I love watching his adorable face when he hangs out with his crazy boy cousins.  I think its quite the transition from hanging with his sister to being with my brood.  He and Caleb are best buddies and very close in age.  Ok Keen, if your reading this...please move here.  I need to see my nieces and nephews more often :)  They are being world travelers right now in China visiting their Dad's side of the family!  So I couldn't ask my sis in law for permission to put their picture on here.  So that will have to come another time. 

Being a mom to three boys, can sometimes be sad from the female perspective.  They think their Dad is the best thing since sliced bread, honestly so do I, so how do I blame them.  Its hard when I tell them a sports fact or statistic and they quickly go verify the information with Dad.  Although I can get them to cook with me, I often force them to clean with me, I cannot get them to shop with me without bribery.  Watching chic flicks well...not so much.  I also do not foresee Mother ~ Son days at the spa.  My boys are 100% boy.  And I love them for that.  So God gave me nieces!


This is Kate (L) and Morgan (R) My two little niec-ies as I call them.  They live very close to us and I am so grateful for that.  First of all let me say that my boys ADORE them and their Uncle thinks they hung the moon.  We LOVE having them over to play  hang out (sorry Morgan-hehe), go to movies, or most recently a road trip to the zoo.  When they come over they interact with the boys and have lots of fun.  But they also hang out with me.  That's right ME!  They love to cook with me, watch a show with me, talk and visit, they are like my little assistants, I love hearing what makes their minds tick and what their heart desires.  I love it and I think they do too!  When a question is asked or a statement is made they look to me to figure out the truth, not to their joke-ster of an Uncle.  I absolutely LOVE this!  When I need girl time I will call up these two little sweet peas to come over and hang out with Auntie Rach!  I do some pretty amateur hair dos on Morgan and she thinks they are pretty cool.  I share my clear but shimmery lip gloss, a quick shot of hairspray, and a sneaky spray of perfume.  They love this!  I love watching their faces when I remind them how beautiful they are. 

Let me tell you a bit about them...

Morgan is a bit of a tomboy but such a mama bird.  She is the best helper, give that girl a task and she will handle it with flying colors and anxiously anticipate the next task.  She is your typical tweener, loves her cell phone and texting, in fact my favorite text to get from her is "what r u doing?"  This means she's really bored if she has time to text me this!  She plays basketball, softball, and soccer.  She is emotional, compassionate, and loving.  She has a hilarious laugh and crystal blue eyes that just melt your heart.  She wants to be a teacher just like her mom.  She will be a great one!  She and Tommy are BEST friends.  They have a very amazing relationship...one you just have to witness!  I love how they interact...true friends!  And oh how I love to embarrass them with my loud singing and dancing especially when we are in public or driving down the street.  I enjoy watching them sink further and further into their seats and in pure preteen embarrassment HAHA!!

Then there is Kate.  She is just hilarious!  Her curls are ridiculously awesome!  The best way to describe her is tell you a little story about Ms Kate.  Recently when she was over she exclaimed she was hungry and that we should invent a sandwich.  We proceeded to decide that ham, cheese, mayo, lettuce and for a secret ingredient...Doritos!  We would call it the Kate/Rachel Sandwich!  YUMMY!!  I presented it to her and she then wrinkled up her cute little nose and explained that it must be cut diagonally and then she said that no "brown edges" aka crusts could be on there.  LOL!!  After we finished our sandwiches she told me should would like another one please.  She then mentioned that she would wait out on the deck for me to bring it to her.  LOVE HER!  So full of personality and a girl who knows what she wants and how she wants it.  That's my niec-ie! 

I thank God everyday for nieces and nephew.  Looking forward to a fun Family Reunion and time to hang out with the crew!