September 29, 2011
September 21, 2011
An Aunt and Uncle
The last few weekends Tyler and I ventured off the hill. First Steve and Karen were in town, and then we catered a dinner for Ian and Michelle. As we were driving home last Thursday, we realized how much we loved spending time with our nieces.
When we first moved here, you could tell Mazie wasn’t completely familiar with us. She always is warm and welcoming to everyone, but now she remembers us and we can pick up right where we left off. Our dogs even have nicknames with her now (Asp-e and Mo-e).
I think we’re getting better at the aunt and uncle thing. It’s still hard remembering to be prepared for every possible scenario when hanging out with kids. But we aren’t fooled anymore when Mazie says she isn’t hungry, and then asks where her sandwich is a half and hour later. We know now we’re supposed to state her options in different day-today activities; and we can play, act, paint and draw with the best of the 3-year-olds.
And recently Athena entered our lives. We were able to drive down and see her on her birthday, and it’s amazing how much she’s grown already. I can’t believe how much stronger she is within a week of seeing her last. She keeps trying to lift up her head and check out the world around her.
We like seeing our nieces milestones. I documented Mazie’s first soccer game two weeks ago, and it made me wonder where she’ll be in the coming years. Will she be a soccer star? Will this be a funny story to tell her when she is an accomplished artist? Who knows — it’s just awesome to see the transformation from the baby I met in North Carolina, to the loving big sister who likes to “mess on” her little sister. So far Athena is very reflective, but I know she’ll be running around and expressing herself soon enough.
Now for all of our parents out there: don’t get too excited. We’re still planning on just being the cool aunt and uncle that can leave our nieces with their parents and the end of the day.
I can’t wait for my brother to have kids.
When we first moved here, you could tell Mazie wasn’t completely familiar with us. She always is warm and welcoming to everyone, but now she remembers us and we can pick up right where we left off. Our dogs even have nicknames with her now (Asp-e and Mo-e).
I think we’re getting better at the aunt and uncle thing. It’s still hard remembering to be prepared for every possible scenario when hanging out with kids. But we aren’t fooled anymore when Mazie says she isn’t hungry, and then asks where her sandwich is a half and hour later. We know now we’re supposed to state her options in different day-today activities; and we can play, act, paint and draw with the best of the 3-year-olds.
And recently Athena entered our lives. We were able to drive down and see her on her birthday, and it’s amazing how much she’s grown already. I can’t believe how much stronger she is within a week of seeing her last. She keeps trying to lift up her head and check out the world around her.
We like seeing our nieces milestones. I documented Mazie’s first soccer game two weeks ago, and it made me wonder where she’ll be in the coming years. Will she be a soccer star? Will this be a funny story to tell her when she is an accomplished artist? Who knows — it’s just awesome to see the transformation from the baby I met in North Carolina, to the loving big sister who likes to “mess on” her little sister. So far Athena is very reflective, but I know she’ll be running around and expressing herself soon enough.
Now for all of our parents out there: don’t get too excited. We’re still planning on just being the cool aunt and uncle that can leave our nieces with their parents and the end of the day.
I can’t wait for my brother to have kids.
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