I just love when my mom, sis, and nephew visit. We adults (okay, mostly me) use the time to snap as many pics as we can with as many different poses as possible. We learned a while ago that photos in a studio rarely turn out well and we cannot afford a great photographer to help us out so a snap shot with my little camera works out fine. We need documents to hold onto to remember and cherish this age. These littles playing together, running together, giggling together, it all needs documented.
My 4 kids, me, and my nephew, Micah. Funny how I bring 80% of the children to family functions. I am raising most of the mother's grandchildren. Never thought I would be blessed with 4. Still wows me daily. I am blessed.
My sister and her son posing with my four. I cannot express in words the love these two have for my children. It is truly magical how Micah's face lights up when he gets cousin time.
We call her Nana. She is The Grandparent around here. The one who comes over and loves on any of her five grands whenever she can. The one who helps Nanasit when one of her daughters needs a break to regain their sanity. The one who gives out no less than 20 kisses and hugs to each and every grandchild every time she sees them. My kids know no other grand in their lives and she is the main staple in Micah's life. These children are truly blessed to have her as a Nana.
My sis and I find it amusing to watch her play this Nana role. It is vastly different than her mother role she played all those years before. Now, she is kinder, gentler, happier, willing to learn and improve, calmer, and able to actually relax while enjoying her grands. I am glad we can have documentation of her visit to my house. This is not something of I have much of from my own grandmothers so I hope to one day look through all these old photos with my kids, my mom, and my grandkids all together!
They have to lick the spoons!
The girls just love baking!
