September 2013:
This past week I was able to fly home for four days to visit my family. I originally planned it so that I would be home just after my sister's due date. However my newest nephew Kody was 10 days early, so instead of a one day old, I met an 11 day old. Seeing him so small made me realize that I have really missed a lot since I moved to Utah. It also made me wonder why it was so hard to visit when I was only one hour away. How could I have missed this?!
I have two sisters and a brother. Each sibling has their own set of children, one boy and one girl. Now my sister Heidi has three kids with the addition of little Kody. Not to mention that Andrew's sister had a baby 6 months ago. I am an aunt to 5 boys (Bradley, Kolt, Carlin, Liam, and Kody) and three girls (Tabitha, Cosette, and Kora). The oldest is Bradley coming in at 7 years old.
So on Wednesday I headed down on a super early morning flight, and landed (after some delays) around 3:30pm in the great state of Texas. I was greeted by my Momma who is home from Germany for the month of September. And the we had some good old fashioned girl time! As always here are my highlights from that first night.
Wednesday:
1. Abuelos - My favorite fancy Mexican food restaurant is Abuelos, and my sweet Momma was nice enough to cart me right from the airport to Abuelos. We got to talk and eat all the Mexican food my little heart desired. Then, even though I was stuffed...I just had to order flan. I finished that sucker all by myself. Dear God, thank you for flan!
2. Shopping - Not just shopping, but shopping with a woman. Not just a woman, but shopping with my Mom. Not just shopping, but shopping at Sam Moon. Like the world's biggest accessory store. I scored myself a nice chunky, trendy necklace. But the best was that my mom let me gush about everything I saw, and never once told me I was crazy. :) I forget how frustrating it is to shop with boys.
3. Meeting Kody - Kody was asleep when I first got home, but eventually Heidi went and grabbed him just so I could hold him. He was amazing! His facial expressions and hand movements were absolutely precious. I'm so glad that I could see him while he was still in this newborn stage.
4. Spelling with Kolt - Somehow Kolt and I started a spelling game. He had me teach him how to spell everyone's names, but we made all of the letters with his body. Twisting him into an O, and curling him into a C. It was great entertainment and quality time with my nephew. I loved it!
I say that I "played" Aunt on this trip because I just don't get to see these kids enough to live it every day. Obviously I am their Aunt, but I so cherish the times I get to spend with them because it is so special. This was a great start to my short time in Texas, and I'm so glad I got to make the trip!
So on Wednesday I headed down on a super early morning flight, and landed (after some delays) around 3:30pm in the great state of Texas. I was greeted by my Momma who is home from Germany for the month of September. And the we had some good old fashioned girl time! As always here are my highlights from that first night.
Wednesday:
1. Abuelos - My favorite fancy Mexican food restaurant is Abuelos, and my sweet Momma was nice enough to cart me right from the airport to Abuelos. We got to talk and eat all the Mexican food my little heart desired. Then, even though I was stuffed...I just had to order flan. I finished that sucker all by myself. Dear God, thank you for flan!
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| This is the reason I will never be skinny. |
2. Shopping - Not just shopping, but shopping with a woman. Not just a woman, but shopping with my Mom. Not just shopping, but shopping at Sam Moon. Like the world's biggest accessory store. I scored myself a nice chunky, trendy necklace. But the best was that my mom let me gush about everything I saw, and never once told me I was crazy. :) I forget how frustrating it is to shop with boys.
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| This is not my picture, I took it from the internet, but it gives you an idea of how overwhelming this place is. photo cred: http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2011/03/28/the-dallas-must-do-list-sam-moon-shopping/ |
3. Meeting Kody - Kody was asleep when I first got home, but eventually Heidi went and grabbed him just so I could hold him. He was amazing! His facial expressions and hand movements were absolutely precious. I'm so glad that I could see him while he was still in this newborn stage.
4. Spelling with Kolt - Somehow Kolt and I started a spelling game. He had me teach him how to spell everyone's names, but we made all of the letters with his body. Twisting him into an O, and curling him into a C. It was great entertainment and quality time with my nephew. I loved it!
I say that I "played" Aunt on this trip because I just don't get to see these kids enough to live it every day. Obviously I am their Aunt, but I so cherish the times I get to spend with them because it is so special. This was a great start to my short time in Texas, and I'm so glad I got to make the trip!
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