Thankful Thoughts # 1

(As per the suggestion of several people, I am going to be doing multiple posts about things that I am thankful for, "Thankful Thoughts". I hope you enjoy reading them! )

What else should my first 'Thankful Thoughts' post be about other than my niece and nephews? To me, they are...oh, whats that word I'm looking for? ....adorable, maybe ? :-)







Here are some thoughts in pictures....just to prove my 'adorable' point....:-)







Cosette spent the night at my house last week. We were laying on my bed reading a bed time story when a thought suddenly hit me. I mean, I had obviously thought about this before, but this time..for some odd reason...it really HIT me. Here I was taking care of my SISTER's daughter. I was reading her a bedtime story just like Jaime used to read to me. How precious the memories we make!







This little man has the cutest little laugh. He loves to laugh when I make funny faces at him ( when no one else is looking, of course :-) ) However, you can't count the times he makes his Aunt Kristin laugh! I watched them last Friday evening while Joel and Jaime went out; I'm not sure how it happened because he had a cup with a lid, but Eli spilled his juice on the kitchen floor.
"Uh-oh, Aunt Tistin! I spill' my yuice!" I went to the counter to grab some paper towels and turned back around to find Eli down on all fours, sucking the 'yuice' up off the floor. Well, I guess it saves on the cost of paper towels :-)







This little guy will always have a special place in my heart. He has an older sister and an older brother, just like me :-) I find myself taking up for him more often than not, and I believe that is the reason why!
Last Friday evening after his mommy and daddy had left, he crawled over to me, pulled himself up using the bottom of my pants, and looked up at me with a slightly concerned look on his face. So I picked him up and he snuggled up real close to me. It makes this Aunt pretty happy to know that when mommy isn't around, I'm a pretty good replacement :-)




My favorite Cosette and Eli sayings :

Eli: Aunt Tistin, you're my best friend!





Cosette: Aunt Kristin, when I grow up I want to be a ballet-er...just like you!

.....More 'Thankful Thoughts' posts to come soon.....