This past weekend Husband and I took a loooooooong road trip to celebrate Husband’s grandma’s 90th birthday.
It just so happened that we were all able to travel with Husband’s whole family: parents, siblings and their spouses. This was wonderful because Husband and I don’t get to see family nearly enough for my liking, living hours away from all of them in a small Iowan town.
Right now, Husband and I have one nephew. No nieces. My nephew is absolutely adorable, and even though he is a year and a half old, the first time I met him was three months ago when his new adoptive parents, Husband’s sister and brother-in-law, brought him back from Ethiopia.
This was only my second time seeing him, and if my previous blogs here and here are any indication, I love children. And, apparently, I am especially enamored when they are family.
I begged to be allowed to sit next to this little munchkin, and his mom graciously agreed with something to this effect: “As long as you don’t mind having every car on the interstate pointed out to you and don’t mind finding cheerios in places you didn’t know you had, you can claim a seat by him!”
Because his mommy has called him Li’l Dude on her blog, I will adopt the same name for my blog.
I bought our camera along specifically because I was excited to get to sit next to him, and I was determined to get some fun and adorable pictures. Of course, I know that when Husband and I are blessed with children of our own, we will not just be looking for the happy smiling poses, but when we’re just an Aunt and an Uncle, our relationship with Li’l Dude is a little one-sided.
This is the first picture that Husband was able to snap of Li’l Dude:
He was aiming for a smiling shot.
This is shot number four:
By shot number nine, I felt like we were getting the timing right:
This is my absolutely favorite shot of the whole trip, even though it’s blurry:
Doesn’t this picture just make you want to laugh too?
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