Reed-A Teeny Tiny Cowgirl
Sophie-The Bookworm
Kamdin (or KK) and Reed-look at that love!
Kamdin-The Charmer
Reed loves horsies!
My sister Bettie with Jaime and Reed-the girls were so much littler then!!
I can't handle the cuteness of this photo
The girls dying Easter eggs with Grandma
Jaime and her wall of the "Walking Dead."
I did say he was funny.
The photos you see above are photos of my nephew and nieces. They are a huge part of my heart and life. I love them dearly. There is Kamdin, 18, Sophie, 13, Jaime, 10, and Reed, 3. They are the children of my sister, Bettie, and brother-in-law, Jerry.
It pleases me to say that we are extremely close-both physically and emotionally. They bring me more joy than I am able to put in words. When I'm down and need a pick me up, they always lift my spirits.
Kamdin is a high school senior who is getting ready to graduate from Scottsdale Preparatory Academy. As he is the oldest, he is the one I relate to most on an adult level. He's still pretty young to say that about, but it's true. He's quite the young man and I am very proud of who he is and to call him my nephew. He's smart, funny, and sweet. He's also a great older brother. And a great nephew.
Sophie is the introvert. She's sweet, and actually, probably the one that tells me she loves me most often. She is my favorite little Democrat. I love and thrive on politics so it's wonderful to have a niece that is into it, too. While she's fairly quiet (unless you get her talking about books), she is very vocal when it comes to justice and equal treatment of everyone. I would say that's pretty awesome in anyone's book.
However introverted Soph (pronounced like Sofa, without the a), Jaime is extroverted. If I used one word to describe her, it would be funny. One of the things I love about Jaime is laughing together. She and I can make each other laugh like crazy. Even when she's trying, yes, I said, trying, to drive me nuts!!!
Reed is the tiniest one. We thought my sister would be done with Jaime, but Reedlet was a little surprise and I'm so glad she happened! They're growing up too fast, so while Reed certainly already has a personality of her own, it's fun to see her grow and develop into her own little person. She displays a few personality traits of each of her siblings. They're all cute, but being that she's the littlest, what a cutie!!!
I never thought I would be a "kid" person, but if you've read any of my previous posts about Judah, or now, this one, it turns out I am a bit. I'm still not just a "anyone's kid" person, but I do love the kiddos in my life. They are oh so special to me.
I love this post! Im so glad my post about Ella inspired you to write about your nephews and nieces! Its so easy to sometimes forget about the closest people to us and how special they are until we really take time to ourselves to think about it! This coming Wednesday, the family I nanny for is leaving for 3 weeks to go to Japan, which means I'm off work for 3 weeks! When they get back there will only be 1 week I work before I graduate, and then maybe a couple more weeks after graduation giver or take before I head back to Seattle. I can't believe my time with her is getting so short and its really making me sad! I love this kiddo! And I loved reading about the special kiddos in your life! :)
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