A Deluge of Photos

Since my birthday was sometime in the past ten days---and no, I'm not telling you when it was. Not that I think you, my devoted Cake Eater Readers, care, either, because you're a fickle lot---I've received a lot of snail mail from the extended fam. Included were pictures of various nieces and nephews. I thought I'd share the cuteness with you, my devoted Cake Eater Readers, before I put them up on the fridge. And because it will make the Cake Eater Mom happy to see them.

If you're interested, take the jump.

We'll go from oldest to youngest. Because that's easiest on my brain.

The blonde boy on the far right is my nephew Austin. He's a senior in high school this year---and he's making me feel really damn old because he was born when I was a junior in high school. Oy.

This is Austin's younger brother, Denver. (Yes, my sister did refer to an atlas when choosing names for her children. Austin and Denver have a little brother named "Jackson." She's also married to a man named "Dallas.") Does this kid look to you like he had to be driven to homecoming?

Well, he did. {Insert "heh" here}

He turns 16 later this month and his mother says the closer he gets to getting his license, the better his driving skills have become.

This is Colin---my godchild and the eldest son of the Cake Eater Sister, Christi. He's eight and in the third grade and apparently didn't want to have to show his teeth when he sat for this portrait. Due to the lack of choppers in view and the strangely lacksidaisical expression on Colin's face that said lack produced, the husband and I think he looks rather like...

And that's a fact, Jack!

Ya'll remember James, don't you? Well, good. This is his first grade photo.

This is Colin and James' little sister, Maggie. She's five and she's in preschool. And usually she's much cheerier than this picture would lead you to believe. Honestly. We have no idea why she looks pissed as holy hell in this photo.

And now to switch to the Nelson side of the family...

This is Roman---he's the husband's sister's son and lives across town. He's the same age as Colin, but he's homeschooled, so I'm not really sure if he's in second or third grade currently. Hmmmm. I do know this much: if he actually went to school, he'd be in second grade, because he's just that much behind the deadline for school entrance. I don't know what happened to his hair this day, but it looks like he threw in a little too much gel.

And this is Roman's little sister, Raegan. She's the same age as Maggie---five, but I'm not sure if she's in kindergarten or first grade. It's that whole homeschooling thing---you never really know where they're at, although it's usually above and beyond where you think it should be.

And there's your recommended daily allowance of cuteness, my devoted Cake Eater Readers. I hope you enjoyed it.

Posted by Kathy at November 15, 2005 03:59 PM | TrackBack