So Much To Say, WARNING - Baby Photos (not mine of course)

I feel like it has been ages since I have posted, my family has been visiting and I have 

not had much time. I am sure I will be spending most of this weekend catching up on 

the blogs and finding out what is up with all my blogger friends. For now though I have 

just enough time to quickly write this post and show you some pics. 

In my last post I mentioned that I would be spending this week with my nephew and

that we would be spending a day with my girlfriends and their son's. I was a little 

worried about today because it was the first time, in a long time, me and these girls

have all hung around together. These 2 lovely ladies and I have been friends a while

and back in the day we used to talk about having children close in age. The problem is, they now have 4 boys between the 2 of them, and I still have Nadda!!! 

Needless to say I have had a hard time hanging out with them, I always feel a little left 

out, or more accurately...left behind. I would like to point out that THEY have never 

made me feel that way, it's something I bring upon myself, and it's something I have a 

hard time shaking. More then anything I would like to be able to spend time with them 

without feeling......um.....Jealous? but it's really hard to do!

The twist to this story is that my sister happened to get pregnant at the same time my

friends did and now I have a little bitty cutie nephew that is the same age as their oldest 

boys. This week with my nephew in town I though I would call them up and ask them 

out for a play date.....my very first play date! I figured this way I could get to spend time

with them and my nephew could have someone to play with at the amusement park. 

The days leading up to this play date made my stomach turn, I just didn't feel like

I could handle it......would I feel even more left out because I had to borrow a child to 

fit in? would I feel even worse for not being able to provided my nephew with a cousin/playmate? Would I look stupid because I don't really know how to take care of 

a 3 year old? Will I burst into tears when I first see the newest members of their family? 

Well, despite all of these worries we had a fantastic day! We had an awesome time at the 

park and I was SO happy to see my nephew SO happy. They boys got along like hot cakes 

and they even held hands through the park (until the splash pad when they all ran their 

separate directions into the water and nearly gave me a heart attack). I know at this 

point that I will never be able to provide my nephew with a child that is as close in age 

as I was with my cousins. The truth is though, today I was just happy being an Auntie 

that has really cool friends for him to play with (and really good friends for me to play 

with too!)

Jenell, Me, Zoey

My nephew Emery, Jenell's son Van, Zoey's son Evan

 Zoey's son Kole & Jenell's son Wyatt

All the boys: Kole, Wyatt, Evan, Van, Emery