Category Archives: Family

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My Cup Runneth Over

There isn’t anything better than being an aunt!  I absolutely adore my nephews.   Tucker is 6 and starting 1st grade…yes, you did just see a tear fall down my cheek.  Tanner is 4 and will start public school pre-K this school year. Keegan is 10 months old and is growing way too fast.  …

sorry, I had to take a minute….(don’t laugh at me, Sister)…yes, I am “bawlin”….I can not tell you how much these little guys mean to me.  I haven’t been able to have my own children and having them in my life is such an amazing blessing.

Every year, Sister leaves Tucker and Tanner to spend a week with me.  We play…we swim….we laugh….all in all we have always had a blast together.  Jason mentioned to me before they got here this year, that I need to be prepared because there will be a day when they don’t want to come hang out at our house.  As soon as I got Tucker all alone, I made him promise me that he would ALWAYS want to come spend a week with us.  He said he would, but I know Jason is right.  I know there will be day, but for today, they do want to come and we make the very most of every second they are here!

Over the next few days, I will be posting the pictures of their stay.  However, I want to show you what bliss looks like!

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Well, actually, this is the chaos that usually surrounds hanging out with three boys!  However, every once in a while, you will get this:

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 Yes, my cup runneth over!!!

 

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The Nabors Men

My husband lost his grandmother a couple of weeks ago.  Bessie was a beautiful lady who loved her family.  She had written a letter to the family that was read to us at the funeral.  In her death, she was still begging her loved ones to love and trust in Jesus.  Her voice rang through the letter. 

Jason asked if I would bring my camera along to the funeral and graveside.  He didn’t want pictures of his grandmother, but the of his family that she treasured!  I am so very thankful that I took time to step back and capture the Nabors Men.

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Jason with his Uncle Albert, cousin Nick, son Jason, uncle David, uncle Don, Granpa, and his dad, Steve.

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A Family Sneak

Had a blast with this little guy and his mommy and daddy….more coming soon!155

I Love You This Much!

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I love you this much, too, buddy!

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Laughter

Here is a sneak peak of why I had so much fun Saturday morning!  These are some of my very favorite girls!  I adore them!

I can’t wait for you to see the rest of them.

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My Aunts Rock!!!!

292-copyI found the greatest onsie at Target.  It clearly states how I want all of my nephews to feel about their Aunt Mandy.  However, Keegan is BLESSED with three aunts who think he is amazing.  So, I HAD to buy the onsie so we could tell the world that Keegan Scott has three aunts who rock!

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I love the changing expressions in this one!  I also adore watching my brother’s face as he is watching his son!  He is a great Daddy!

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Babysitting Keegan

When I get a phone call asking if I can come keep the Keegster…I RUN!  I mean litterally!  I can’t wait to get home from work to get over to their house.  However, I make sure to grab my camera so that I can grab any fun pics that I can!  I got some great ones this time!

 

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Talking while we play….we do a lot of talking!

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Talking to Aunt Mandy while he swings….

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The Aunes are just starting to feed Keegan cereal.  So, Kristen asked me if I would give it a try.  I did try….BUT  this is the face that greeted me with when I tried to feed him his cereal. 

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Found his thumb to make it all better…

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All happy and talking again…..thank goodness!!!

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My Day With Keegan

When Kristen was figuring out the timeline of Keegan’s birth and her plans to take off from school, we were all notified and asked if we would be willing to take a day to keep the little guy.  She figured out that she would have to be back in the classroom before Christmas break, but she didn’t want him to start at the babysitter’s until after the holidays.  To say that I was delighted is an understatement!  I could not wait for my day. 

We snuggled all day.  We talked all day.  In short, we had a perfect nephew and aunt day!  I LOVED it!

Here are just a few from that day!

Talking to Aunt Mandy…. we had lots of secrets to share…

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Relaxing….

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More talking and secret sharing….

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Oh, the simple joy of it all!!!  His aunts did have to go buy him a new Wub-a-nub for Christmas.  We just couldn’t take the longhorn any longer!

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I had to put my camera down and go pick him up after this shot….what a precious, snuggly day!!!

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More of Keegan’s Birthday

These are just some of the first images of Keegan on his birthday.  I absolutely love the ones with my brother loving on him.  He was so excited about this little boy, and he was so proud of him already! 

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Here HE Comes!

My brother and sister-in-law welcomed Keegan Scott Aune into the world on October 6, 2009.  This is a precious day because my grandfather turned 95 on that same day!  It is a VERY special day.  The other thing that was amazing was that Nabors and I were able to be at the hospital waiting with Kristen’s parents and my dad.  It was too much fun!

While we were standing in the hallway waiting to get our first glimpse the little guy, Nabors said hey, look shoot down the hall as they are coming!  Brilliant!  I was caught up in the moment - like I usually am when we are with my family, and I wasn’t even thinking about doing that….I was SO excited when I looked at these pictures! 

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