Being an Auntie is STILL the BEST!

Behold the Cutest One-Year-Old in the Universe, niece #2!  She has dimples in both cheeks and the biggest blue eyes you've ever seen!  That thing in her hand is the stylus for Thing 1's Nintendo DS Lite.  He thought it was high time she was introduced to the wonder that is video game playing.  She thought it was funny.

And here is the MOST adorable three-year-old in the universe, niece #1.  I had bought one of those magical no-spill bubble buckets and a huge bucket of bubble juice and we had a fantabulous time blowing bubbles in Marvelous Mom & Stepdan's back yard.

Do I detect a slight case of hero-worship for her cousin?  Why yes, I believe I do!

Here I am showing the girls how to be very nice and gentle with the elderly pets that live at Nana's house.

This is the absolute best pic I could get of all five of the grandchildren.  I'm going to try again later in the week before Mathematical Genius Brother and Russian S-I-L take their beautiful girls back home across the mountains.

We had so much fun playing with the girls, even daughter enjoyed herself and that's saying something since she does NOT like babies normally.  I can't wait to see them again!