auntie rachie

i have two nephews and two nieces. the nephews are at the age that i am just an old, uncool aunt who might give them birthday money so they have to laugh at my jokes. this causes me to have an overwhelming desire to embarrass them any chance i get.

my nieces on the other hand think i'm way cool. emi gets chocolately milk for breakfast (and gets to put her own chocolate in... it is very chocolately) and ella climbs all over me to get whatever i might have in my hands. i laugh when they do naughty stuff and give in to their every whim. i am auntie rachie. i am emi's "best friend" and we do "wicked cool" stuff together.




photo booth..... ella loves the computer, the chat, seeing herself... here's a rare moment when ella has a smile on camera.









she always needs to get a closer look.











then of course emi loves anything photo related....









try making sure everyone gets a chance....










now this is dedication. for not everyone can be auntie rachie, nor do they get to be.

tragic.

i came upon a sad and tragic scene this morning. i think the photo explains it all. according to wikipedia, the boy birdie flys around and finds different places to make a nest. he then shows the mama birdie all of the potential options and she chooses the final place to make their home. bad choice i guess. it was a bit windy yesterday and apparently an umlaut isn't the best choice.

carrot the dove

spring has sprung.. or can it when it didn't ever really feel that cold in st. george to begin with? that's neither here nor there... .the fact is grün has a new some new friends...


















it's a mourning dove... family ....well, this is the daddie he sits on the nest during the day. this little family decided to take up residence in the umlaut of grün's sign. i think it's pretty damn swell. my niece, emi saw the picture over the video chat and named him "carrot". i said, "carrot"? emi just shrugged her shoulders and wandered away, while baby sister ella shook her head no rather definantly.... too bad ella can't talk yet. "carrot" it is.