Continuation of the Auntie Tour :: Columbus, Ohio :: Visiting Tate

Last weekend, I headed to Columbus to visit my sister and brother-in-law, and my fun and sweet nephew, Tate. It was so nice to visit with them and I had a great time hanging out and relaxing.





I love this series... what a ham!

















We headed over to The Topiary Park for a picnic lunch. The park is quite neat... a topiary interpretation of George Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Isle of La Grande Jatte. I think that was the first painting I ever fell in love with as a child. I had a poster of it hanging in my bedroom. And then, in high school, I became obsessed with Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George. So it was cool to check out the topiary version too.













A few fun family shots...







Next stop on the "2009 Summer Auntie Tour" is Cleveland to visit my darling niece Scarlet for Labor Day!

I've been crazy busy lately but the blog will soon be updated with lots of exciting things!

July 4th Visit to Boston!

Over the 4th of July weekend, I headed up to Boston to visit my sister, brother-in-law, and my adorable niece Justine and handsome nephew Patrick. It was such a great weekend and I had so much fun hanging out with family.

I thought I'd share some of my favorite images from the trip. And also, send a big happy 4th birthday to Justine!! I love you, sweet pea!

Being an Auntie :: It's been too long since I showed off my nieces and nephews!

Okay, it's been way too long since I've given an update on my adorable nieces and nephews! Hold on, it's kind of a long post, but I couldn't narrow down which pictures to share!

In March, I headed to Cleveland for Scarlet's first birthday. It was a real treat because my sisters came in from out of town too. It is rare that we are all in the same place at the same time, so it was a special couple of days.

Isn't Scarlet the cutest!? I just adore these pictures of her with the gerber daisy.











Here she is with my Grampa, who turned 97 a few weeks prior. They are both doing Grampa's signature "thumbs up" pose!


Eating her birthday cake with Grampa (my dad). Grancy made Scarlet her very own little cake.

I think I've been a neglectful aunt and have failed to introduce my newest nephew Patrick to my dear blog readers until now. This is Justine's sweet baby brother... now 8 months old and just making his first appearance on the blog. He is the sweetest little boy! I'm headed out to visit Patrick, Justine and my sister and brother-in-law for the 4th of July and can't wait to see them again!





Just look at that smile and those great eyes! He's going to be a heartbreaker for sure.









Tate is so fun and full of joy! I love playing hide-n-go-seek with him!









Pretty Justine...


When Scarlet met Patrick...

I love how she tried to share her ball with him.

How sad is this? Here's the best picture of the 4 of them together that I got. And only Patrick is looking at the camera. The kids just want Auntie to play! Justine is always making me put my camera away! But I love it - because it captures the chaos of the day. And it makes me laugh!








I do love this picture of Justine. I think it really captures her spirit. She was so excited to play with a "real" microphone.








Just hanging out, sitting on Grampa's knee.


I love this sweet picture of Scarlet sleeping in her Gramma's arms (my mom).