Now before I start, I must state the the cousins in which I will be speaking are Nick's youngest cousins, twins Kevin and Kristina. The most adorable 1 yr. old kids in the world who I have witnessed learn to crawl, learn to walk, start to talk, and scream their head off since a little after they were born in May 2007.
I think I will start with Kevin because when he was born he was my favorite:
~Kevin is a ladies' man. Since day one he has made eyes at the girls and gotten what he wants. I have faith one day he will get exactly what he wants out of life, simply by batting an eye.
~Kevin is the first to do almost everything. He has ambition beyond any child I have ever seen. He was the first to crawl, and even the first to say his first word "juice" which now he uses so much I want to thrown bottles of juice everywhere. He is however willing to allow Kristina to try food first (think it is his attempt to make sure it is safe), and learn that when walking you have to have balance otherwise you will fall hard.
~Kevin has a pink crocheted blankie that he carries around with him, but that's ok because he has two sisters. He doesn't let pink stand in his way.
~Kevin loves the garbage. He even will throw out his own diaper. However this has gotten him into trouble at school (much amusement for me though) when he threw his sandals, as well as his sister's sandals into the preschool garbage.
~He likes to clean. We have these 'After Dinner Wipes' that we use with the kids because they have little product and cleans the kids up without being hard on their skin. He likes to take the wipes after wiping himself, clean his mouth by chewing them, and even clean the floor around his high-chair. He is such a helper.
~He knows things and is really smart. I don't think he fully understands his knowledge, but he really likes being praised for doing the right thing. We say no, and he stops everything he is doing, we say "give it to Kylie" and he gives whatever he has to his older sister, and we say come here and he runs in the other direction, laughing his butt off.
~He is a little comedian.
~His laughter lights up my day. He loves peek-a-boo and is entranced at the fact that we can disappear behind walls and he can't seem to find us. He finds us and he giggles as if we just did magic. It is so cute
So On to my now favorite Kristina:
~She is cuddly, almost clingy, but she likes to be held and it works for me, because I was the same way.
~She has wicked cute outfits, and I can buy her really cute outfits and not feel as if I am spoiling her even though it is my intention to do so.
~She is Nicky's goddaughter, and therefore through the transitive property, and the fact that her godmother never comes around, my goddaughter as well. So I love her more than anything and I know she loves me too.
~When given a chance to be held by either me, or anyone else in the family, she chooses me. I think it is because she is inherently smart, but really I think it is because she finds a lot of comfort in me and knows I am always there for her.
~She is crafty and sneaky. She now knows how to open one of the baby gates, and when she is feeling crafty, will go over to it with her brother and try busting out of the house.
~She is very independent when it comes to doing things on her own, and getting places. She was the first to really walk and found that walking gets her places faster than crawling. Now she runs everywhere laughing her butt off because she likes to go fast.
~She likes to eat off of my plate, and feed me off of her plate. Even after she is done with dinner, if I am eating anything, she wants it. I think this goes back to the safety thing.
~She is very comforting. When I am seriously in a bad mood she knows, and she knows just what I need to make me feel better. One of her charming smiles. I don't know how to explain it, other than if I have a little girl, I would want one just like her.
So now I am going to do something I learned sparks response.
Who do you love/like in your family or life and why?
It can be a pet, a family member, a friend, or even an enemy. It can be someone you made up in your head, or someone real, I just need the satisfaction of knowing someone is out there lol.
1 comment:
I like that you value crafty and sneaky as traits. Those kids are cute.
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