No kids; no problem

Well it is no secret that we love our nieces and nephews and when we get the chance we love to watch them. It is also not a secret that we use them (yes very shameful). We know that it will be several years until we have our own so we love spending time with them to remind us that we are not ready yet. It also gives Ali her “fix” for wanting a baby. We love kids, but we also love not having kids, so we use our nieces and nephews :)

Well along the road there has been a lot of fun watching those kids. With Laine it has just been a matter of trying to keep up with her. Whether it has been trying to get her to quit coming in and out of the dog door at Ali’s parents house or literally trying to keep up with her at the zoo when she starts sprinting with her little legs towards the monkey habitat.

With Romney we will never forget the time that we dressed him up with Laines’ goldilocks wig, or hearing him say his first words like “thank you!”. (see below)



Wyatt has always been my buddy; I totally dig playing cars and throwing a ball with him. We had a blast when we went and fed the ducks and ran around on Judi and Ryan’s half pipe. And of course we can't forget the time that we taught him the moves to "Grease Lightning". (See below, he started to get real theatrical at the very end) : )


Ali’s favorite has always been the niece or nephew who is currently the youngest. At first all she new was Laine, I think that is half the reason that Ali even dated me was so she could see Laine. Then Romney came along and Ali loved to watch him and hold him. But now the current youngest is Elizabeth. The only thing she has really done is spit up on her a whole lot, but she loves to smile whenever Ali is holding her.



All in all I would say that we are pretty lucky. Who needs kids when you can just watch someone else’s for a few hours? FYI This is not a endorsement for “Let us watch your kids!” but rather a “We would love to watch your kids if we are not busy”.