I am in love!

Irreversibly, unequivocally...in love with my little nephew Evan!!!

I cannot remember when there has been a finer weekend. Friday night, the whole family there at my sister's house. Mom and Dad arrive, and Sue (my sister) tells Dad to stand out in the mud room, that there's a big surprise waiting for him. He closes his eyes, stretches out his hands--and Rob puts baby Evan into his arms :*) It could not have been a sweeter moment for all of us. At last, all of us together, and Evan is the star attraction!

He is the most laid-back, pleasant, adorable baby! Even after being passed around from hands-to-laps and having innumerable kisses planted on his soft little cheeks, he remained calm through it all! And the kids just doted on him. Dylan gave Evan his beloved Thomas the Tank Engine. He said "Evan needs it now. It's time for me to give it up." :*) I cried. I couldn't help it; I cried because of my son's giving heart and because he will never be a baby again. Maggie was making her crazy faces at Evan, trying to coax giggles from him, LOL. Tara just held him and gazed into his sweet face, talking softly, the way she tends to do.

It's funny, though--Evan looks more like Rob, and that's surprising. I remember the servicemen at Ft. Ritchie who had Asian wives, and their children were predominantly Asian looking. Even Myung's sister's child looks just like her. It will be interesting to see who he really resembles in the future!

So right now, I'm sitting here enjoying a steaming cup of chicken bouillion, and missing Rob, Myung and the baby. They want us to come to Texas in the summer. I think I'll take them up on that :*)

Love, the world's most Grateful Aunt.