seth turns 3

yesterday, my nephew seth turned 3 years old. he is my sister's oldest child, the first grandchild born to my parents.

at the time he was born, i was playing the piano in the wedding of a close friend of mine. the church happened to be literally right around the corner from the hospital - a useful location as I managed a few extra minutes between the ceremony & reception to go see him.

one of the cutest things he did as an infant was stick his lower lip waaaaaay out just before/as he started crying... and it always managed to quiver a little. it was the cutest thing! one couldn't help but laugh at him.

seth is a great kid. he loves to give & receive hugs & kisses, tell jokes, play with his little sister, run around in circles, watch for the mail/garbage/fire trucks and school buses, read, talk, and sing. he also highly enjoys rides on grandpa-great's "cadillac"!

before he was born, i was talking with a good friend of mine who was a new aunt at the time. she told me that she was amazed to realize how much she could love a child that wasn't actually hers. i was kind of surprised at her sentiment at the time... however i have realized this very truth for myself. i am looking forward to someday having my own children (hopefully), but in the meantime, i will thoroughly love & enjoy both seth & his sister as much as i can!