The Magic, Miracles and Joy of an Artist: Great-Nieces and Nephews

Friday, January 29, 2010

Great-Nieces and Nephews

I am a Great-Aunt to four precious children ~ two in Ohio (Samuel and Jonathan) and two in Texas (Savannah and Sierra). Living a long distance away from them in opposite directions doesn't allow me to watch them grow up. Pictures, emails, and phone calls keep me in the know as to what is happening in their lives. They are so cute!!

7 comments:

Anonymous said...: I too have 3 great nephews & 1 great niece... They live a long distance from here but we keep up with them via email!!
Have a Great Day!
Marilyn
xxoo; January 29, 2010 at 10:10 AM
Jan said...: Cute kids! They grow up so fast, it seems like my nieces and nephews were that size only a couple years ago and yet they are having their own kids now.; January 29, 2010 at 3:37 PM
Amanda said...: i can't believe how big they are getting!! so cute!!; January 29, 2010 at 7:32 PM
Marlene said...: Beautiful Children! I Have a three great nieces and two great nephews. I only get the chance to see one of them often and the others sporadically. The one I see often lives about a hour away and will be graduating high school this year.; January 29, 2010 at 8:14 PM
Rick said...: Lovely looking children, Audrey. You are blessed. ~rick; January 29, 2010 at 10:29 PM
Anonymous said...: THEY ARE ADORABLE AUDREY! SO THOUGHTFUL OF YOU TO POST THEM ON YOUR BLOG FOR ALL OF US TO ENJOY. I KNOW YOUR SISTER IS VERY VERY PROUD OF THEM. LINDA; January 30, 2010 at 3:49 PM
Gary Keimig said...: great posts. Love the first two using white. Of course no less precious are the following two.; February 1, 2010 at 2:15 PM

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