I don’t know what it’s like to have kids of my own — I don’t even have a dog. But the closest thing to it in my life are my two nephews and my niece. I was there when all three of them were born and I’ve watched them grow up over the last 15 years. It’s pretty crazy watching someone morph from helpless baby into, say, fierce water polo player who is taller than my husband (that would be my oldest nephew, Forrest). I recently snapped their yearly photos and I thought I’d share, since I can’t believe how big they’re getting.
This is Forrest. He’ll be 15 next week. That blows my mind, since I vividly remember taking him to school as my show-and-tell item in the fifth grade (yes, my sister actually let me do that).
Kailan is sort of like my soul mate — we are both middle children, but also sort of oldest since our older sibling is much older. We’re a little on the sensitive side and I love that about this guy. At eight years old now, he’s also a smart one, and he wants to be an electrical engineer when he grows up.
Draven is the wild card of the bunch. She’s six, going on thirty. She’s sassy all the time and no one can figure out where she gets it from. Neither of her parents have any idea either. In any case, she’s pretty cute.
Thanks, my lovelies, for letting me photograph you (agaaaaaaaaaain). You’d think having an aunt as a photographer would be a bonus. But you’d be wrong.