Some of the Nephews

I love my nephews.  This is 4 of the 7 of them.  I took this picture on Sunday when we were up at Cottonwood lake.  Here are three of my favorite stories that involve them from this weekend.

Story one:  Nephew 1 (also first on the left in the picture).  We were at Bear Lake on Monday enjoying the last of the sun and a hoodie to cover up the lack of heat it was producing.  He came running out of the water and stopped right in front of me.  In all his seriousness he looked at me and said, "Hey, have I bugged you yet today?"  I replied with a nice calm "no".  Then he looked at me and said, "Oh, don't you worry.  I'll be back."  Then he ran away.  I couldn't show him that I was busting up but boy oh boy...I really wanted to.

Story two:  Nephew 2 (also second on the left in the picture).  We (the four boys and I) went up to Cottonwood Lake on Sunday afternoon.  I went with my older brother (Jason), and my cousin (Jared) that's 23 and also Cousin Katie who's a senior in HS.  We were headed up there because Jason and Jared has some sort of bet going about going under in Cottonwood lake.  I decided to go along because most peoples stupidity is my complete pleasure.  This definately fit that bill.  Anyway, we were driving up the canyon when out of the blue, Nephew 2 announces as loud as he can, "Do you know what I just realized?  Aunt Carolynn is the only responsible adult here."  Oh gosh, I lost it and started laughing.  I didn't know if I should celebrate or cry.  

Story three:  Nephew's 3 and 4 (also third and fourth in the picture(but you figured that out already didn't you)).  We were at my parents on Sunday at the end of a luncheon to celebrate my other nephew's baby blessing.  So I was in the house and headed outside after changing from a very unfortunate wind explosion of my plate (I have really bad luck) and on the way out I may or may not have given Nephew 3 a wedgie because his unders were exposed.  I don't know for sure because it was all such a blur. :) Anyway  I was calmly running outside to get away when I was blindly attacked from behind from N3 and N4.  N4 had me in a headlock and N3 took out my knees.  However, N3 didn't get away in time and I got him in a sizzor hold while N4 kept yelling for him to come tickle me.  Somehow I got free and chased them right into the sprinklers.  I felt pretty proud there but they came back around the house and attacked again.  This time I was more than ready.  N3 was the one I grabbed first.  Couldn't do anything but the one thing that started it all, I grabbed his unders pulled.  Before he could get a nice new high pitched "RUN!" out to his cousin, I had him in a hold and was pulling his unders as well.  They both took off very fast.  A few minuted later my sister came out chuckling from the house.  Someone asked them if they want to play a game but they replied no because teasing Aunt Car was more fun.  I felt pretty proud that I can still hold my own even though they are getting older and that they still want me around. 

Oh I love those guys as well as the nieces and other littler nephews.  They light up my life. :)