joselyn...

it's been so great being back in oregon and being in driving distance of my niece. i had to move right when my sister announced she was pregnant...so basically i have been getting to know and love my niece long distance. which is less than desirable if you ask me. anyways, she came to visit today and we spent the day just hanging out...ran a few errands...went to the park...dressed up in all "auntie's" jewelry...and danced crazily in the living room forever. she has been fascinated with my laptop and the last time she was here we googled turtles (a recent obsession, for the mere joy of looking at probably 100 google images).... and so it was back to the laptop again for some turtle searching. i was slightly exhausted by this so i thrilled her with photo booth and captured some funny pictures of her..... the rest are just part of the day.

later this evening we called brandy via skype...and the fact that she could interact with someone (and her dog) through a computer screen was even better for joselyn. all she could talk about as she was going to bed was getting back to the computer to talk to "herrrrr." :)

might i add that i am extremely proud of my sister for raising such an incredible little girl (as a single mom--teen mom at first). she is very advanced, is extremely sweet and loving, and is a joy to be around. and she is only 2 1/2. i can't imagine how much fun it will be in the years to come.


for some reason she was obsessed with sticking her tongue out at first.

the fact that she could see herself was extremely entertaining.