The only thing better than having brothers, is being an aunt to their amazing children.
They light up a room with their simple smiles and giant hugs, filling a place in my family’s heart. Not only are they gorgeous on the outside, but their hearts are filled with pure, pure love and they have a purpose here on this earth, just like the rest of us.
Scarlett (Scarlie)
I remember the first time I saw her. Thanks to modern day technology it was on FaceTime just a few short hours after her welcome into this crazy life. My heart fluttered and I felt a love I didn’t know I had. Something I like to call aunt joy.
That was just a little less than two short years ago and watching her grow, laugh, and experience her world has been a whole new adventure for me. She calls her Uncle Jesse “Yesse” and she loves her puppies. Thankfully when she gets to come to Grandma and Grandpa’s house (aka the place to get spoiled) we have charming little puppies every now and then. She loves to laugh, play, and steal food off your plate.
She’s beautiful. Not just because of her striking, rose colored hair or her glowing blue eyes but because the depths of her soul are gold, full of life and wonder. Something we as adults start to loose sight in with the daily routines of work and school and the drive to make money.
She doesn’t care about your past or insecurities. All Scarlett cares for is being loved and loving me. The most important thing to get out of an honest, true life: giving love and receiving love.
She’s a teacher to me. She’s a teacher to her parents, my grandparents and those who have yet to meet her. I adore her. I admire her and I’m so very proud she made me her aunt.
Addilee (Addie)
(For the record, I’m sorry I thought you were a boy.)
On February 6th, just a few short weeks ago, our family welcome Addilee. Like Scarlett, my first time seeing Addilee was also FaceTime. Again, a feeling of overwhelming joy poured into my heart. Filling a hole I didn’t even know was there. How is someone so little, capable of bringing so much love into the world?
Holding her was surreal. This tiny little bump that wasn’t expected to come join us for another two weeks was actually here in our arms. Just days before I was poking around on Allie’s belly, feeling her hiccup and move around.
She has the sweetest personality at just three weeks old. She gently coos, gives you little smirks (could mean she is blessing you with a full diaper) 😉 and has a full head of stunning dark hair. Some say she looks like Seth, and some say Allie. I think she looks just like herself. Gorgeous, for she too already has a beaming personality of joy and love. How honored I truly feel to have her love and to watch her grow up.
To The Unborn Nieces and Nephews
I can’t wait to meet you. To laugh as I watch my brothers struggle to change your diapers and know I probably couldn’t do any better. I can’t wait to watch you grow and take on the world with a Wilson attitude. I can’t wait to see you have adventures on the farm and explore the places your dads and I explored as kids.
Maybe life isn’t as complicated as we make it out to be. Something I need to continuously tell myself as college graduation nears. In the eyes of the little ones the most important is love and to be loved and I think that’s the best way to live a joyful life: through the loving and wondrous eyes of children.
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