All In A Day’s Work « Sizzle Says

All In A Day’s Work

November 14, 2007 at 7:42 am | In family, fun & frolicking, funny bone |

Yesterday while I was hanging out with my nephew, he discovered a barrette. He held it in his little hand, looking at it quizzically. Then he put it in his mouth. “Nope, not right,” he thought. So he tried sticking it in his ear. “Hmmm, this might be where this goes but I’m not convinced.” He handed it over to me and I unclipped it and fastened it in my hair. His eyes lit up. So THAT’s what it is for. (And yes, I look very silly.)

So I did what any crazy Aunt would do. . . I picked him up and carried him into the bathroom where, as he stood on the toilet seat, I took the barrette from my hair and placed it in his. His hand reached up to touch it and he grinned. I hoisted him on my hip so he could see in the mirror. He saw his reflection and his smile beamed. He looked so ridiculous that I started laughing. Like really laughing. He looked at me, looked at himself in the mirror and threw his head back (just like how his mom laughs) giggling like a little crazy person.

It was the best moment. I’m still smiling because of it.

Promptly after he had to text all his friends to tell them about it.

Being an Aunt is the coolest thing ever.

(Has nothing to do with this post: You guys rule with all those musical suggestions! I’ve been checking them all out and now I have like 1000 My Space musical friends. Awesome!)

” My head rings of you/A melody that’s hard to sing out/Twisting around/With no cadence/And no root/By dissonance/I sing of you…” -Your Melody, Greg Laswell

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I LOVE that kind of laugh from kids! How awesome that you got to experience it. I wish my brother or my husband’s sister would hurry up and have babies. I have a feeling I would be the fun aunt like you are.

Comment by tori — November 14, 2007 #
Oh he is so cute!! I love it when babies laugh like that! I just love babies in general. You know, the laughing happy chubby ones :)

Comment by Michelle — November 14, 2007 #
Being an aunt is the coolest, or as I would say “coolisimo”, thing ever!

Comment by Jen — November 14, 2007 #
I totally agree - being an aunt rocks because you get to be so silly. And there’s nothing quite like full-on baby laugh. The great cure-all! :)

Comment by jenny — November 14, 2007 #
Ahhhhh!! That is A-DORABLE! I love when little ones crack up like that because someone else is laughing, and even though they might not fully “get it”, they just KNOW something hilarious is going on.
Props too for not being shy about putting a silly little barrette in your nephew’s hair. :)

Comment by diane — November 14, 2007 #
I want a pretty blue barrette in my hair too! How totally cute :)

Comment by Hilly — November 14, 2007 #
Yup I love being an uncle. Although now that my nieces are both older than 17 my role has changed from trouble maker to peace maker.

Comment by G-man — November 14, 2007 #
Oh too funny! That hilarity is just one of a kind.

Comment by justrun — November 14, 2007 #
The absolute best part of being around little people is showing them new things. Re-experiencing the joy of things like barrettes are what makes it all worth while.

Comment by esmerelda05 — November 14, 2007 #
Nothing beats the laughter of the innocent. If you could bottle it up and give it to people, you’d make Billions.

Comment by Tobiwan — November 14, 2007 #
That’s so cute:)

Comment by Becky — November 14, 2007 #
I adore that little guy, even if I haven’t met him!

Comment by LVGurl — November 14, 2007 #
It is truly spectacular!

Comment by skyzi — November 14, 2007 #
Being an Aunt is the coolest thing ever.

Yep! :-D

Comment by TC — November 14, 2007 #
You are the coolest thing ever.

Comment by scarlet hip — November 14, 2007 #
The “from the toes” belly laugh is the best one that there is! So cute!

Comment by Bre — November 14, 2007 #
What a cutie!! Wish I was an Aunt.

Comment by Lisa — November 15, 2007 #
ha! i LOVE when you write about your nephew and post pictures! he’s SO adorable.

Comment by brookem — November 15, 2007 #
Seriously the cutest little man out there. And those cheeks, I just want to pinch those cheeks :)

Comment by Josie — November 15, 2007 #
Awww … what a cutie pie!

Comment by Airam — November 15, 2007 #
most of the time, i think children show us the wonder in the smallest of things and that sometimes, we take ourselves waayy too seriously.

you are by far one of the coolest aunt’s i know.

Comment by gorillabuns — November 15, 2007 #
Those are the absolute best moments. There is no better feeling in the world. You sound like a wonderful aunt.

Comment by Black Belt Mama — November 15, 2007 #
That kind of laugh from a little one rocks! I love spending time with little kids for that reason alone.

Comment by suze — November 17, 2007 #
what a gift, the two of you for each other…

xo

Comment by jenny — November 18, 2007 #
My nephew wears a barrette (from our childhood no less) because his hair is so long and gets in his eyes. My sister has taught him to say “My name is >>> and I’m a BOY.” The barrette looks awesome.

Comment by Aimee Greeblemonkey — November 21, 2007 #