A Visit from Aunt Tissue

Let's start with the name. My sister Kasey was dubbed Aunt Tissue by Colin when she came to stay with us after Eli was born. At the time, Colin pronounced his hard "C" sounds like "T" and it seemed particularly cute because she was just getting over a cold and always seemed to have a tissue in her hand. Since then, Colin has started pronouncing his hard C's correctly and calls my sister Aunt Kasey or my particular favorite, Aunt Kase. The funny thing is that during Kasey's recent visit, Eli started saying her name. And what did he call her? Aunt Tissue. I don't know where my boys get the "u" sound, but I laughed tears everytime he said it.

On to the visit. Aunt Kase came to visit us for a few days last week and the boys and I had a blast with her. We played in our new baby pool (aka the large dog bowl, because apparently regular sized baby pools are all sold out by mid-July), went to the park, visited the zoo, ate a disgusting amount of rocky road (thanks again for the recipe, Mom!), and laughed. A lot. She's off to Guatemala for now, but we get to see her again for a couple days before she heads back to North Carolina. I wish my sisters didn't live across the country from me.