what do i love more than anything in the world?

the answer:  my nephews.  i completely adore them.  jesseca, richard, and jaxton were here for the past few days and it was so much fun.  i love seeing them and especially love playing with the little baby.  he is so cute and i am completely in love with him.  i can't wait until amber, chad, and cayden come visit in july :)  here are a few pictures to sum up why i love them.

jaxton making faces in his swing.

my favorite picture of him.

my nickname for him shall be cheeks.  i think you understand why...

adorable.

his first experience with grass :)

can't you tell he's amber's son? 

best. face. ever.

cayden loves to play soccer with me.

and loves to wear womens' shoes.

needless to say, i have the most adorable, perfect nephews in the world.  i tried to upload a few videos, but they never work for me.  i shall have to try again later.

could i be more excited? i submit that i could not.

top ten coolest things i've found out about the place i'm going in china (changzhou):

1) it's located on the bank of the yangtze river.

2) it was founded over 3000 years ago by the Zhou dynasty.

3) it has a palace.

4) it's the home of the China Dinosaur Park - fossils + amusement park + giant panda.

5) it's the home of the Tianning Temple - one of the largest Buddhist temples in all of China.

6) one if its largest imports is silk.

7) it's very close to Shanghai.

8) it's in FREAKING CHINA.

9) asians live there.

10) the picture at the top speaks for itself.