One awesome kid

I love my nephew, he has brought us all such joy. He is 2 years old now, and is just the sweetest little guy. He knows when somebody is sad, and jumps to fixing the problem the best way he knows how. He does not like to sit still for long, but when he can tell someone is a bit down, he will become Mr. Cuddlebug. I was the lucky recipient of his precious cuddle time a few nights ago. He just sat and sat while we watched a movie.

I have three main men in my life, besides my number one being my Heavenly father, they are Jason, my Daddy, and Austin. Since Jason's been gone, Austin has succeeded in keeping a smile on my face most days, one way or another. He is such a goof and will do anything for a laugh...already...at age 2! And he loves giving his family kisses. The little guy will just walk up and tilt his head (that means he's going to give you "kisses").

And he LOVES his cars/trucks. Jason left one of his truck magazines here for Austin and he has looked at that thing probably a million times by now, pointing out the mirrors, lights, windows, wheels, etc., making the vroom vroom and squeeling tires noises. He likes to sit on your lap and turn page after page, and when you comment on a "pretty" truck, he agrees with a "uh-huh!" I have really enjoyed getting to spend so much time with him lately. I've missed out on alot by not living close by, and I want to try and make up as much of that time as I can while I have the chance.

I guess the reason of this post is to brag a little on what a precious boy he is becoming, but to also let you all know one of the things helping me through this deployment is the love of that little boy. Ashley is one lucky woman to have such a beautiful son. And even though I have no kids yet (hopefully he will have some cousins before long:)), he is the next best thing to it.

Oh, and in case you were wondering...he's not being spoiled one little bit. Yeah right :p Here's a picture from tonight when we had dinner at Ash's house, you can just see how much he is adored, as well as how much he adores his Grammie and Papa.