BFFs Forever

Jillian's sister Jacqui spent last week here in West Michigan, utilizing her week off for Spring Break to be with family. I personally love having Jacqui around because she LOVES Megan and is constantly engaging with her niece. Not surprisingly, since she adores kids.

A few weeks ago Jacqui told me she assigned her students (who are BIG fans of the blog I hear ... if so, you are all welcome to leave comments/questions) to write a "Big Feelings" poem. As an example she wrote about a topic that she had big feelings about. Megan. Jacqui sent me a copy of the poem via e-mail but unfortunately I can't find it, otherwise I would share it with you here, but trust me, it was obvious that Jacqui is head over heels for her niece. When her boyfriend Ed jokes that he's going to check the amber alerts from Michigan when she leaves to make sure she hasn't taken Megan from us, you know she's hooked.

Now, obviously we find Megan absolutely adorable, so it's no surprise that Jacqui could be mesmerized by this precious little tike. But I must admit, there's some pretty big feelings for Aunt Jacqui from Megan's perspective as well. When we went to the airport to say goodbye to her, Megan burst into tears and screamed "JACQUI" for several minutes. Everyday since she left, Megan brings me her two new books and is adamant in telling me that Jacqui brought her those books. Jillian and I both feel a bit under appreciated based on the amount of time she spends babbling about how great her Aunt Jacqui is.

I promise to all you reading that she DOES in fact love other people other than her Aunt Jacqui. It's just at the moment, it's hard to tell sometimes. So thanks for coming to visit Jacqui ... it's obvious you have made a huge impact on Megan and for that, Jillian and I are extremely grateful.