family

these pictures are a few months old...but i love them. my brother sam and his wife ashley and their 1 1/2 year old daughter emma-claire live in housten, texas. very very far away from us. we found out a few weeks ago that ashley is pregnant with their second child!!! we are so excited! they haven't found out if it's a boy or girl yet, but hopefully soon they will. she is due the day after thanksgiving...so i doubt we'll see them at christmas. maybe we will be able to fly down and visit them in their 80 degree weather at that time of year. we miss them. sam is just about 2 years younger than me, so we were always pretty close. emma looks alot like him when he was a baby. i wonder who the next one will look like? emma is our parents first grandchild, and they are proud grandparents! my dad loves being a grandpa. i wish they were able to spend more time with them too. that third picture is our cousin ava (3) trying to kiss emma. although emma isn't sure if she likes that! it was one of those sweet innocent kid moments, when you wonder why they are being so cute! i love my family!