Why I Love Being an Aunt

Top reasons why it's great to be an aunt (the illustrated version):

10. Coming to visit is like vacation.
9. They fight over who sits next to you at every meal.
8. They don't care if they sleep in the closet.
7. When they come, I get to play on the playground.
6. They save their "cubbie" t-shirts to wear when they visit. (Yes, we are all wearing Cubs shirts in this picture.)
5. When one wakes up with a bad dream about the crocodiles you saw at the zoo that day, you don't have to get up.
4. When you threaten to feed one to the roaring tiger at the zoo, he just looks at you and says, "Teaser! He's in a cage!"
3. They like to "be cuddly" with Sweet Pickles books.
2. I have an excuse to go to a restaurant where my meal is delivered on a model train.
1. I get hugs. A lot of them. :-)

(Sorry this took so long to post. I know you have all been anxiously awaiting it, but I decided to be responsible and grade last week rather than figure out the problems my blog was having with the pictures I was trying to put on. I actually wanted to put on a few more, but it was too aggravating.)