Thursday Thirteen #77 (Thirteen Things About My Nephew, Jared)
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 3:00 PM
- I was supposed to watch him “come into the world,” but I missed him by two minutes.
- He was the first “newborn” I ever held before I had my son.
- He was “mine.” I never thought that I would be a mother, so since my sister already had a baby (Wesley is six months older), I claimed Jared as mine.
- I sang, “You are my Sunshine” to him as a baby because he was (and still is) pure sunshine.
- He walks into a room, and it literally lights-up with his presence.
- He never meets a stranger.
- He is a messy kid, but we all still love him. It’s our fault. When he was a baby, we would throw cherrios on the floor and he would eat them. Wesley and Brent (my other two nephews) could not stand to have their hands dirty, even as a baby. Jared….not so much!
- He always has a smile on his face.
- He is the only one out of all the boys that will sit and watch me play the piano. He is learning how to play too.
- He is such an entertainer. He loves to be the center of attention, but not in a “cocky” way.
- He loves to fish. He is what you would call a true “country boy.” He could spend the whole day at the lake fishing.
- I call him Jarebear.
- I love him very much!
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Jarebear and me on my birthday
Another wonderful family member. You’re lucky with such great nephews!
Thanks for visiting my Tink TT.
Your nephew sounds like a really well-rounded kid. With his personality and talent, he has the makings of a star. If I ever see him on TV or in the movies, I can say, “I remember that guy from his aunt’s Thursday Thirteen!”
He’s Darling and obviously Loved Loved Loved. Thanks for sharing him with us
How wonderful! Happy TT!
Jared sounds like a great kid! That’s great you’re able to share you love of music with him.
Thanks for visiting my TT.
Nicole Austin said this on September 26th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
Sweet 13 things about your nephew! Jared is such a lucky boy to have you as an Aunt:)
Mines up as well!
Yen said this on September 26th, 2007 at 5:08 pm
How sweet! Great photo! Thanks for stopping by mine!
Jarebear sounds like a delight. Thanks for sharing him with us. I love being an aunt, too.
What a great looking kid!! Funny, I use to sing “You are my sunshine” to my kids all the time. He is lucky to have you…heck, you’re lucky to have each other. Happy TT.
Beautiful of you and jared!!! You shine!!!!!
Thanks for stopping by my blog, I’m going to add you to my blogroll!!!
He is absolutely adorable. You should print this page and show it to him when he’s older.
What a sweet tribute to a handsome young man.
Awww, your nephew is an adorable little fellow, and he sounds like a sweetheart. Thank you for sharing him with us!
Happy T13, and thanks for visiting mine.
Great tribute! He is so adorable too!! I hope he gets to read your list!
What a great list! He’s very lucky to have an Aunt like you. Happy TT and thanks for visiting my blog!
Joely said this on September 26th, 2007 at 7:17 pm
What a wonderful tribute to “Jarebear.” He is lucky to have you! He’ll love reading this some day.
Sooooo, is Blogger hosting your site?? Im trying to venture off and do my own thing but not quite sure how the whole host thing goes???
Oh, that was just so sweet! I want to run off and hug my nieces and nephews to bits now!
Christina said this on September 26th, 2007 at 9:29 pm
He is so cute! And he looks like you. And how lucky he is to have an Auntie who loves him so much!
Awww. What a nice TT.
Awww, what a sweet picture! He sounds like a very sweet boy.
I used to sing “You are my sunshine” to my son, he will always be my sunshine
Happy TT !
He sounds like a delight. Happy TT.
What a lovely TT, Chelle. He is so lucky to have an auntie like you!
Aww he’s a cutie – as I think all Jareds are – I have one myself!
sweet picture! Happy TT. Thanks for visiting mine!
Sounds like a great guy–and lucky to have such a loving auntie.
Thanks for visiting my TT about Ireland.
Great list! You’re so blessed to have such a wonderful family! Thanks for sharing!
What a sweetie he is! Thanks for making me smile.
What a lovely post. You obviously love him. Be sure and save a copy of this for him when he grows up!
What a sweet face and post:>
It really is a blessing to be so close to your sister and her family…mine are so far away, we rarely get to see them so our kids know each other, but they’re not close enough to be buddies.
Great post!
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The Pepins said this on September 27th, 2007 at 11:12 am
He’s a real cutie! Sounds like a great kid too. What a nice 13. Thanks for checking out my terrible tunes. You are lucky not to know them, you aren’t missing a thing. Happy 13!
Thats a really great smile
Jared is walking dirt! I swear Ive never seen him without some kind of food leftovers on his face, or some kid of stain on his shirt….gotta love him! He DOES actually look like you in this pic!!
Nikole said this on September 27th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
JareBear really resembles you, too! Lucky you to have such a great kid in your life!
LOL! You would throw them on the FLOOR and he would eat them? Off the FLOOR…
I love when you do these tributes. So so sweet.
Awww what a great story about such a cutie pie! Thank you for sharing these things with all of us.
Cher said this on September 27th, 2007 at 4:36 pm
seems like a great guy!!! thanks for stopping by my blog today!
jarebear sounds like a real darling! thanks for sharing this. i’m sure he feels all the love you have for him too
We really only threw the cheerios on the floor to be funny because he would go after them so fast like a puppy, but we didn’t do that much. Most of the time I would just have to make sure I swept because he loved to find food off the floor and eat it even if it was last nights dinner. Maybe that’s why he has such a great immune system. He has always been my “healthy one”. He’s a blessing and I do love that smile!!
Kimmy Kay said this on September 28th, 2007 at 6:48 am
Very sweet post Michelle. I can see the family resemblance in both of your ’sunny’ smiles! He sounds like a very special kid. Thanks for sharing all these wonderful things about Jared.
And a Happy Belated Birthday to you!
What sweet idea for TT !
Jenn said this on September 28th, 2007 at 7:50 pm
Very sweet. I was nine when my sister was born and eleven when my brother was born and I remember having that same, “he’s mine” sense. Not that I was thinking about my own children at that time!
I also have a nephew named Wesley!
RookieMom Whitney said this on September 29th, 2007 at 8:02 pm