the attraction to auntie Lil's house

I am not sure what drives these kids to love

coming to their auntie Lil's house.

It isn't like we have anything fun to do,

it isn't like I have the newest games

and they are not allowed, while visiting to play

on computers at auntie Lil's

because that takes away from my time with them.

So last week when three of the Plaisance kids

came to stay a few hours with Auntie Lil

I decided to capture the visit.

What was the fun, was it the brownies I made them?

Nope, I was critiqued about the nuts I put in them.

Was it the Pizza, nope it wasn't the kind they liked,

except for Lucy she is a trooper...

oh and Ellie likes the crust so that was all good.

We worked on pyramids:

and posed for the final product.

We watched some Sponge Bob...

Well all of them actually that were on Demand

because this little pixie loves her sponge bob...

We played "lead the blind" with my snuggie...

yes, she led him right into the grandfather clock.

We demanded more sponge bob and ate lots of Pizza Crust.

We practiced Lady GaGa and Lu had my attention

as she showed me all her cheering moves...

We practiced our winking as Lu practiced taking pictures...

We posed like models...

.... and their favorite game ever at Auntie Lil's house,

we played "don't move" many, many times.

The game my own father played with his own children

and grandchildren. It consists of lightly touching their

faces with my fingers while saying "don't move, don't move"

over and over until my fingers find their way into

their ears.....

If they move they loose...

They loooovvvveeee this game and are

so competitive that they make me keep scores.

As their parents pack them up to head back to

Golden Meadow I already miss them

and realize maybe what they love the most

about Auntie Lil's house is that no matter

what they do, they have my full attention

a viewing audience that loves them tremendously.

I hope whatever home I ever live in

they have fond memories of days gone by

spent doing nothing important and everything fun.