An Auntie Date

My niece Mackenzie is TEN YEARS OLD! I cannot believe it most days. 

She is very beautiful and grown up and funny. 

I am so very thankful to be able to be in her life. 

I look at my mom's relationship with all of her nieces and they are so special. 

Even as adults they just stop by to say hi and spend time with her. 

My relationships with my nieces are the most precious ones in my life. 

I felt it was time to take my oldest one out on a date. Have some girl talk. 

Open up the opportunity for conversation.

Let her know she is loved and has a listening ear if she ever needs it.

She said, "well this is the only date I'm going on until I'm thirty!"

That's my brother's (her dad) influence all the way. 

Let's be serious, I'm not against it. 

We went to the Huntington Beach pier. 

 We drank Shirley Temples & played the juke box to our hearts content at the Johnny Rockets counter. 

Too much sugar? I think so.

 Then we ate gelato. She had never had gelato...only frozen yogurt. 

I had to convince her it was different.

 Note the matching friendship braclettes.

Mackenzie, I love you to the moon & back.