The joy of watching your sister's baby.

Juliette and Cosette love their cousin.

At Cosette's Thanksgiving Feast at daycare, she was asked what she was thankful for. Her response? "My cousin".

We got to babysit Aliza for a little while this past weekend. The girls were ecstatic, and I enjoyed it, too. I got to get a baby fix, and then when she started to get fussy? Her mom came and took her home.

Perfect.

Most of the time, all I had to do was make sure the girls didn't get overzealous in their affection. Aliza had her eyes wide open the whole time, watching everything the two girls did with rapt attention. Here she is, being showered with love: