of course EVERYONE thinks...

...that their nieces and nephew are the cutest, the sweetest and the most adorable. but *somebody* has to be right, and i think it might be me! :)

regard:

exhibit a: matthew with his mom (unfortunately none of us realized his bib was still on--underneath he is wearing the coolest santa suit you've ever seen!)

exhibit b: lindsay playing with her new doll, bridget (if you ask the other nieces the name of a new doll they will think long & hard about an answer; lindsay, on the other hand, will immediately supply you with said colleague's name, complete family history, likes and dislikes!)

exhibit c: riley styling dora the explorer's hair (do they also make a "boots goes to the barbershop" toy??!)

exhibit d: madeline, bouncing (it's a long story!)

exhibit e: all three girls facing more or less the same direction at the same time (the holy grail of niecely photography!)

exhibit f: a very grainy, very dark photo that i couldn't bear to toss out!

ladies and gentlemen of the jury,
i rest my case!!!