So adorable, what uncle wouldn't brag.

This past Easter weekend I was able to get to spend time with my nephew and God child Connor Isaac Racine. Each time I get the privilege to see Connor I am immediately drawn to his spirit; full of joy, smiles, laughter, tenderness, vulnerability, innocence, curiosity and creativity.

It is fun to watch my big brother Shawn and his wife Sara parent and raise Connor. Shawn is an incredible dad, ever-creative and adventurous, and it is so apparent that Connor feels so drawn to him. Sara is endlessly patient and extremely gentle with Connor. I was impressed as Sara patiently endure a crying-fit resulting from Connor's tiredness and seeming lack of control with his surroundings. She gently asked him questions about what he wanted and needed, and it seems that he just couldn't make up his mind.

What a strange thing it is to watch a boy grow to be a man and then to watch that man have a child of his own and then to watch that child grow. It puts in perspective the truth that in the big picture, we are truly all little girls and boys, desperate and endearing, disguised as self-confident and self-sufficient women and men.

Connor thank you for teaching me how to be young...