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While in NYC we stopped at Little Italy for some delicious pizza.

Columbus Jazz & Ribs festival - nothin' like some
good ol' BBQ from Texas. 

Our furry babies - Brody & Gidget

Joel looks in pain here, but TRUST me…he loves it. 

Just a casual Sunday walk through Central Park
during our visit to NYC. 

Enjoying our Tuesday night dinners with Mom & Dad Skousen. 

"Over there Joel Ruby!" 

(one of Brittany's terms of endearments for Joel)

"Go COUGARS!" 

Joel at a BYU game with his big sis, Liana & her hubby, Collin.

At a joint baby shower for Brittany's older sisters:
Karissa (left) & Amanda (right). 

Joel & our friend's daughter, Baya at the Columbus Zoo. 

Columbus Arts Festival - can you tell we like festivals? 

Traveling to Nana & Grandpa's house - good thing they only live one hour away or else Brittany might not like this method of travel too much.

At the Mormon Tabernacle Choir concert at the Nationwide Arena.

Spiderman (aka: Roran) saving the world against evil Aunt Brittany.

DISCLAIMER: Aunt Brittany is really the best & not evil at all - just to set the record straight.

Out celebrating our friend's graduation from his ER residency.

(pictured: Joel, Brittany, Erin & Brody) 

Our niece, Lilly drew a portrait of me at church. The likeness is uncanny. 

My best friend took her daughter, Baya with her when she moved to Arizona. How rude! 

 As an aunt, you're able to take the nieces & nephews out for ice cream & spoil their lunch.

(pictured: Brittany, Danica, Lucy, Lilly, Reid & Gage)

Brittany out with some of her friends for a baby shower. 

 Jonah bonding with Aunt Brittany. They adore one another!

(fun fact: Jonah looks a lot like his
Auntie Brittany when she was a baby.)

Cousins & siblings united!

(pictured: Brittany, Karissa, Luke, Megan, Amanda & Derek) 

One day he'll be a SUGAR DADDY! haha!

He's so close to graduating from dental school he can almost taste it. 

Brittany cannot get enough of babies - she loves them!

At Jonah & Violet's joint baby blessing in Utah.

(They were pictured in their mommy's bellies in an earlier photo.)

Uncle Joel giving Lucy's race car some extra kick.

Brittany was so excited to find the wardrobe to NARNIA
at the Met in NYC. 

Saying goodbye to this little guy (Jonah) was not easy.

Grand Central Station 

Brittany spent over 2 hours in the "Decorative Arts" section of the Met. 

This is Brittany's favorite part of history & what she
loves most - interior decorating.

Brittany is Greek, so this festival was a MUST - it wasn't quite as good as

the festivals in the country Greece, but still she felt at home. 

We couldn't go to NYC & not get a frozen hot chocolate at Serendipity.

It was absolutely DELICIOUS!

Brittany with our niece, Danica at the Columbus Zoo. She loved it! 

Our lazy pups - they sure love to snuggle. 

GO BUCKEYES!!! 

At the pumpkin patch. 

Hosting our annual Christmas party with our dental friends. 

Roran always has fun with Aunt Brittany. 

Joel with his buds, Kirby & Dave - looking like mountain men after "Movember". 

A love for reading must run in the family - 3 generations shoved in a bed for some group reading time.

(pictured: Brittany, her mom (Iris) & Gramsbear) 

Squishy face KISS!