My sweetie little nephews and niece! Part 2

Jordan is the oldest of all my nephews. My sister had Jordan when I was just 10 years old. They still like to torture me with old home videos of me back when I was a scrawny little girl with geeky grandma glasses playing with Jordan when he was still a baby. Because he was my first nephew, Jordan is special to me. Shortly after he was born, I moved to Florida; it wasn't till I lived with Luli for that one year that I got to spend a good amount of time with him.

Jordan has always been bright and full of life. As the eldest of three, he has always had a lot of responsibility placed on him. Having a younger brother with a physical disability, Jordan sometimes unfairly had to make sacrifices that most kids don't need to make while growing up. I think that has become an advantage to him though. He is so mature and compassionate and is a great brother. Jordan has also always been super intelligent. Making good grades with hardly any effort, he has always exceled scholastically. He is talented and artistic. He has developed great skills in shooting, directing and editing film footage. He has created some really witty and humorous shorts, and I have wishfully told him he should move out here to California with me to get into the movie business. Jordan likes to sing like his dad, and he has actively participated in his high school choir and his church's youth group's worship team. He is learning to play the base guitar too. Jordan just started college, and though I am not sure what direction he will ultimately decide to take, I know he will be successful and stand out wherever he ends up.

When I lived with Luli, that was when Jordan and I became the closest. I would blast my music like I always do, and Jordan would ask me why I liked it that loud. He probably was wondering about this noisy aunt who interrupted his family's quiet country home life. I would always spoil him though and stick up for him when his mom would be scolding him about something he did or didn't do. My favorite times were spent in the kitchen. Jordan acquired an appreciation for the culinary arts ever since he was a child, and I would enjoy watching him cook up his strange and tasty concoctions. He used to love it when Luli and I would goofingly argue in our chipmunk voices while making supper, and he would chime in with us. Jordan would make me laugh constantly; he is hysterical! I still remember after the movie "The Sixth Sense" came out, one time Jordan sneaked up behind me and whispered in a creepy voice, "I see living people.." LOL! Sigh, I miss him. When I left the east coast to move to LA, I can't help but think that Jordan took it personally and felt a bit abandoned by me. He is really sensitive to the people he loves and is close to. He is loyal and would do anything for his friends. He is honest and trustwory. He is emotional. When he was in elementary and junior high, he got picked on very much by his classmates and by some of his many cousins. He was on the chubby side and wore glasses, LOL! ..and kids can be cruel. When he finally hit puberty, he grew drastically and lost his baby fat. Standing at 6'3", my how the tables have turned! No one messes with him now, and people that really know him, adore him! Anyhow, he is not the type to retaliate. He does tend to take things to heart though, and I don't think he knows or realizes how wonderful he is. He has become so handsome too.

I am so proud of Jordan. The way he strives to please God, the way he treats his friends, the way he cares for his brother, and how he makes wise choices when it comes to important issues make me admire him and want to steal him away to California so I can hog his attention. Jordan, I hope you know how much I miss you, and how much it meant to me to live with you that year at your house. I'm so glad I got to know you better then, and I can't wait to spend more time with you in the future. I know you are becoming a beautiful adult just as you have always been my beautiful nephew. I am always here for you even though I'm farther than we both would like. I love you and you are always in my thoughts and prayers.