Bribes

I don't get to see my niece Maleah very often. She lives on the waaaaay other side of the country and we see each other maybe once a year. She is only 4 and sometimes she is still shy around me- because I am very scary. Very.

When they visited a few weeks ago, she had on her shy cloak and was not having any of her Aunt Andrea. No thank YOU.

That is until I invited her up on my lap to show her the funny stuff on my phone.

Who knew the iphone could bring families together??

We hung out frequently after this.

She thinks I am great.

Or that my phone is great.

Or somewhere in the middle of those two.