Cousins

Some of the most fun I ever had as a child, I had with my cousin. I remember how excited I would get when I knew that Uncle Richard, Aunt Grace, and Lauren were coming for a visit. As an older child, I would call my grandparent's house several times on the day I knew they were coming, asking, "Are they here yet?" Even the most boring family reunions were fun if Lauren was there.

Even though we live several hundred miles from all of our cousins, my children have a very special relationship with them. I see the same excitement in them when they know their cousins are coming for a visit or when we are going to visit them.
"How many more days, Mom? Will they be here when we wake up? Is it tomorrow yet?"
This morning, Lydia was so anxious for Uncle Bart, Aunt Tracy, Jim & Sarah to get here that she waited at the window, watching for them with binoculars!

Jim, Lydia, & Nathan enjoyed feeding the geese and goslings at the duck pond near our house....

But Sarah was not too sure about this big gander!