My girls love their cousins. This cannot be stressed enough! And it's a good thing, too, since they are surrounded by them.On my side of the family (the above picture), there are nine grandkids. Ranging in ages from 18 years to 7 months. With only two boys in the brood. On Jet's side, there are ten grandkids, ranging in ages from 7 years to a couple of months. 5 boys. 5 girls.
Both sides are still growing!
Saturday...while I went to a Girls' Reunion (with my college friends)...Jet and the girls drove to his sister's house. Our three girls (5, almost 4, and 15 months) and their three boys (7, 4, and 18 months) playing hard all day.
Picking eggs from the chicken coop. Trying to milk a cow for the first time. Endless races around the house (where Jet said Selah and Jacob...both about 4....consistently won). Holding newborn puppies. Petting horses. Splashing in water. Eating watermelon. Roasting marshmallows for smores.
They were full of stories to tell me! (though no pictures to share because I had the camera with me).
Then, Sunday afternoon, my parent's gave my oldest niece a high school graduation party. And though my girls played hard with these cousins...I'm thinking the highlight for them may have been the CAKE. :)
Growing up, I had one first cousin that we played with. But he lived three hours away and we rarely saw him. As opposed to Jet who has 53 first cousins. Quite the different experience from me!!
We're so thankful that our girls will grow up surrounded by cousins. A family of built-in friends.
