Last week, we had the most fun visit with my cousin, Brent, his wife, Tilly, and their two adorable kids, Carter and Nora. We really couldn't have planned our kids better if we COULD plan such things. :) Carter and Will are only 9 months apart, and Nora and the girls are 2 months apart, but if you go by the girls' due date, they're pretty much the same age! So even though the kids are technically something complicated like first cousins twice removed, or second cousins once removed, or some such nonsense, we decided they can just be cousins. :) This was the first time we had gotten everyone together since the girls were all born, and it was greatness. And we were lucky to have my parents there too, or we would have been VERY outnumbered during the day while Matt was at work.
Carter and Will were immediately best friends.
No idea what they're looking at, but I'm sure they were having fun!
Could they sit any closer?
We also had lots of floor playtime with all the girls.
Sweet Nora tried on E & C's headbands
And Caroline showed everyone her new favorite pose on her newly found favorite pink pillow.
Nora impressed us all with her walking and trampolining skills {and also her ability to grow hair, something our girls are still working on}
Most anyone who will read this is aware that my sweet baby girls are not known for their ability to warm up to new people quickly. HOWEVER. Caroline and Uncle Brent bonded immediately over a bowl of yogurt melts, and she decided he was pretty awesome. :)
We decided to give Brent a taste of double baby duty.
Will LOVED hanging out with his Uncle Brent. During all the other kids' naptimes, they did this:
I loved getting to meet Miss Nora! Such a sweetheart.
And of course, precious Emily spent her day going back and forth between me and my mom, her safe zones in a world of scary {aka kind and loving} other people. :)
After all naptimes were over, we swam! The diving board saw a lot of action.
cannonball!!
And, of course, when you get 5 kids and 2 cousins who barely get to see each other together, you have to attempt a group shot! Most of the pics turned out something like this, with maybe one person looking at the camera.
I wonder what Will, Emily, and Caroline are discussing here? C is not amused.
I think this is the best one. I mean, even though zero kids are looking directly at the camera, at least you can see almost all of their faces. {sorry E} Soooo....we have a winner!
What a fun day! Can't wait to watch these kids as they grow up!
