Calling All Cousins

UPDATE: Danny posted this video that he took of the kids playing outside on Youtube:

Cousin Time

Original Post:

Noa and Martha were super blessed to get to visit with many many cousins in our travels the first month we were back in the States. Twenty-five, in fact.  Twenty-five first, second, and once-removed cousins.  And that doesn’t even count all the aunts, uncles, grandparents, great grandparents, and so-close-they’re-practically-family friends that we got to see in our many travels.  What a treat!

Sadly, I don’t have photos of everyone but here are a few to start off, until I can collect pictures from other people of these special visits:

Seeing Liam and meeting Baby Hudson for the first time at Grandma and Grandpa’s house in Virginia.  Aunt Carly was so sweet to be the potty-book reader to these two two-year-olds.

Grandpa and Grandma were so sweet to invite us to join their already full house.  They had 2 grandkids, 2 grandkids-in-law, and 4 great grandkids over-running their home for almost two weeks.  They, as always, were super gracious and just loved on all of us so sweetly.  We love that special time.  Here is Grandma with 4 of her 12 greats.

There are a ton more of these munchkins together, but I am waiting for Carly to send them to me (hint hint!).

In our time in Pennsylvania, we got to see A TON of cousins.  One special treat was that Danny and Kimberly drove down for a day with their kids and we got to meet Katy-Grace for the first time.   What a precious girl, added to a precious family.  We were so thankful for an afternoon/evening with them.

Noa and Daniel Josiah... picking up the fun right where they left off almost a year ago. These two oldest of the Iverson grandchildren are SO fun to watch together.

we spent a few hours out in the yard enjoying the hose and kiddie pool.

breaking for a little snack. Notice the ever cute/happy/content Miss Katy-Grace. This girl has learned early in life to roll with anything, and is thus super laid-back and sweet as can be.

Eating ice cream on Grammy's kitchen floor. Please note the secret giggle shared between Daniel Josiah and Noa. love it!

Saying goodbye until next time. I love being with my big brother and his family!

We stopped in Atlanta on our way down and got to visit with the Mason cousins on Eric’s side. This family is particularly fun for ours, as there are FOUR very girly girls who our girls REALLY enjoy playing with.  (There is also a very cool Philip who we enjoy as well ).

It was a really fun day. Noa loved eating with the big girls Tiffany, Amanda, and Charlotte.

And finally, we arrived in Florida to be welcomed so sweetly by cousins Annie and Lily (our newest cousin, at only 5 weeks old!).  We have loved these last few weeks of living close to Jonathan and Maggie.  They have been such a blessing to us as we have settled and each member of our family has loved growing closer to their sweet family. We are looking forward to many many wonderful times together.

Beautiful Lillian

Annie-Pie

Sharing a boat ride in Annie's GiiGii's pool.

Annie taught our girls the importance of going shirtless at a meal. I love it because it saves me laundry

giggling girls. They LOVE being together.

That’s it for now.  I am hoping to get caught up on back-blogging, but no promises.

Thanks for reading!

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