Cousins

With so much of our extended family so far removed, often times I sense my children confused. They have the theory of grandparents, but the sad truth is, that there is not much reality there. They know that Grandma (my mom) is in heaven, but I overheard Arran the other day talking with a friend and saying that when he gets to heaven Nanny Pam (my dad's wife) will be waiting for him. There is no concept at all of James' mom and I think they just think that Grandma Betty must be his mom, not that they remember her either.

If only we had all the money in the world and could travel whenever we wished, sigh!

Some of my children's most favorite people in the whole wide world though, are their cousins. There is that true love and sense of family. It is so great that Arran and Bryttain both have a cousin of the same sex, very close to their own age and they all love Asia of course. We have been very fortunate in the last couple of weeks to have been able to see them twice and the kids have been almost beside themselves with excitement. Each day Arran would tell me he was so excited, because it was x number of days until he would get to see his cousins. He locks those dates in his head and holds on to them like a terrier with a rat. I dare not tell him of prospective dates until they have been firmed up and put on the calendar for fear of the dismay and anguish, should said date get canceled.

I am so happy that they at least have this concept of family.

Arran and Ireland, far too busy playing to stop and pose for photographs.

So we tried with the girls, who sat in place, but we ended up with a lot of out-takes!


Then Bryttain dared Michaelanne to call that cute boy down the street...just kidding, they're listening to music...just give it a few years though!