Family Sunday

The sun was out in full force when my husband's sister and family came over for a BBQ yesterday. The five kids had a great time playing together. Water Balloons were a hit before dinner and they were soaked. I guess only one cousin knew how to tie, so the balloons really were just a fill up and squirt kinda fight, but there was enough screams from the front yard while the adults were in the back to know that it was a success. Although this crew lives with in a short bike ride away, the growing up of children with activities make it harder to coordinate schedules. We were thankful for the time spent yesterday. A full day of fun together for the adults and children!!!

Cousins close in age, the oldest is 12 years old, which is 18 months older than my girl and her "twin" cousin who are two weeks apart at age 10. The boys are 7 months apart; my son is 8 and his cousin is 9.
Girl Cousins ~ they have their own hand shake greeting specific to each girl that they have done to say Hello and Goodbye every time since Preschool:
The kids table on the upper arbor patio of our back yard: