For The Love Of Cousins

nothing better than family...
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Great group of pics! That close-up of Anna is frame-able!

Awesome photo's! I also had close cousins (my Mom's sister was coincidently married to my Dad's closest brother) and wonderful memories of visits back and forth.

I grew up on a farm with all but 2 of my 19 cousins within a half hour of my house. My cousins are like my brothers and sisters. We spent a lot of time together...making up outdoor games, riding horses, celebrating each others' birthdays, having sleepovers. Even now, we look forward to getting together with each other on camping trips or family reunions. Us girl cousins (and the wives of the boy cousins) have started a tradition of getting together each year for a whole weekend at one of our houses. Cousins are the best! My own girls have a different situation with their cousins as they are the oldest two and the cousins are much younger, but they love getting together with my cousins' children!!

sweet pictures! i love anna's close up. i used to think that simon was kind of your husband's clone or something. but now i think there's so much of you in him. he seems to be best big brother ever.

How sweet they are!
When do we get a bigger peek at your new office?? :)

You are absolutely right! There is nothing sweeter than hanging out with your cousins! Especially when they are so close in age! My kids are blessed to have their cousins very close by and are able to nurture that wonderful bond quite often. Thanks for the share...warms my heart!

What a great post, Ali.

I'm lucky--I have 12 cousins and got to see them frequently as we grew up. Now that we're all in our 20s and 30s, we still make it a point to see each other as often as possible.

We love to look back (and laugh) at the photos of us as young kids.

Ali, I really love the way you captured all the sweet moments of their trip. You did a great job of getting different perspectives, and sometimes taking pictures from afar captures the moment even better than up close (those kids cuddled together... with NO adults around - or at least not in the same room - as they watched videos! ;) Great job and thanks as always for sharing!

There are 16 nieces/nephews in my family - most of them born within a few years of each other. Now, as teens and twenty-somethings, they are all best friends.

I have 67 (yes, 67!!!) first cousins. We get together every three years. With cousins, you just pick up where you left off. I think it's one of the greatest relationships a person can have.

Love your photos!!!

I love Anna's coat-could you share where it's from? :-)

The beauty and strength of family is harmony and love. I LOVE being with you all, and will return again and again. Beautiful post, Ali.

Such lucky kids to have cousins they same-ish age to spend time with.
BTW that is the sweetest hat on Anna. Hanna Andersson?

I have recently seen the cousin I was closest to when I was little, it remains a close bond even though we haven't seen each other much over the last 40 years :-)

Sooo sweet...