Sunday Snapshot: Cousins

Do you have cousins? Do you have a lot of cousins? Because if you don't, you're missin' out. And if you do....well then you know how completely fun they can be.
I love that my boys have each other.....and I love that they have their cousins.

For several years now, not a year has gone by that there hasn't been a new addition to the gang.....
In fact, some years we've even increased by two.

Thanks to some carefully orchestrated tag-teaming with one of my sister-in-laws, the line on the beach got longer every year.

....and longer

We'd snap a picture of the growing brewd.....even when not everyone was a willing participant....

...and dressed them in silly hats just to sweeten the shot.

You can bet that our holidays and get togethers are no simple task.

and the noise volume is not for the faint of heart.

But if you asked me if I'd trade our big, crazy family for the world....I'd say, not a chance.

Because with each passing year...

and each new addition....

the line of kids on the beach gets longer.....

and the mounds of presents under tree gets bigger.

and the kids keep gaining a new built-in friend for life

The best part is....

that there's more to come....

cuz we aren't yet ready to call it a day.....

and we don't yet have enough birthdays in the family to celebrate...

so we look forward to the ever expanding gang

and to the always crazy time that having all these cousins makes.

What a gift.