Here is baby Grace, sister Amy's newborn, and one of the main attractions of Sydney, Australia. And here I am frightening her with my large teeth. She is seven weeks old now, but in these photos she is a youthful six weeks.
When we weren't seeing the sights, we watched the cousins. Completely entertaining.
Hank and Nate, who is also 3, were hilarious together. They spent many hours riding side by side in their carseats, and they would have these long conversations that were pure Samuel Beckett.
Hank: What's wrong Nate?
Nate: Nothing.
Hank: Did you say rainbow?
Nate: RAINBOW.
Hank: I win.
Nate: No, I win!
Hank: No, my mom wins.
Nate: Nooo, my mom wins!
Hank: My mom is a wife! A beautiful wife!
Nate: I win! I win! HURRAY!
Hank: Rainbow?
That's not an artful summary, it's a straight transcription.
Five kids is a lot, even if one of them is a baby. We took them places on trains, ferry boats, and cars, and every time I thought, "There's no way we can keep up with all these kids. We'll probably lose one." But they all managed to stick to us.
These cousins have never lived in the same place, or really even on the same continent, so watching them play and be together was a real highlight of the trip.
This has been another postcard from Oz, the Cousin Edition.
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Fabulous! Isn't it great to have family?!
Great pics. Children are amazing. They've hardly ever seen each other then you throw them together and they play nice. Wish some countries could do that.
We were just talking today about how much fun they had together! Those pics are so great. The 2nd one of Laura holding the baby--Grace looks like she is a baby zombie or something with her arms out in front of her! (but the cutest darn baby zombie you ever saw, of course.)
LOVE the pictures!! I cannot believe how big those kiddos are. You sure look natural holding Grace, ever think about having another little one??? I am so happy that yall had such a great trip. Hug your cutie pies for me. Hank and Nate, what a cool pair of buds.
My daughter lives across the country from her cousin and it blows.
congrats to your sister.
Awwww! Look at all the love!
RAINBOW!
What a gorgeous bunch of kids you matrons have!
And I love the toddler conversations. Oscar is just starting with storytelling (you know, when he's not poisioning himself) and it is so stinking cute.
I love it! Cousin bonding is great. Think of all the memories you have of "cousin time!" Now we need to strive to get extended cousins together1 What great fun.
My peeps! Oh, how I wish I could have been there in the middle of all that fun. I love the baby zombie picture and the one of Hank kissing Nate. Too cute!
Oh. Bless.
Ha ha, Grace IS a baby zombie in the second pic.
"Brains, BABY BRAINS!"
Oh what a sweet little baybeeeee. I love the carseat convo, I look forward to hearing those coming from my backseat as soon as Elliot learns to give her brother crap.
Yep, cousins are the best. It's pretty amazing, I think, that they seem to somehow GET it: "You are family and you belong. I barely know you, but you are my peeps." Even when they're little, they get it. Love love love the pics.
Well at least you're a BEAUTIFUL non sequitur...
And those are some beautiful children!
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