The Cousins had a short, but sweet and fun time together last weekend. I'll post a few pictures to give the essence of some of the events, but as always, there are a lot of pictures, a lot of action, and it would take more space than a mere blog entry to tell it all.
A successful restaurant: The opening ceremonies for Cousin Weekend involved the biggest restaurant extravaganza the cousins have yet to concoct. It started on Friday night after Hannah and Vivi arrived in St. Peter. Miles and Westy were here to greet them, and had some time to play. The four of them rearranged and reorganized the sunroom so nearly every square inch was covered in contents from the play cupboard. Business took off. Owen and Ethan joined in on Saturday morning, and business continued to thrive. Cousins were taking orders, working the sandwich line, making change, serving food, and collecting tips for the poor.
A tray of doughnuts with monster teeth and six little monsters to gobble up the goodies: Enough said.
A birthday party for a six-year-old: The youngest cousin is now 6, and has caught up to Vivi. In poker terms around here a pair of 6's, a pair of 7's, an 8 and a 9 make a FULL HOUSE.
A sleepover: E & O stayed overnight at our house so C & A could get up and out the door early to run in the Mankato Half Marathon. While the runners were running, the cousins were goofing around.
A post-run selfie: Hurray for Mommy/Auntie Angie and Daddy/Uncle Charlie!
A workout at the TreeMendous Playground: Surprisingly, we've never taken a photo of all six cousins playing on the equipment in Gorman Park. We almost didn't get one this time, as a couple of the impy-er cousins preferred running away from the photo shoot. But eventually, all six convened long enough for some smiles together.
A Halloween scavenger hunt: Six cousins x one clue per cousin = six spooky prizes per cousin to hand out to the other cousins, with an occasional photo to document the fun.
A campus visit: The cousins love to run around the Gustavus campus. Here are Owen and Cousin Pumpkin. Vivi managed to get a snuggly ride from Uncle Charlie.
A happy grandpa: He'd be even happier if Miles and Westy had still been in St. Peter when this picture was taken, but he managed to be amused by four out of six for a while.
Thanks to the cousins and their parents for a fun weekend.
Evan, we missed you!
