We hosted an Easter Weekend Girl Cousins Campout here last night. We had The Girl and two girl cousins Miss H (age 6) and Miss M (age 10). The Boy camped out at Gramama's with the boy cousins. So far so good.
I love that these kids enjoy each other so much. There are 10 cousins on Genius Golfer's side of the family and they are fantastic kids. They all live within a hour of each other and of Gramama's so we get together quite a bit. They love it when we do. They start asking for reasons to do something as a family just so they can see each other and play together.
As a girl I knew 3 cousins--Tim, Mel, and Abby. I know I had a lot more than that, but they were two states away and really didn't share a lot in common with us. The 3 cousins we knew and did things with were the only other members of the Church, so that helped in the togetherness goal.
Like GG's family of cousins, our 3 cousins were there for baptisms and any big event. We shared Christmas and Thanksgiving with them. Then when I went to college my aunt and uncle divorced and it changed up the dynamic of the cousins a bit. We still liked getting together, but now it wasn't quite as convenient or simple.
I love that our kids have 8 other cousins to play with and feel at home with no matter where they are. Two of those 8 are married now, so they are a little less in the overall cousins' picture--as they should be. The rest of the 6 are slightly older and slightly younger so my kids fit right in the mix.
Today's plan includes a "girls' day out" to see BYU's Ballroom Dance team perform with Gramama and Aunti B, then the girls will meet up with the boys at Gramama's for an annual event: the Easter Egg hunt.
A perfect way to spend the day with family.
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