Cousins!!!

We had some cousins come to visit this weekend.  Katie is actually my first cousin, although she is the same age as my oldest daughter. 

In this picture is LeighAnn, Phynix, and Seanelle.  They are actually 3rd cousins.  Wow!  Not many people know their 3rd cousins!  That really is pretty impressive to me. 

Because they are children, they are all cute and love to have their pictures taken.  But that doesn’t make it easy to get a good picture.  Either one of them is talking, or moving, or looking at someone else…

You aim the camera, tell the one not looking at you to smile for the camera, as soon as you are certain you have a great photo, *click* and you check out the picture you just shot.

You suddenly realize that they are less interested in the camera, and more interested in the car through the window, getting a drink, a nearby toy, a toy that isn’t so nearby, the smell of dinner coming from the kitchen… basically, anything other than getting a “perfect picture.”

I only had one of the kids willing to be still enough to let me get her picture.

This is the littlest addition to their family.  Becca wore herself out and decided to fall asleep just before the dinner was put on the table.

 

 

 

Seanelle wanted to show off her new trick of being able to do a backbend before Katie and her family left town.  But Katie had a surprise for Seanelle.

 

 

 

She had Seanelle stay in her pose, and then she joined in the fun.

I was the one that was able to surprise them.  I took their picture… and then posted it on the world wide web!

I was even able to get Roy pose for a picture.

They stayed for dinner and then decided to head for home.

Even though the kids didn’t remember meeting before (They were pretty young when we saw them about 3 years ago) they played together very well, and didn’t want the fun to end.  Phynix was willing to stay behind and have us “ship” her back home later.  Seanelle didn’t see a problem with this plan.