My cousin Nick

Cousin to cousin
we'll always be,
special friends
from the same family tree.
-Author unkown

This past weekend, we enjoyed our first visit with the West Coast Stones (Rob's brother, Chris, and his wife, Pam) in almost 5 years. Man, time flies! But this time around, we had two new wee ones to add to the mix. Cousins united for the first time. It was wonderful to see.

Nick, who is just 6 months younger than Owen, is a doll. The photos we get regularly are nice, of course, but the real-life kiddo is even better!














The boys played well together for the most part (as much as two little guys their age can play together) although Owen did seem to get his first taste of the green goddess, Envy. Any time Nick had been playing with Mommy for too long, Owen had to intervene!




















Other than the occasional mommy hogging, the visit was great. Hugs were even handed out!














And veggie puffs were shared (well okay, by "shared" I mean that my child ate all of Nick's puffs...but, you get my drift. Sorry Nick!).














Mama Dot enjoying her grandboys














Reading with Aunt Pam














Enjoying the musical stylings of Uncle Chris (Chris was the only one that Owen would allow to play the accordion)
















And here, the boys prepare to chicken fight! Well, not really...but you will hear a lot of ridiculous chatter from the parental units.

We had such a great time and can't wait to get together again. We look forward to taking lots more photos and videos together over the years. Maybe next time in sunny CA??