Cousins

I have amazing memories of growing up surrounded by family.  As kids, we spent A LOT of time at my grandparents house at Bass Lake.  We were there practically all summer, and the memories are endless.

I can't even begin to count the hours we logged riding around on the golf cart, 4 wheeler, spending time on the paddle boat, swimming in the pool and eating fudgesicles on the deck.

No matter if we were at the lake, or up at our house...we were always with family it seemed. Cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, sisters, parents...just always had family around.

Every holiday was spent somewhere together.  It was awesome.

One of the worst things about growing up is that everyone else grows up too.  All of us have started our own families and our own lives fill up our time so we don't get to hang out as often as I would like.

So it's always a very special treat when we all make time to get together and hang out.  And super fun now that most of us have spouses and kids of our own.  It's unfortunate that they don't know each other as well as we did at their age...but the time we spend together is priceless.

We recently got to hang out my Grandma and Grandpa's house...with lots of cousins.  What a fun day it was catching up!  Here are just some of the pictures of the next generation playing...

 we should probably be concerned that the two youngest are in control of the golf cart...

 Just hangin' out waiting for a ride...

 We waited about 45 minutes for a 10 minute parade...

 Just some of the crew...

 We've got to be careful...these two are just about at the age to start causing some serious trouble together if left unattended.

 I love catching up!

 I wish I knew what made this huge laugh come out of this little lady!  Pure joy!

 Awe!

 Just playing some ball in G'ma and G'pas' yard!

 This is what happens when we put the dad's in charge...

I can only pray they have some of the same memories that I hold so dear in my heart...