While it's easy to think that sort of clubbiness is odd in a family, it's so clear to see that as overwhelming as it may be, it works. And anyone who's had the pleasure of interacting with more than 20 of them at once doesn't quickly forget the cohesion they put forth.
So it's understandable that having family out of the country for an extended period and having us living in Texas can put a strain on the cousins. We're missing B&K and the Cookelets like crazy, so it was great to see them all last night on Skype. The kids are growing like CRAZY and it only made us miss them more!
The little ones were beyond jazzed to see their bigger cousins! They were crowding onto one chair and pushing all over to get a glimpse of the big kids.
My absolute favorite part of the conversation was when Alison said, "Hey! Lucy looks just like ME!"
And Uncle Andrew entertained with bunny ears and a clown nose. It was so great seeing their smiling faces! They sang Happy Birthday to Grandma in both languages - she was tickled!
After our chat, the two littlelest cousins had a little bonding time. I was shocked that Molly was so into Ben and just LOVED holding him, poking him, kissing him and hugging him. She even learned to say, "Hi Beeeennn!!" She turned out to be a complete baby freak.
Doing Ben's hair. Obviously.
A few kisses.
A second try at glamming him up. Babies are so plain!
Molly and Ben are 362 days apart. Molly's the older one, if you can't tell from these pictures. Here they are at 16 months and 4 months. Josiah thought it was strange that we were calling Ben "Boo Boo Chunkers" but he's just the roundest, healthiest, more perfect little guy ever! And really, he's not big for his age. Molly is just extremely scrawny. We here at Cooke House like the waifish orphaned look. It's so in!
1 comment:
The system is not complex.
Love,
2A3
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