My grandfather, cousins (from left to right) James, Everett, and Madelynn. Everett can't decide whether he wants to hold his cousin James or stop his cousin Madelynn from messing with his feet.
Braden and Nathan (center) are at an age where all girls, even ones they are related to, suffer from a severe case of cooties. I hope to make a full recovery soon.
James hangs ten.
Fearless explorer.
Teenagers. Pfft.
Here's my cousin Everett jumping in a rain puddle, his dad Tim fixing one of my cousin's bikes, and their dog Otis running from some very ominous thunderstorm clouds.
Here's little Everett again playing with some of those stackable colored rings. I really liked something about the way he would very methodically tell me what color each ring was as he took them off the stack and put them in a line....and the way this game amused him for a good half an hour, too.
The second of some family pictures from the weekend cook-out, this picture basically proves that I have loads of cousins. If you notice that there are two girls pushing that yellow ball in the background, then you'll count 8 in this picture alone. There are 2 more who weren't in this shot but were there as well.
Here's the first of some pictures of my family's weekend cook-out in Chicago. My cousin Everett checks out the scene.
