I’ve always wanted Lily and Emmy to have cousins the same age as they are. They do have two older cousins on Ed’s side, but they are quite a bit older and really, not that fun to play with. They are more interested in sleeping when they come home for a visit. My siblings don’t have any kids, and are unlikely to. My cousin, however, has children that are about the same age. We try to get the kids together as often as we can to see each other, but since we live a couple of states away from each other, this doesn’t happen as often as we’d like!
Here, in their own words, are Lily (10) and Emmy (7) telling you about their second cousins.
Hi, I’m Lily and I like spending time with my family members. Especially with my cousins Laura, and Mary. The problem is that I don’t usually get to see them. I only get to see them once a year!
When we see each other we play with stuffed animals, go to the beach, explore out side, tell scary stories and many other things. We have so much fun together. Every time we see each other we play every chance we get. It is hard to stop.
The rest of the year I miss them so much. Laura and I write letters to each other. Emmy, my sister writes letters to Mary and Laura too. I like doing this. It makes me feel like I get to see her more.We also send each other small things to help each other remember them by. I still don’t get to communicate with Mary that much. Even though Laura tells me how she is.
I am always thinking about what we will do the next time we see each other.I always wait for that day and I always will. I think they probably feel the same way I do. I know they miss me as much as I miss them. It is nice to have good family members even when I don’t see them much.
I love my cousins but I don’t get to see them a lot. I get to write to my cousins but still I don’t get to see them in person. It isn’t fair! I only see them once in a year! It feels like throwing away your favorite thing when it was perfect! By Emmy
Lily and Emmy say it much better than I ever could! Hopefully we’ll see Laura and Mary (along with their mom and dad) next summer!
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Aww, I hope the girls get to see their cousins soon. I will tell you that my girls have cousins close in age on Kevin’s side and as much as they are family and we love them, sometimes (since we live pretty close), they were actually seeing each other too much. So, I think we would wish for a little less togetherness here, but then again just us I suppose.
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How sweet. My girls have cousins on my husband’s side and they love to see their “Wisconsin” family. My son could care less. You are boy? Then let’s wrestle.
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Such a sweet letter. I hope your girls get to see their cousins next summer. It will be something nice for them to look forward to during the winter. Speaking of winter, have you had snow? We woke up to a snow covered lawn this morning!
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We don’t have snow right now, but we’re supposed get 2 inches tonight! We have seen a lot of snow flurries already, and it snowed on Halloween!
Both of my sisters want babies and I want them to get pregnant at the same time and have cousins the same age! It’s tempting to throw my hat in the ring and have a third with them, but I honestly don’t think that’s going to happen. I like not being pregnant too much.
My brother and his wife had their first baby a in the middle between Scarlet and Des, and their second baby is spaced about the same 1.5 years after Des. They all get along really well, although the baby is still too young!
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wonderful post of what family and extended family means in life.
Thank you! I’m very glad that family is a priority in our life. We are blessed with a wonderful family!