A Few More Things in North Carolina (What a Clever Title)
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 10:53PM I found it really delightful to watch the relationships develop on this trip. Cousin C. and Michaela are, of course, good friends (when they are not totally exasperating one another), and Christian and Cousin N. can often be found running around plotting playing. What was cool was seeing Cousin J. and Eliana play together. They are a year and a few months apart but they are old enough to be able to play the same games and laugh and carry on like good buddies.
Many card games were played on this trip. Skip-Bo, War, and Go Fish were the top picks.
Christian and Cousin J. have a lot in common; even though they are several years apart they play together pretty well (until one or both of them get mad and then they yell at each other). When they were getting along it was fun to watch.
Cousin N. and Michaela also have a lot in common. They are avid readers and quietly pensive; they have similar dispositions and it was neat to see them hanging out more on this trip than in previous years.
Cousin N. also spent a little time with Eliana; he has a little brother and a big sister...I think it was fun for him to be around Eliana, help her, and do fun things with her in a big brother kind of way. So cute to watch!
And these two. Here they are, chatting it up before we head out on a hike. What fun to watch their relationship grow!
I'm being silly. Of course Mike and Bobby get along. We were about to go on a hike, though. We didn't do much of that because the kids were enjoying the water so much, and we didn't get an early start most days. We took a short-ish trail and the kids had fun (Cousin N. would have liked a much longer hike, but some of us would not have been able to go on for miles on end).
The boys brought up the rear (with Eliana on Mike's back).
The girls were the trail blazers (Cousin J. is not a girl, but he did have to hang with his mom...just to be sure you don't think I'm losing it).
One of the final things that we did before leaving for Florida again was to celebrate Eliana's birthday while we were with Diana and Bob. Eliana had a cake and a few presents, and she loved having an early party!
We had such a great time in the mountains! I know the kids want to go again (our family hadn't been in years), and we look forward to the next visit, whenever it may be. In the fall when the leaves are changing? That would be lovely! We shall see...
Reader Comments (3)
It was such an awesome trip, wasn't it! I can't believe we are back to the reality of school and actually having to make dinner every night. If only summer could last forever...
We miss you guys!
Cousins can be such a blessing. I'm glad your kiddos enjoyed theirs.
That was an awesome trip! Love, Catherine, Nicholas, and John