Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Those Cousins

Almost twenty years ago both of my sisters and I had new babies. Allen (wearing the hat) arrived in early March, Michael (with the hair) in mid-April, and Hannah (She's bald...) made her appearance a little more than halfway through July. My parents gained two grandsons and a second granddaughter. (It only took them just under ten years to acquire granddaughter number two. It's taking us four...)

Mom and Dad always hosted holiday picnics when the weather was warm; Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day. Everyone looked forward to family gatherings in Grandma and Grandpa's back yard. In September of 1995 we decided to take what we though might be annual photos of our newest family members.

I'm not sure what became of our plan. Maybe we couldn't get them to be still, or maybe we ended up in different places on those long weekends. Perhaps it was because I hadn't yet discovered the beauty of digital photography. Whatever the reason, I did manage to capture the three at one year old. I have pictures of both the boys "driving" the car, and several of Hannah using it for a house. She even climbed through the back window.

I never even thought of getting a picture on Saturday, but before heading out Hannah asked if I would take their picture. They couldn't remember the exact order of the infant photo, but I kind of like the variety in this collection. They're all grown up now. Well, mostly... and I love this newest picture of them. I can't believe how great they all turned out to be and I'm proud of every one.


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  1. Betsy Brock8:20 PM, June 30, 2015

    Aw..that is very sweet! Michael still has the thickest hair! ha.

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    1. Martha8:47 PM, June 30, 2015

      Yes, he does. I find it amazing how much they still resemble their baby pictures. They're still adorable too.
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  2. Priscilla9:39 PM, June 30, 2015

    They grew up so fast. I wish I could turn back the clock. I'm proud of them too. They are all beautiful people. It's a relief that my children are turning out well...because I often felt like I wasn't doing very well as their mother.

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    1. Martha10:04 PM, June 30, 2015

      I think we all feel like that at times. I know I have plenty of those moments.

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  3. Linda10:05 PM, June 30, 2015

    And rightly so, Martha!
    They look like great kids...
    How old is that car? Same one from this past Winter?
    Cheers!
    Linda :o)
    Lind

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    1. Martha10:19 PM, June 30, 2015

      Ha ha! No, that is an older model, one my parents had at their house. Not sure what happened to it.
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  4. Rachel9:52 AM, July 01, 2015

    I love those kids, and I agree, they turned out great. I really wish we took more pictures of the 3 of them at family picnics and Holidays. I know we could have, just kind of forgot about it I guess. The years just flew right on by.

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    1. Martha6:39 PM, July 01, 2015

      I don't know how we neglected to take those photos, at least every few years. I suppose we always thought we'd catch up next year.

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  5. Wanda12:55 PM, July 01, 2015

    Oh those are adorable baby pictures, and what great young people they have become..You did good Martha.

    My mother and two Aunts were pregnant the same year, so my cousin Don..born in March, me in May, and Jim in Sept. We had lots of cousins and fun growing up. Hugs.

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    1. Martha6:41 PM, July 01, 2015

      I was surrounded by cousins, older and younger, but none of them were born the same year as me. Even so we had a lot of fun together.
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