Cousins!

We had some family visit recently, which is always fun. We tried getting a group picture of all the cousins together, which can be quite a challenge since they are all so young and have such short attention spans. Joshua didn't make it into this picture, but maybe I can photoshop him in later. There isn't a lot of room though. Maybe I'll just give Ethan a 2nd head.

Joshua was pretty interested in Ethan. I think they're going to be friends. Joshua wanted to touch Ethan's skin and face, but he hasn't quite developed the gentle touch that Michelle so effortlessly employs so we had to keep an eye on him. :)


Ruby was beautiful, as always. I know Amy gets tired of hearing that, but I think that is a good problem to have. If you don't know Ruby's story, it's a fascinating one. Much of it is detailed at my sister's blog, Finding Love in Liberia.


We sat down with the kids and watched one of my favorite movies, Ratatouille. Well, I guess not everyone actually sat down to watch it. Reid preferred to stand about 2 feet away from the TV. Perhaps he has had a look at this chart and was just trying to appreciate the film in all of it's 1080p Blu-Ray glory.


This last photo shows Ruby and Ethan holding hands. I think the contrast in skin color is interesting, but the other thing you'll notice is the contrast in body fat. Of course, this shouldn't come as any surprise if you've seen pictures of Ruby when she lived in Africa.