"Cousins"

It was a wonderful week here in Michigan, aside from the sinus infection that decided to greet me on Wednesday. Thanks to the sinus infection I now have a lovely cough. Gross. Moving on.

Last week Monday included a last minute "family" get together. You know, the kind of family that isn't really family, but they totally are family, because without them....well, it's not imaginable. For us, that is the Osborn's. My parents are best friends with Uncle Bob and Aunt Pat - we love them. Only problem is, they live in California. Needless to say, we don't see them often. I have many memories of going out west to California for week long vacations with the Osborn's. Some of my favorite childhood memories include trips out west. This last week, the Osborn's needed to take a last minute trip our way which landed them in Grand Rapids for a couple of nights. The best part of it all? My cousin Jeff and his wife Jamie had a little boy Wyatt, just 2 months before Maddux. We have been talking since BEFORE the boys were born about getting them together....it finally happened.

Monday night was a little crazy. People were flying in and out of the house, there was a loud dog, screaming children, about 10 adults trying to catch up, and dinner served somewhere in between. At one point I looked at Will and said "Doesn't it feel like were in the home alone house?!". We had fun. It was an absolute delight to spend time with Uncle Bob and Aunt Pat. Twice in one year!!! That never happens :) However, the highlight of the evening for all of us was Wyatt and Maddux meeting for the first time..."cousins".

Friday night....Jeff and Jamie drove back through GR which meant more time we got to spend together with the boys (and much calmer as well I might add). We relaxed, ate dinner, hung out with the boys, chased the boys, calmed the boys....everything revolved around the boys. But was SO worth it. We hope that they get to grow up being "cousins". The kind you can't imagine living without. Here is to keeping the Beal-Osborn tradition alive!

Here are some pictures of the boys on Friday night. As you can imagine, it's nearly impossible to snap a GOOD picture of a 17 and 15 month old simultaneously. 

 Meet Wyatt. Precious little boy.

 

 

That is probably the best picture I captured of the two of them. We'll keep it for the books :)










Osborn family, we love you! We can't wait to take a trip out west to spend time with ya'll! Thank you for taking the time out of your vacation to spend time with us. I can't wait for Maddux and Wyatt to get to know each other more and more each time!!!