A Weekend With Cousins

As I mentioned yesterday, we had cousins over for the weekend! My Mom’s cousin and her family drove up from Ohio to visit for a few days. We hadn’t seen them in quite some time, so we were really grateful for the time we got to spend together with them! Here are some pictures to sum up our visit:

Josiah and E had a blast together! They are only a few months apart in age, and both have an interest in Legos®, airplanes, and playing outside.

Our little cousin R loved playing with the twins and spending the nights in their room.

For dinner on Friday night, we had pizza (of course! J), popcorn, veggies, and Trail bars for dessert. It was my first attempt at making enough pizza for a crowd that large. We had four different kinds: spinach, bacon, and feta; pepperoni with peppers, regular pepperoni, and cheese (not pictured.) We watched a cute movie called “The Runner From Ravenshead.” It was a kids’ movie, but was an allegory done in the style of Pilgrim’s Progress. We all liked it a lot!

For breakfast on Saturday morning, we had homemade cinnamon rolls (recipe coming soon!), pumpkin muffins, fruit and cheese.

The twins played “house” with R in the morning. They got a little silly sometimes, but they had fun!

Photo Credit: Roma.

They had a special activity on Saturday afternoon: a treasure hunt! They would read a Bible verse from an index card, and one word would be the “key word.” This word would lead them to another clue, and another, until. . .

Photo Credit: Roma.

. . . they found the treasure! R found a Play-Doh set, and E found a Lego kit. While the kids had fun playing all day, the rest of us enjoyed lots of conversations together on missions trips, homeschooling, good books we’ve read, and more.

For dinner on Saturday night, we had garlic chicken, rice, peas, and rolls. R enjoyed posing for my camera a lot over the weekend! J

Dessert was homemade toll house pie with vanilla ice cream. It was decadent!

Everyone enjoying the evening in the basement: playing, reading, or talking.

Photo Credit: Roma.

After church on Sunday morning, we went out to a local Mexican restaurant for lunch. It was delicioso!

Eating fried ice cream for dessert.

We were very sad to see them leave later that afternoon. But we really enjoyed our time together. It was an encouragement to all of us. We hope to see them again soon!