Thursday, August 5, 2010

Cousining in Pennsylvania

Once upon a time, Charlie visited his cousins named Rebecca, Andy, Anna and Emily.  They lived together with his Aunt Marla and Uncle Andrew in a white house with blue shutters.  Charlie loved being in the house with his cousins because there was so much to do.  DSC05068 He spent hours wrestling with his cousin Anna.  It looked very fierce, but they only hugged very tight and never once hurt each other.  Charlie liked cousin Anna very much.  DSC05169IMG_0540 He spent all his meals and snacks sitting next to baby Mee-Mee (Emily).  They shared a passion for blueberries and cheese sticks and  escaping up the stairs alone.  Sometimes Emily followed Charlie around and sometimes Charlie followed Emily around.  Charlie liked cousin Emily very much.IMG_0541He spent time outside in the bubbly pool with Andy.  Andy gave his helicopter and dinosaur book to Charlie, along with lots of clothes he has outgrown.  Charlie thinks the helicopter and dinosaur book are the best things he has ever owned.  Cousin Andy knew just how to take care of Charlie so he wouldn’t get hurt and always had exactly the toy he wanted.  Needless to say, Charlie likes cousin Andy very much.IMG_0534 DSC05180IMG_0549Charlie played in a water balloon war outside with cousin Rebecca.  When they were outside in the back yard together, she made sure he didn’t fall out of the wagon or get lost in the woods.  Charlie likes his cousin Rebecca very much.   IMG_0591

IMG_0597While Charlie was staying with his cousins, he did a lot of things for the first time.  He drove an RV for the first time.  He was so good at it that he only needed to use one finger.  IMGP1052Didn’t he do a great job parking it between all these trees?370He rode on a seat on the back of a bicycle for the first time.  He loved it so much that he just kept laughing the whole time.  354He went on a hike in the woods to visit a Pooh tree.  He loved being outside and walking on the trail so much that he galloped and chortled as he went along.IMG_0605

DSC05138IMG_0600 He also fed a horse for the first time.  That was a little scary, and he decided not to do it again!  IMG_0715 369 IMG_0716And last, most importantly, he learned all the names of his cousins.

2 comments:

Marc and Suzanne said...

Charlie is having so many adventures this summer! What wonderful firsts! Having cousins is fun!

momm and dadd marzinke said...

This is such a cute "story". A delightful memory of a very fun time!