Cousin Gathering July 2016

Quite a few of my cousins from both Mom and Dad came to celebrate my Mom's life

My ageless uncle, Marvin - still going strong at 95

My Mom's brother, Uncle Spud

Uncle Spud and cousin Ross

My sister, Mona, with Uncle Spud

Cousin Rick - first time I've seen him in over 50 years - My Mom's sister's son

Cousin Ross, my Mom's brother's (Spud) son

Cousin Susie, Mom's sister's daughter

My son's wife, Tina, her grandson, Sammy, and my daughter, Amy, holding Sammy

Me - with thanks to my cousin, Jessie May's husband, Sandy for the great photos of the day

 Jessie May's husband, Sandy

Cousin Jessie May, my Dad's sister's daughter 

My son, Tony, daughter, Amy, in background

My sister, Molly's granddaughter, Sierra, with her son, Jackson

My sister, Bonny's daughter, Carla

My grandson, Jesse

My sister Bonny's grandson, Tony

My cousin, Eddie's wife, Lora

Bonny's daughter Carla's husband, Larry, holding Amy and Dan's dog, Tillie

Cousin Susie's husband, Dean

My sister, Molly's, daughter, Teri

My sister Bonny's daughter, Kim, and sister Molly's daughter, Teri

My niece, Carla's daughter, Brittany, and her cousin, Karma

My granddaughter, Sara, with husband, Dan

Brittany with her boyfriend, Bryce, and brother, Tony

Amy's husband, Dan, with Tillie

Cousin Susie, my Dad's sister's daughter, and Cousin Eddie, my Dad's other sister's son

Meeting More Cousins!

When I began my cousin quest a few years back, I thought it would go faster and differently.  I started with a few cousins that I had kept in touch with over the years, and fully intended to do a profile on each as I met them.  What I found was that when we got together, it was hard to single out one cousin to interview and do a post about.  So as with everything else in life, this quest is evolving.  I still would like to do an in depth profile of each as every one I have found has had an interesting life. 

Eddie, Uncle Marvin, me, Susie, Theresa, Jessie May, Mona, Uncle Spud, Susie, Rick, and in front, the youngster, Ross.  

My cousin Susie's husband, Dean, and my Uncle Marvin, still going strong at 95.

My cousin, Susie, from my Mom's side on the left, my cousin, Susie, from my Dad's side on the right.  We are all about the same age, and they were some of my first companions.  We lost touch for many years so it is pretty special to be reunited.

Karma, Kim, and Carla

Clockwise from left, Jessie May, Susie, and Theresa holding my sister's grandson, Jackson

My sister, Bonny's daughter, Kim, and my sister Molly's daughter, Teri