Fun at the Park (with GREEN grass!)

Vincent hanging out in the tent Beth put out for him. I think
he played it all of four or five times. He spent the rest of our time
in Minnesota trying to get into trouble

Heather and Vincent (2nd cousins!)

We decided to go to the park since the
weather was so perfect

It was Vincent's first time in grass (no, seriously). He did NOT
like it. He kept lifting up his legs and hands. We were all mean
and found it extremely comical

"Ewww...grass!"

I showed Hayden how to roll down a hill
(something I haven't done since... I lived here
when I was 10?!?!) She ran all the way up
the hill and kind of chickened out...

...so she decided scooting down on her butt was just as fun

Vincey with his Grandma

Beth being an evil aunt and laughing at poor
Vincent's confusion over whatever-it-was-he
-was-standing-on!

Vincent has this new permanent
(blonde!) mohawk/faux-hawk. It's
kind of interesting

"Ok, really. I'm done with the grass now."

Hayden had been trying to climb up the slide as Brendan
came down it. This is her "OH NOEZ!" look as she ran to
get out of his path

Skipping together

Skipping is very exhausting

Cousins

Yep. That's my daughter

My 20th Birthday Celebration

Justin meets Vincent

This is why I am always behind the camera

Mom with Mariah (my 2nd cousin
through my cousin Ashleigh). We
went to Debbie's house to have a
little 20th birthday party get-
together for me. It let me see some
family members from my Dad's side
whom I have been missing terribly

My cousin Ashleigh with Vincent

Mariah and Vincent. It's funny with my family because
all of the "cousins" were born near each-other. My
sister is the same age as Jennifer, Ashleigh, and Angela
and I am in the same age as Justin, Heather, Angie,
and Amy. Then, we all went on to have kids so all
the 3rd cousins are around the same age. Jayden is
next to Brendan, Hayden with Talen and Serenity,
and then Vincent, Mariah (who are less than 3 weeks
apart in age), and Amy's baby is due in
March. It's amusing

A little smile from Mariah. Vincent just looks confused

Destinee (Ashleigh's oldest) holding
Vincent

My uncle Dugan with Vince

Vincent with my cousin Angela

Destinee was a little model. She kept posing and asking
me to take a picture

AJ, Ashleigh, Angela, and Vincent

Angela with her daughter

My cousin Heather

I think she put that on her head in
hopes of deterring me from taking a
picture. Quite the contrary...

Destinee, Talen, and Jayden all made me cards

Me with Talen (another 2nd cousin of mine through
Ashleigh)

Justin with Vincent

I think Debbie and my mum were looking at Mariah

Jessie and Beth