cousins party on june 4
On Saturday, after I slept a little (since I worked Friday night), I headed over to my Aunt Terri Jo's house for a little get together in the afternoon. Her daughter (my cousin), Melyssa, was visiting from Ohio and she brought their four kids with her. So the rest of us decided to meet up to get all the great grand kids together (although this is not all of them, we're missing the ones from Washington). The party was fun, a little chaotic, Amelia was tired from having not napped so she tantrumed a good amount, but once she got in the pool all was well. Trying to get the kids together for pictures was pretty much ridiculous, as it should be.
Mathematically: 3 kids + 3 toddlers + 3 infants = never going to work.
And it didn't really. We stood in the front yard around them, everyone snapping pictures and trying to get them to look their way. I just kind of took pictures in between everyone else. I edited the crap out of the photos, because I had to crop in close to even be able to make out faces, but meh, what I got wasn't great. But no one else got great shots either. It was pretty hilarious to see, though. And my mom was having COW because Amelia wasn't cooperating. She's two, of course she's not going to cooperate.
setting them up
still setting up
Amelia's not having it
Not bad
Probably the best shot I got...and Amelia's the only one smiling...but no one is crying!
From left to right: Demi & Ryan (the twins) on Jayden's lap (their brother -- not my cousin's child though), Nyilah (the twins' older sister), she's holding Tommy (my cousin Melynn's son), then there's Katelynn on Bekah's lap (my cousin Amanda's daughter is K and my cousin Brittany's daughter is B), and of course then there's Weston and Amelia....whew! Onward!
Highly edited
My grandma with the kids
Weston is definitely over it
Amelia's done, too
Grandma with the two youngest great grandkids, Katelynn and Tommy
Everybody
Last pose
This is what he wanted
She was very impatient waiting to get in the pool
Ready to get in!
So silly!
Tommy
Katelynn and her grandma (my Aunt Toni)
Take two
Pool time (I couldn't get in because I had to go to work later...boo!)
Amanda with Weston and Katelynn (her daughter)...her husband, John is way over there on the left
West and Nynn chillin'
Take 1
Take 2
Toni, Terri Jo, Amelia and Nyilah
Acting up
My cousin Melyssa (she's the mom of the twins and Nyilah...and she's a mess)
My mom's saying cheeeeeese
Amelia's eating some junk food
She likes it!
Then everyone got out of the pool and I headed off to work. I'm glad I made it over there, though. I was tired Saturday night, but it was worth it!
Mathematically: 3 kids + 3 toddlers + 3 infants = never going to work.
And it didn't really. We stood in the front yard around them, everyone snapping pictures and trying to get them to look their way. I just kind of took pictures in between everyone else. I edited the crap out of the photos, because I had to crop in close to even be able to make out faces, but meh, what I got wasn't great. But no one else got great shots either. It was pretty hilarious to see, though. And my mom was having COW because Amelia wasn't cooperating. She's two, of course she's not going to cooperate.
setting them up
still setting up
Amelia's not having it
Not bad
Probably the best shot I got...and Amelia's the only one smiling...but no one is crying!
From left to right: Demi & Ryan (the twins) on Jayden's lap (their brother -- not my cousin's child though), Nyilah (the twins' older sister), she's holding Tommy (my cousin Melynn's son), then there's Katelynn on Bekah's lap (my cousin Amanda's daughter is K and my cousin Brittany's daughter is B), and of course then there's Weston and Amelia....whew! Onward!
Highly edited
My grandma with the kids
Weston is definitely over it
Amelia's done, too
Grandma with the two youngest great grandkids, Katelynn and Tommy
Everybody
Last pose
This is what he wanted
She was very impatient waiting to get in the pool
Ready to get in!
So silly!
Tommy
Katelynn and her grandma (my Aunt Toni)
Take two
Pool time (I couldn't get in because I had to go to work later...boo!)
Amanda with Weston and Katelynn (her daughter)...her husband, John is way over there on the left
West and Nynn chillin'
Take 1
Take 2
Toni, Terri Jo, Amelia and Nyilah
Acting up
My cousin Melyssa (she's the mom of the twins and Nyilah...and she's a mess)
My mom's saying cheeeeeese
Amelia's eating some junk food
She likes it!
Then everyone got out of the pool and I headed off to work. I'm glad I made it over there, though. I was tired Saturday night, but it was worth it!