Cousins!

Well, Simon has now officially met his cousins Ben & Ellie, and his uncle Nathan. Phew! He now knows his whole family :). The cousins will be returning again in a couple weeks, so I wasn't super-deliberate with the camera--hence no photos of them all lined up on the sofa, or of all of us together. I'll be sure to get those before they leave the country again! In the meantime, I did get a few good shots, though, of their first few days with us, earlier this week:

Ellie, showing the mittens I made for her (Ben got a pair, too)--after three years in Cambodia the family is off to Chile next, where it will be winter when they arrive.

Ben, now 3 years old, is quite the talker and loves, on any walk, to have a stick (or several) along!

Ellie was particularly taken with Simon--both kids were great with him, but Ellie (now 4.5 years old) was particularly patient and attentive!

Um...if this is Ben offering to take the photo, I'm thinking Nathan should kindly decline...

Andy, Simon, and I went along letterboxing with the family--here Jen is helping Ben stamp a book. I had never really heard of letterboxing before, but it seems like a great family hobby...we may have to get started ourselves...

Unfortunately, both Andy and Simon were sick during this first part of the visit--both are on the mend, though, so by the time we see Jen, Nathan, Ellie, and Ben again in a couple weeks, we hope to have the energy for even more fun!