Hans and Griffin!

Hans arrived from Boston late on the evening of July 21st. We enjoyed getting to meet our 3-year-old nephew and cousin, Griffin for the first time! We enjoyed lots of fun activities with them over the next week.

At the dinosaur museum:

Griffin comes out of the tunnel.


Gwen and Zane doing dinosaur puzzles.
Minnie and Emily at the erosion table.
Timo, Griffin, Taran, Micah, and Jet at the erosion table.
All the cousins work together to build a mountain.
Atom, Zane, and Jet play dinosaur computer games.
Izak and Gwen uncover dinosaur bones.
Minnie works meticulously with her brush.

Playing at our house:

Griffin and Hans came for an afternoon and evening of playing, visiting, and dinner. The boys all had a GREAT time playing together. There is something special about cousins! Griffin came back the next night to play again while Hans, Tim & Rachelle, and Niles & I went out to eat at a Thai restaurant. Hans helped us pick out what to order. Yummy!
This is Atom with his toy griffin and his cousin Griffin!

Waiting for fireworks at Tim & Rachelle's house:

Jumble, Grandpa/Dad, Niles
Jet plays with his cousins on the tramp with light sticks--which they used as lightsabers, of course!
Erika waits for the fireworks. (We didn't get to watch fireworks that night, after all, because a storm blew in and it was too windy. But everyone still had a great time visiting, playing, and eating!)
Griffin watches Curious George--I think he was starting to get tired from all the playing with cousins.

At Grandpa and Grandma's house for dinner on Sunday:

Eat fast! Another storm is on the way!

All seventeen of the cousins for a last shot together before Griffin and Hans have to go home. It's been a fun week! We'll miss you!