Playing with the cousins

While in Owensboro, Raina delighted in all the play time with the cousins. She skipped her midday meal (again) so she could play at their house, she had a great time in the hotel pool, and the next day she spent all the family reunion time outdoors with them on the trampoline and swing set. Raina had a healthy, slightly fearful respect for the trampoline, which served her well. (I, too, have a healthy respect for it -- touch base if you've never heard my ridiculous trampoline stories!) So she mostly stuck to the edges, played popcorn in the middle on occasion, and watched as her cousins went crazy. The last two pictures are of Gabrielle, doing death-defying jumps. Raina tried to do one set of really serious jumping, and then she got bounced off the side onto the concrete. She wanted to cuddle for a while after that, but I'm pretty certain she returned back to play. Hanging out with the parents is not as much fun as hanging out with the cousins.

At one point, Eric was chasing Raina and she shouted out "Save me, cousins, save me!" Eric, who has never had a playful relationship with his cousins, was stunned and overjoyed.