My extended family celebrates birthdays about once a month. Today we celebrated my son's 14th birthday and my niece's 13th birthday. It's a lot of fun watching the cousins grow up together and see how their games change. Many years ago, they enjoyed jumping on the trampoline or swinging on the swing set together. Not so many years ago, the game of choice was lego. Today they got a game of soccer going with the "young" cousins against the "old" cousins (school age vs. graduated). The school age kids kicked some serious butt! They then changed to a game of rugby/ football. I couldn't quite figure it out but at one point, one of the larger cousins picked up my youngest child and ran with him across the goal line. I guess that counted for a point somehow. The game also involved a lot of wrestling matches happening at various random times.
It was a lot of fun watching the cousins play together. There were about 12 of them ranging in age from 11 to 23 and they had a blast. I love family gatherings and I love that the cousins have the chance to grow up together and enjoy each others' company at least once a month. A.
