Cousins

Thirteen Goldman cousins, smiling, and somewhat still!

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The cousin relationship is such a unique blend of sibling/friend

Growing up would have been such a different experience without my cousins. Now I am watching the little ones grow up.

I love them all so much, and have an abundance of cousin memories:

Playing numerous games of our own invention (wedding tag...)

Dress up

Creative tea parties

making movies and putting on shows

Our personal fairytale "Kaydance and the Pea"

Our one and only circus performance!

Playing Phase Ten hours upon end (switching Grandma's cards when she wasn't looking, then laughing and confessing when she kept talking about what a bad hand she had)

Playing hot lava, and don't step on the lines, nearly every time we were dragged to the mall.

collecting all flower petals on the ground at Great-Grandma's house, and turing them into magic potions and beautiful designs.

Playing on the Eureka beaches, and getting soaking wet despite the frigid temperature of the air, the threatening presence of rip tide.

Building tents wherever we were (and If Geo wasn't there, we were actually allowed to keep them up and sleep in them).

Going to the Jellybelly factory, and Marine world.

Numerous Disneyland adventures

(like when my mom wouldn't tell us where we were going, then admitted we were on our way to the Disney Store. When she drove past the mall without stopping, we triumphantly accused her of tellin a lie. Several hours later we arrived at Disneyland. Mom wasn't dishonest after all.)

Getting sick together so many times--one person threw up--the others were close behind!

Keeping Dream Logs (these were so fantastical--it would be frightening to have them analyzed!)

Sending letters written on anything available--and rolled up and mailed in paper towel rolls.

Baby twin cousins...Malachy and Hudson...wearing santa hats.

Maddelyn and Kaydance making up weird chants, and repeating them 'til the rest of us felt compelled to gag them.

The anguish of the Christmas tree being stolen, with all our carefully hand-made ornaments, and the exhilarting joy of finding it, via clues, in full glory.

Turning the woodshed into a resturant, and making prize-winning mud pies (the younger cousins even tasted them occasionally :)

Bed time in Eureka, with young cousins sitting enthralled while Anne and Alexis told bizarre stories that had one, previously given suggestion, from each listener.

Aunt Teriasa giving us giant pickles

Teasing Matthew about being an All Star (oh, Matthew)

Burying bottles, with messages, in the backyard

Reading books together

New Year's Eve Parties
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Jaylin, the newest cousin

Chari's Children

Teraisa's Children

Jennifer's Children

The boys :)

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While ordinary cousins can be wonderful, nothing can compare to the friendship that comes from being twin cousins. Our group boasts several.

Kaydance & Maddelyn


Venice & Sarah

Malachy and Hudson

Anne and Alexis

Night and Day

Honey and Trixie

etc.