Cousin Time

Sunday we drove up to Dallas to visit my cousin Ashley.  Ashley lives in Flower Mound and has lived there for about 9 years.  She is my aunt Cindy's daughter.  We are only a year apart and spent lot's of time growing up together.  During High School, she was in a serious car accident and was in a coma for several weeks and so she has lost most of her memory prior to the accident.  She was married shortly after high school and moved immediately away with her husband to attend school at Duke.  So, she doesn't really remember her childhood when we would have spent time together.  She was asking questions all about what we did together.  I wasn't in an accident but my memory is gone too and so I told her what I remembered.  I guess I could have made up some wonderful stories.  Anyways, we had a great time talking and spending time together.  

This is a picture of my mom, her sisters and grandma.  (my mom is left, aunt Cindy, aunt Judy and Grandma Berg).  I love how Grandma is looking at her daughters in the picture and not at the camera.  She was so proud of her daughters.  (this picture was taken 12 years ago)

Natalie and Ashley
We went to the Rainforest Cafe for Lunch.
It was Ashley's son's birthday this week so we celebrated with the volcano!
We played glow in the dark putt putt golf.
Ashley, Madelyn, Matthew (8), Will (10 months), Palmer (6), Christopher, Garrett and Natalie
My kids had a fun time hanging out with their cousins.  Madelyn was Ashley's little shadow. Ashley always wanted a little girl named Madelyn....I said she could keep her for a while if she wanted.