And I thought the weather was perfect on Memorial Day.  It was so pretty on the fourth...75 degrees and sunny.  It was the perfect temperature to spend the day lounging with family at the park, which is exactly what we did.  Each Fourth of July we get together with two of Ryan's brother's (and families) to celebrate and hang out.  This year was especially nice because one of his brother/sister-in-law recently adopted the cutest little girl from Russia.  We've only seen her a few times before today, so it was nice to get to spend the whole afternoon getting to know her.  Rebekah, as the youngest of the Michigan cousins, is so glad to have a cousin near her age.  Liza is 3 and Rebekah is 5...so pretty close!   After eating, the ladies hung out with the little kids at the playground and the men-folk played softball with the older kids.  Noah had a particularly good time this year because his cousin Cara taught him how to write some letters in cursive!  That made a big impression on him.  Here are some pictures.

The whole bunch of cousins...ages 3-13.

The littlest cousins

Ryan and I enjoying Liza.