Memorial Day weekend is always a great time to visit my family. Not only is it the official beginning of summer, but since my mom's birthday falls on the 30th, we usually get to hang out and celebrate with some quality beach time and good food. This year, we thought we would start a few days early, so we flew down to North Carolina yesterday. The gray skies and rain awaiting us didn't put a damper on our mood. In fact, Elisa was more than happy to run around in the rain with her cousin Mia. The girls are amazing together. Elisa cannot get enough of her cousin and never stops smiling in her presence. With more words in her vocabulary this time, she was able to communicate her wants a little better: "up" "here" "sit." And the hugs and delirious laughter was pretty funny to watch. We found out yesterday that it's very likely my sister's family will be moving in the fall to California for the remaining two years of Mark's Marine Corps service. While we know the time will fly and the move will be bittersweet, we are also excited for them to be together more as a family. They have waited so long and endured so much for this chance to be whole again. So for now, we are going to enjoy the first summer visit and soak up all the cousin time we can. Because you can never have enough.
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