The Gurganus Family: Too Short of a Visit

I consider myself rare to have so many cousins, so close in age. These are my cousins on my dad's side of the family. Despite living all over the country, we always love being together. Several of us have lived in Dallas (Sarah, come back!), which has been great. This was taken a few years ago and was the last time the 8 of us (all born within 4 1/2 years and the last four within a year!) were together.

L to R- Ben, David, Jean, Sam, Barrett, Carroll, Sarah, Betsy

My cousin Betsy and I have always been close. She has lived in Florida her entire life, and me in Texas. Somehow we have managed to keep in touch and see each other. The past few summers, because we are/were both teachers, she and I have taken a short trip. This year, with Anna around, things were a little bit different. I was so thankful she was able to come out to Texas to visit for a couple of nights. We did things we love to do with Anna tagging along, and Betsy even came to the rescue when I had an emergency come up and needed a babysitter for a few hours. Somehow we went the whole few days without a picture together. Maybe next time!