Okay, as promised, here are some pictures of the cousins who left this early morning.

Five kids, 9, 7, 6, 3, 1. They are very nice kids with wonderful personalities, and the parents are managing things with as much grace and finesse as possible under the circumstances.

John Paul:


Thomas. That cardboard next to him represents prison, so he doesn't touch the baby in her car seat.



Alethea and Eva Marie:



Hannah aka Little Mary Sunshine:



The rig:



On this trip they came here from Dallas in one day, went to Lander, WY and Yellowstone, and then Park City, Utah. Back here for three nights, and from here to visit someone in Tulsa, and then back home to Dallas. They don't eat at restaurants, the road food is all organic stuff the mom puts together. On the way here the family ate twice-baked potatoes wrapped in bacon, and baked oatmeal. She said the potatoes weren't very good cold, but she thought they were easy for the kids to hang onto and eat. The dad eats gluten free, so she doesn't like to serve a lot of sandwiches.

The mom is the eldest daughter of my first cousin Cathy, so that makes her my second cousin.