Shannon has A LOT of cousins, most of whom she has not had a chance to meet yet. Being Italian means big families. Each of my grandparents had no less than 8 siblings each, my Grandma K. is the oldest of 11! Both of my parents have about 40-50 cousins on each side, so that makes for a lot of generations of cousins.
Our cousin Molly graduated from 8th grade and we celebrated with a party of family and friends. I'm not sure how that all works, but Molly might be Shannon's 4th cousin if there is such a thing!? Molly's grandma Gertrude (now deceased) and Shannon's grandma (my mom) were cousins. Figure it from there??
Ironically the majority of the cousins are women (sorry Tommy D.) and have had girls of their own as well. So, needless to say, there are MANY women around for these gatherings. We have seasonal "Cousin's Dinners" to celebrate birthdays and keep in touch, as well as showers, weddings, other celebrations. I look forward to Shannon enjoying and experiencing time with all the strong, wonderful women of this family!
There were obviously many girls at the party and they all enjoyed taking turns holding and playing with Shannon. At one point cousin Jenifer (and yes, she spells it with 1 "n") was holding Shannon as she fell asleep in her arms......too cute!
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