The boys’ oldest boy cousin left today. Andrew is going to serve a LDS mission in Peoria, Illinois. I know it hasn’t sunk in to Ricky yet that he won’t see Andrew for two years. A couple of weeks ago Andrew spoke in church and there was a family dinner afterward. All the cousins posed for a picture:
Tommy was there in spirit:
Here are the oldest and youngest cousins on that day, Melissa and a cranky Rusty:
The family all got together this Sunday for Mother’s Day and to say some good-byes to Andrew. The little cousins said good-bye:
The littler cousin said good-bye:
And the littlest cousin even came in enough time to say good-bye to Andrew, too: