Little Cousins

I am the oldest cousin on each side of my family so when it comes to family parties I usually act as the older playmate and babysitter. That is not at all a problem for me, I love all my little cousins and they are fun to spend time with. This past weekend I saw some of my youngest cousins whom I hadn’t seen in a while. Between catching some of them at the end of the slid and helping push them on the swing set, I ended up spending some time with my cousin, Johnny, who is five years old now. Being a middle child amongst six kids ages seven and under, he doesn’t receive much individual attention. But when I got to see him, we were able to play Frisbee and he was able to talk to me about whatever his little heart desired. After our mini Frisbee game with me and a few other cousins I retreated to the outside deck to sit and talk with my aunts and uncles. As I was sitting there with my knees up to my chest when all of a sudden Johnny ran up to me and wrapped his little arms around my legs. He looked up at me as I said, “what’s up Johnny?”. Then he looked me straight in the face and said “I just wanted to tell you that I love you”.