we wish you a merry

We arrive at my Uncle Jim’s and Aunt Corrine’s in the afternoon. My cousin Donavan does a little skit for us involving my cousin Scott’s and my matching cell phones. Little cousin Ryan (who is about 2) looks just like my friend Ryan must have looked as a child. Luke (his little brother) has inhumanly huge eyes and is the best-tempered baby I’ve ever seen. His parents marvel at the fact that he appears to be completely in love with me, and I get to hold him pretty much the whole time I’m there. My cousin Tiim’s baby Nia is gorgeous but apparently hates women, and screams “No! No!” any time a female relative even looks at her.