The day after Christmas, my brother, Pete, came for a visit. He brought with him a wonderful Christmas present for the children – five new cousins!

Yep, my brother is getting married to a wonderful lady with five children, ages 9 – 15.

We had a great time meeting each of them, but I told everybody that they had to get the day’s soap (about 800 bars) bagged before they could play.

They were on fire. They were a well-oiled, soap-bagging machine:

And then it was time for fun.

First chess:

Then candy land:

More chess:

Craft time:

Ummm, chess again:

Knitting lessons:

Still playing chess:

Lots of fun football:

The finished puzzle:

What an awesome visit! 😀