Road Trip to Pennsylvania

All the cousins
The golfers

(my cousin Mark, my dad, my brother Scott, and Jeremy-Maryn didn't golf :)

All the second cousins...ages 11- 5 weeks

The last weekend in September we made our first big road trip! Seven hours in a car to Pennsylvania was sounding scary, but Maryn did awesome. The trip was to see many of my family and to attend a memorial golf outing for my cousin Kyle. Kyle was born with a heart defect that required immediate surgery at birth and then several surgeries over the years. Kyle never let this limit him from doing the activities he enjoyed most. Sadly, at the age of 15, Kyle passed away during a basketball game. Over the last six years the Christian School he attended has had a golf outing to honor his memory.

What a great weekend!! Many of my cousins I had not seen for several years and it was wonderful to see everyone. We are pretty spread out (Erie, Philadelphia, Virginia, South Carolina) and families have grown so it's not as easy to see each other. We had lots of great family time, sharing stories and getting to know each others kiddos. The weather was perfect for the golf outing and the evening was a perfect celebration of Kyle's life. Family is so special to me and I miss being able to see all of them more often. I have so many fond memories of us all being together. I look forward to our future times together and the memories that are yet to be made!