We're watching Simon's cousins for most of the weekend. Nina is closing in on three years, and Mason is three months older than Simon (Simon is eight months today). It's strange to think about how Nina was the baby that made me really enjoy baby photography. We were here shortly after she was born, back in 2008, and it was my first time to Seattle, and we weren't even engaged, let alone parents. I still think every time I come over about how that visit started me thinking about moving.
Diana has watched all three kids before, and did so most of today without any serious issues. They're all generally pretty good kids most of the time. For the couple of hours that I spent with them today, the thing that's hard for me is that I want to pay attention to all of them, and I can't! Nina is a little more independent, fortunately, and Mason just kind of chills out. Simon was just kind of going with it too, so I'm crossing my fingers that tomorrow goes like that as well!
Now that we live relatively close, my hope is that Simon gets to spend more time with his cousins now and then. A year or two years from now, I'm honestly not sure if we'll be in the same neighborhood or not. I think my long-term preference is to be closer to work. But honestly, I couldn't have predicted today two years ago, so who knows what will be in two more!
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