The Claverie's Visit 1235D!

My sister Courtney, brother-in-law Tracey, and Godson-Nephew (God-Neph) Donovan came to visit in early August. We had a wonderful visit with the two youngest cousins getting familiar with one another... Here DJ eyes his older cousin's shirt...."Hmmm, so He's the Cookie Monster!"
Tracey is a true baseball fanatic so we took in a Nationals game with our cousin Ervin and his children. Here you see Dono and Benjamin chatting it up.
Dono was asking for Maddie from day 1 of their visit..he finally got the chance to cuddle with his one girl cousin! My little one enjoyed the baseball excitement...

Maddie finally got her chance to hold the baby... Having my sister around was a great help, as usual, I invited them all to put down roots in DC...California is so far!
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Donovan is thinking, "I'm going to bridge this height gap sooner or later!"

On the last full day of their trip, we went to the National Arboreteum and enjoyed a "private tour" of the bonsai and herb gardens...



A good time was had by all. Unfortunately, Barry's work schedule prevented him from "playing" most days...