OK, so some of you know that my friends tease me that my stories always start with “My cousin…”  It’s actually true.  I’ll admit it.  BUT, in my defense there are lots of stories there!  First, I have about 75 cousins (not really…but wait.  That’s not far off..) and they are really remarkable people! So here we go –

MY COUSIN Adam just got home this weekend from his first Command Tour as a Navy Commander on a SHIP (I got in trouble for calling it a boat.  Learn from my mistakes!).  Here are some shots from the day!

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Here’s my patriotic brother…Homecoming-119Homecoming-159

This guy kind of killed me!  Do you ever see someone like that and they just remind you of something special?  This man did to me.  I took a bunch of shots of him.

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And then the reunions began!  So fun to watch!!

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Here’s my cousin and his daughter –

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And the newest member of the Starr Clan –

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If those pics don’t make you bite your knuckles from cute, well, there’s something wrong with you!

And one last one that I got first thing in the morning.  I made Ben stop on the freeway.  It was just too beautiful!

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