Cousin Alex – My Mom’s brother’s son. He goes to school and plays basketball. He gave me a flute when I was just a baby because he wanted me to have music in my life.

Cousin Jason – My Mom’s brother’s son. He works in a shoe store and is going to college. I loved him right from the first time I met him when I was about 5 weeks old. He’s Alex’s brother.

Cousins Kian & Carrie – My Mom’s sister’s son and daughter-in-law. I loved going to their wedding! I ate and danced and had fun wearing a pretty dress. Kian is a doctor now and Carrie has a great job helping people too. They are building their own house.

Cousins Sara & Brittany – These young ladies are my Dad’s brothers’ daughters. Whew! Sara writes beautiful poetry and Brittany is a great artist. This family has talent!

Dad, me, and Mom at School

Cousin Sara, my Mom's sister's daughter. She is with her boyfriend Eze. They are both so much fun to be with. I recently super-bonded with Sara and we are going to be friends our whole lives.

Grandma Peggi – My Mom’s mom. Well, my grandma is a lively old crone who loves to play cards with me. I’m so glad I get to spend lots of time with her and my mom. We always discuss the issues of the day. Grandma Peggi loves tennis and always seems to be watching it on TV when we go over to her house. She lives really close to us now so it’s very convenient to visit! She always has juice or ice cream and candy for me too.

Our Most Favorite Cat Molly

Aunt Mary (Right) – My Mom’s sister. I love playing the card game Uno with Aunt Mary. She teaches me a lot of things too because she knows a lot of stuff about everything! She is in transition right now and may move to our town. I hope she does so I can see her more often.

Me and Dad

Me and Mom Riding the Rollar Coaster

Cousin Aidan – My Dad’s sister’s boy. This little guy is not really little. He is a big boy and I’m sure he will weight more than me soon! I got to see him right when he was born. I’ve been waiting for him to say my name and he does now! “Lowa, Lowa.” My Aunt Christi told me he sees a picture of a girl on a package and says, “Lowa.” He loves me.

Uncle Jason and Aunt Holly - My Uncle Jason is the funniest guy on the planet Earth. He works with my Dad at the office. He just got married to my new Aunt Holly. She's an actress and she is so pretty. One time she jumped into their pool, with her clothes on, to save me because I was having trouble getting to the side.

Cousins Brittany & Michael – My Dad’s brother’s kids. They are my oldest cousins and I really love them. Brittany shows me how she can dance and has inspired me to do it too. Michael is a fun guy and I love to swim with him.

Uncle Joe – My Mom’s brother and Auntie Ann’s husband. He’s got the three boys, Jason, Alex and Ryan. He happened to be in our town on business when I was a few days old, so I’ve know him my whole life. He’s a businessman and a darn good one my mom says. I’m always so happy to see him because he’s fun to play with. He lets me watch him take out his contact lenses each time he comes to visit!

Aunts & Uncles – Here’s my Aunt Holly, Uncle Jason, Uncle Jonathan and Aunt Christi congratulating me on my first ballet recital June 2004. Uncle Jonathan is a musician. He sings and plays bass guitar and he goes on the road a lot. My Aunt Christi is Aidan’s mom. She a great singer too.

Grandma Luana & Grandpa George – My Dad’s parents live in Mesa, Arizona so I don’t see them as often as I’d like. I’m a little scared of their huge Rottweiler dog, Nani, but I’ve started to make friends with her. My Grandpa works in the healthy foods industry. My Grandma is very talented. She’s made me the most beautiful bear rug, a fabric ball and a doll. I think I got my art talent from her!

Cousin Ryan – My Mom’s brother’s son. He’s 28 and a lot older than me, but we get along great. He makes me laugh all the time. He went through lots of school including Yale Law School and is now an attorney in Northern California. Isn’t he handsome?

Cousins Sara, Sara and Aidan — I love this picture and wanted to include it on my site. I’m lucky to have such wonderful cousins.