Wednesday, May 18, 2011

A visit from cousin Chatsies

Cousin the Rev. Dr. Mary Catherine "Chats" Miller Northrup, aka sister of Pam and Chris, was in Minneapolis for a conference this week and was able to sneak away for a couple visits with her siblings and their kids. A few snapshots from our Tuesday night get-together: Big sis, little sis.
Chats read "Go Dog Go" and "Green Eggs and Ham" to nieces Elizabeth, 7, and Avamarie, 2, or maybe it was the other way around.
Naturally, several Millers played a hot game of Memory, this one on a beautiful sunny evening in my Robbinsdale yard. Needless to say, Elizabeth won, big-time.
Noah basked in the lovely springtime sunshine and his happiness at having graduated this week from the University of Minnesota. The world is his oyster!
"Why, yes," Avamarie opined to her dad, Chris Miller, at our picnic, "I would like to steal your watermelon. It even matches my outfit!"
Avamarie got a push from dad Chris at our Robbinsdale playground, a favorite walk destination. Noah grew up playing here.
Lovely and talented Moriah, home for the summer from Mankato State, has an ailing tendon that is healing in one of those fashionable leg boots. It didn't stop her from doing graceful, athletic things.
Cousins Noah and Moriah got ready ...
... got set, and ...
... Mo went flying! ...
... and so did Noah, whoa! All in all, it was a lovely evening.

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