Can't sleep... may as well blog

I have been up with Cooper a couple of times and now I can't go back to sleep. So I figured why not post. I can't be held responsible for content or spelling at 2:00 am. I have been up thinking of how grateful I am for my family. All of them! People have always asked if I liked being from a big family and I always thought this was funny. I didn't know any different. But my answer is yes! I love having a big family. I know that I'm the bossy one and I try to not be so much now that we are all adults. But sometimes it still comes out. I try to stay in touch with everyone as much as I can. I miss my brothers and their families who are away frome me. The thing I love about a big family is knowing that there are a bunch of people who love you as much as you love them. I didn't know how much my parents love all of us until I had my babies. I think I feel stronger about the family connections that ever before. It can get really crazy when we are all together. It's very loud. (Troy is always amazed by how many people can be talking at the same time and how loud we get.) We haven't been all togethere for a few years and we're all going to be together in February and I'm getting really excited about it! I love to see the nieces and nephews playing together and I can't wait for Cooper and Chase to be a part of the cousin craziness. They are so lucky to have so many great cousins to play with! Here are a few cousin pictures! I can't wait for February to have even more!