Hi Elijah,
We are on the downhill stretch of introducing you to your family. Your dad is still writing about your Aunt Laura & Uncle Mark. I figured I would take today to tell you about your cousin Jeremy since we celebrated his wedding recently.
I don't recall Jeremy ever going through a punk phase or rotten phase when he was growing up - maybe as he hit his 20s? haha. I remember him being a sweet kiddo. As he got older, he got busier in his life - sports, sports and more sports. Jeremy always had something going on and still does - bowling, flag football, dodgeball, softball. You name it and Jeremy is probably on a league somewhere! Jeremy is a smarty pants - I would be happy if you inherited his brains and his athletic ability. He was always a good student and worked his way through college by working on campus. Now, he is working full time at First National (yes, Eli, he is a traitor with the competition) and trying to work his way up the corporate ladder. I don't know that you will get a ton of time with your cousin Jeremy - we don't get to see him a ton. With his sports and the time he spends with his friends, I don't know that we will get to squeeze you in there too often. Maybe when he is bamboozled into watching your new baby Lang cousin, we will drop you off over there to bond with him.
Jeremy continually surprises me - whether it is because he settled in Omaha (I never expected him to stay here!) or because he was so emotional at his wedding or because I catch him in a rotten mood :) I hope that you can stand at the alter and experience as much love as him and your cousin Cory did on their wedding days. They were both utterly entranced with their brides and I hope that you feel that way too.
Then, we inherited Kylie shark. She is a shark at the poker table and she is a goofball. She has a big heart and she has already volunteered to babysit you all the time :) I hope that her spirit (especially when she has a few cocktails) can rub off on you. Even though I anticipate me and your cousin Lauren to be the funsuckers with our kiddos, I am guessing that Kylie shark will be the fun parent and Jeremy will be the funsucker :) You will probably always be telling me how you want to hang out with her because she is more fun than your funsucker mom.
