Amis!

We are very blessed to have people in our lives who like us enough to disrupt their tour of beautiful Northern California and drive five hours into the blazing heat of Bakersfield. We were plagued by a swarm of flies that ruined our outdoor BBQ one day and then disappeared the next and a Basque cultural festival that was misrepresented as something fun, but it's not what you do its the company you keep. And there is no better company to keep than time spent our cousins from Montreal, Didier, Lam and Mila, the sweetest and loveliest family imaginable.

Stroller buddies at the Farmer's Market.

Sisters at the flower booth (about to touch all the flowers).

So hard to get a photo of FOUR kids all looking in the same direction (Athena was not happy with our many attempts).

Our adorable "cousine" Mila - the kids all share the same great-grandpapa, Adjutor Bernier, but she called everyone "Amis!"

Lam and Mila enjoying the 97 degree heat.

Dude playing basketball with Didier.

Beware this guy!

Because he will steal your grapes (and eat all of them).

Time spent with my cousin and our kids (priceless).

Lam, Didier and Mila, we loved having you guys! Anyone else from Quebec wanna come visit?