Missing the Big Family life ..

When I was little I was surrounded by family, I had Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents, Cousins, Brothers and when everyone would get together it would be pure chaos but completely necessary to fulfill my childhood. It makes me really sad to know that my boys won't have all that chaos but I do my best to recreate what I had and what I cherished when I was little. Today I got a special surprise in the mail that really took over the rest of my afternoon, pictures and video of me and my family from the late 80's and early 90's and yes there was many funny hair cuts but it was amazing to see how well everyone got a long and how happy everyone was. There were videos of people who are long since gone and who were really special to me and as much as it hurts to think about them again I am super happy to have something to show my kiddos. Watching that video  put me right back in the moments, I really can't get over how happy everyone was together. So much has happened in the last 15 years and we are hardly the family that we were back then but I will always cherish those special years and those genuine smiles. I am defiantly missing my big family...