Cuzins

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I’ve been weeding through photographs, and keep making perfectly delightful discoveries along the way—like these, for example!

This is my cousin, Alanna, and her son, Justin, at our house at Christmas. I can always count on my cousin Alanna for any number of things—her excellent writing, her brilliant wit (any of her Facebook friends would agree) her ability to cram more things into a week than most people do in a year (she’s a single mom, a triathalete, a student and she works full-time) and our shared appreciation for food—but she is also my go-to for figuring out exactly how I am related to my cousin’s child and how my children are related to him. First cousin, twice removed? No idea.

But Alanna will know.

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Anna Sawin

Anna Sawin is a Connecticut-based portrait, wedding, and editorial photographer. She lives in the shoreline town of Stonington with her family and has discovered the perfect cupcake. Just ask, she is willing to share her secret.

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  1. hgray on March 7, 2009 at 11:38 pm

    Your cousin’s kids are your first cousins, once removed, your kids and her kids are second cousins. The “removed” is used for uneven generations (like you to her kids).

    http://www.islandregister.com/cousin.html

    It helps to pop in a few real names into the chart so you can keep track.

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  2. Maria on March 8, 2009 at 8:28 am

    Hi to Alanna and !! Justin all grown up!!

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  3. Christina on March 8, 2009 at 1:13 pm

    What a charming pair they are!

    My sister is my walking encyclopedia for figuring out familial relationships!

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  4. Alanna on March 8, 2009 at 10:50 pm

    You are SOOO SWEET!!!! Love you! And how can I get a copy of these? Your photography is amazing!

    And the boys are second cousins. =)

    (Hi Maria! Can you believe how big he is?! 8 already!)

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