Family from the Woodwork!

For a long time Jason has wanted to find relatives from his father's side of the family.  He didn't really know where to start until he started talking to Nana.  Nana knows his aunt (his father's sister) because they go to the same church, so she gave Jason her phone number.  After talking to Natalie for over an hour, he then had phone numbers for 3 of his cousins, as well as his grandparents, so he called those.  He called his cousins, and Kimber gave him his brother's phone number.  SO... Jason called Josh... and Josh couldn't believe it was really Jason because he's been trying to find him for a long time (they both knew each other existed... just didn't know how to find each other).  I believe the conversation went something like this:

"Is Josh there?  Hey Josh, this is Jason, your brother."

(Josh in the background) "Shh, be quiet, I need to find out if this is really who he says he is."

Then there were several questions asked to confirm it was Jason, and once Josh was convinced that it really was Jason, he HAD to meet us that night... it was like 8 or 9.

Josh (age 27), Jason (age 24) , and Garrett, Josh's 4 year old son.  Same height, same build... crazy.
And here's Jason and Garrett.  Garrett warmed up to us pretty quickly, which apparently isn't normal for him, so it was pretty neat.

Last Saturday, we went over to Josh and Shannon's house to watch the UT football game (which was nothing to talk about) and hang out some more.  Jason got to ride his first 2 wheeler... a little small for him, but he enjoyed it, nonetheless.
Then Garrett decided he wanted to chase Jason around the yard.  The funny part is the fact that Jason was going so slow since he was just learning that Garrett could keep up with him just fine.  Haha
Gavin, their 9 and a half month old son, watched from inside.  He was asleep the other night we met them.  He's a very happy kid though, and I get my baby fix from him for now. :)
Jason, Garrett, and Josh's wife Shannon.  Garrett was showing them what parts of the motorcycle were where, like the gear shift, the brakes, the motor, etc.
Here are some cousins... Jason, Kimber (their cousin), and Josh.  They were pretty excited to all be together!
And what better to do with a brother than arm wrestle?!  Jason and Josh on the floor, and Dusty, Kimber's boyfriend, mediating in the middle.  Josh actually won, but I have a feeling there will be some rematches in the future... that floor wasn't big enough for both of them to get the room they needed. ;)

Josh and Jason are quite a bit alike, it's almost scary.  Some of their mannerisms and humor crack me up because they are just the same... and they even pick similar women for wives. ;)

Thus far, it's been good for Jason to find him other family. ;)  Josh and Jason have a sister named Amber too, but we haven't met her in person yet because she lives farther away.  We're also hoping to get to meet his grandparents in the next month or so... we'll keep you updated.