Recently, our little family returned to my hometown of Gloucester, VA to commemorate and celebrate my Granny's life. It was a bitter sweet trip- going to my Granny's funeral and yet being with all my aunts, uncles, and cousins I grew up with.
It was the most incredible time to spend with family- Granny wouldn't of wanted it any different. All of my cousins' and siblings' children immediately became friends; from VA, PA, NYC, and NC, all of the family was together except for our Stephen and Ayumi.
I love this photo of Auntie and Amy's baby, Genevieve. We all realized that Genevieve looks just like Auntie did as a baby.
Instant friends: Caroline, Emma, and Natalie.
Caroline and MeMe bonding over books, of course.
Cutie baby Ava and Caroline playing with the same pop up toy over and over and over again.
Uncle Robert really getting into the recording microphone toy. He says it's for the grandkids... I knew better than that!
The chocolate cupcake recipe is THE BEST recipe I've used. It is rich and moist-- like chocolate pound cake, a Dirle favorite. Here's the recipe.
