Uncle Danny's Passing

We went up to our ancestral farm this weekend to celebrate the life and mourn the passing of my Uncle D.  His daughter A was my "best cousin" growing up and I stayed with them a couple of weeks in the summers. My mom found this old picture of the annual Christmas eve cousin gathering, circa 1996. 

 Here we are in the same kitchen with my grandpa, my best cousin and our kiddos together.  I am glad to have been close enough to attend in person and support my cousins and grandpa during this sad time. It was so good to see them. We all agreed that we need to get together more often.

We stayed at a hotel with a pool so the kids could get their wiggles out after hanging around my uncle's house.