My family is huge. Ever since I was a little girl, I remember going to family gatherings and asking my mom if this was a church event. There were just so many people and lots of them that I did not know so I always thought it was some sort of church function.
I was shy and stayed away but by the end of the night, I was running around with my second cousins, playing in the pool with my uncle and sneaking cooking from my great aunt’s kitchen. It was always a blast.
When I grew up and got married, I knew I wanted something similar for my kids. I did not want them to only know their aunts and uncles, but more than that. I wanted them to know their extended family, not just as family but as friends.
So while our kids were young, my husband and I took our kids to their first big family event. Everything was going fine and dandy until I found like Dave behind the couch with Great Aunt Sally’s Coconut Banana Pie, just digging in with his hands. Uh oh. I was not sure whether to laugh or cry, but he just turned around and said “I’m sorryyyy mama, it looked so good… and it was!”
Photo and recipe courtesy of Gonna Want Seconds.
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Quick Tip: Throw in some pineapple chunks as well if you’d like.