Over the weekend, we had a mini family reunion in northern Virginia, which meant that Alden had the chance to catch up with her cousin Orin, who unfortunately lives in Portland, Oregon (though apparently he likes it there).

The cousins took a long walk, during which they reminisced about bygone times.

Like last summer’s popsicle incident.

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And the fateful kiss that followed.

And that time when things got so confusing at the playground.

They even shared a laugh about how ridiculous they used to look before they had hair or the ability to control their facial expressions.

I miss those times. But Alden and Orin apparently prefer being two, thank you very much.