Blackberry Cupcakes

The kids are back in school this week, and I'm feeling a little bittersweet about it.  It's nice to have some free time, but I sure do miss my son chatting my ear off about superhero movies and I miss my daughter helping me in the kitchen with our cakes and cupcakes.  As they grow older, some of the "back to school" fun fades. My middle school kids aren't so keen about going back to school now that they're deemed too old for recess. As I look at friends' photos of their little ones just starting out, I feel a sense of nostalgia.  I reminisce about the fun "first days" we had as a family and the numerous "first days" I had as a preschool teacher.  One of my favorite back-to-school memories was reciting "quickberry, quackberry, make me a blackberry," from the book Jamberry by Bruce Degen.  It was one of the preschool kids' favorites and blackberries just so happen to be my kids' favorite fruits.  So in honor of going back to school-whether big or small- I'm making these delicious backberry, quckberry, pick me a blackberry cupcakes
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