The girls getting all dressed up with the clothes they've been so excited to see for ages...
Jason loved the space, the swings, and just being able to walk anywhere. :) Grandpa put a bolt on one door so he couldn't just walk out... we had to keep tabs on this kid.
Mom, Dad and Anne-Marie had a friend's wedding to go to when we were there, so I took some shots of this lovely woman before she left.
Picture of gracefulness
And a couple of Mom - with Adele...
...and Dad and Mom - smashing couple.
And some selfies.
The next day, we went over and did a fun garage project with Andrew and Rebecca. I had been so excited to do a purge and cleanup with them, so was so happy when we all did it together. :) And the kids helped, or just played.
Swimming one afternoon.
At Andrew and Rebecca's for supper one night.
The next afternoon after church, we headed up to Cameron and Lisa and spent the next day with them. The kids loved all this "country life", the space and the cousins to play with.
I took some pictures of Cameron and Lisa's family, so Leanne was my model for a couple minutes.
Helping to get Titus back inside.
Playing together .
The girls started planning making a cousins video while we were there... planning and walking. And the boy creeping up behind them. Nine year old boys are definitely interesting and make life fun.
Took a few pictures of this little dolly.
Not taking steps, but standing well!
Getting closer to being able to do the tricycle himself.
S'more time.
The girls cleaning up.
Little Emmy - Emerald.
Looking after Titus.
Watching the Cousin movie from a couple years ago.
Then... mom and dad and picked up our kids, and took them home, while James and I went on a night away! Drove to the mountains, and got a Bed and Breakfast and had some time alone. So nice.
A little baby bird that wasn't able to fly.
Very relaxing time.
Then before we started home, we went for a hike near Castle Mountain Ski Mountain. It was so pretty -but the bugs were horrible. We enjoyed the quiet, and just being us.
James called this "Lizzy's meadow".
In the forest, we saw a moose and it's calf about 100' away from us, and we quietly moved on... it was pretty desolate area, so didn't want to cause any issues. ;)
Then it was back to the farm where it was "getting-ready-for-the-reunion" time.
Jason helping Auntie Annie.
Erik mowing, after Grandpa taught him the ropes.
Always some sweeping to do. :)
Then everyone came! Almost the whole family got to be together - except for Gerrit and Charissa who were stuck in Aruba at the time.
Here's the matching trio.
Then James & James and Rebecca & Andrew worked out the drinking cups for the group. :) A sustainable weekend.
Rebecca had too much fun with writing out the names.
Dear mama had a lot of heart palpitations over the weekend, so had to get some medical help, but overall, she did amazing with the challenge.
That first night was family pictures night - something we weren't planning on doing for sure until we got there. But it turned out great. Cousin Jesse came over and did the clicking for us for the group shot, and then Andrew did all the crazy things to my hair and head while we got the other ones. :)
Grandpa and Grandma and their grandchildren.
The two amazing parents.
Some of the girls (and Theo) waiting for pictures to be done.
Auntie Annie and Adele.
After we were done with that, it was time to have a little celebration for Hudson's birthday.
Coloring one morning.
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