Last Saturday was my Dad’s Birthday. He was able to celebrate it with one of his Sisters and One of his Brothers. From a family of seven kids, it is amazing that they all get together as much as they do. All that being said, Dad rarely has any of them here with him for his birthday so this was a special treat. My Sister put on a great spread at her house. Complete with her Hubby setting up the younger kids with a movie downstairs away from us adults. It was a nice birthday. And the birthday boy made away with some very nice bottles of red wine for his wine collection.
I don’t post photos of my Mom and Dad often, but can you see the family resemblances of the three that are brothers and sister? It is uncanny that the older they get the more they look alike.
Wee little Apple got to hang out with us adults, she put on the fedora and pranced around for quite a while. I kept telling Hubby that she looked a lot like him, but he would hear nothing of it. Until I found some of his baby pictures. The resemblance is unbelievable. One of these days I will scan in some baby photos of both Hubby and I and then compare them with Apple and J. Amazing.
Ever find after you have visitors that the house is really quiet?
We just had back to back visitors, first Opa returned for a few days on his way home to Vancouver. So we had a little extra Opa time for J and Apple. He was here for Thanksgiving, which was wonderful. And a few days beyond. A rather sad farewell at the airport was made just a little bit easier for J by reminding him that our cousins were on their way up from Maryland to visit.
Not two hours after saying good-bye to Opa did my Cousin pull in with his wife, kids and my Aunt in tow. Arriving on Thursday afternoon, we packed a lot of visiting, a few museums, a movie, a Birthday and some delicious tasty treats before saying good-bye yesterday morning.
This morning seemed rather sad getting back into our old routine. Get up, eat breakfast, go to school. Even J was a little less enthused about getting ready for school this morning. We allowed him to stay home on Friday, so he had an extra long weekend. He wanted to know if he could stay home to go and visit some more with our cousins. Somehow he had already forgotten the long drive down to the beach and only remember how wonderful it is to spend time with them. There was no way I could make the drive today, but promised that we will return to see them again as soon as we can. Which of course means next summer, most likely, but you just never know what tomorrow might bring.
For now, we are thankful for wonderful family and visits and knowing that we will see them again very soon.
A glimpse into our colourful Saturday. We had a great day, walking around Kingsmere. My only regret is that we didn’t pack a real picnic and only had snacks. Next time, it will be sandwiches and hot chocolate.
If you like colour and don’t mind a little chill in the air, Fall in the Capital is a beautiful time of year for a visit.
