The summer of 2017 is passing by very quickly. One minute you are anticipating an event, and before you can blink, it is just a memory.
We celebrated our 51st wedding anniversary in the middle of July, and a week later, our daughter turned 50. We took her to High Tea at MacKenzie King’s Estate (he was Prime Minister during WWII), and then walked around the grounds enjoying the flowers and birds and the stone ruins, brought over here from many buildings in Europe which had been bombed.
Then, a few days ago, our whole family, eighteen of us, got together for the first time in nine years. My husband and I, our 4 daughters, 4 sons-in-law, and 8 grandchildren! Our daughter who lives in Vancouver, was on her way back from a trip to Sweden, to visit her husband’s family.
Two of the sons-in-law had had birthdays in the previous week. Then there was our daughter’s 50th, and one of our grandsons had turned 18 a few days before. Lots to celebrate!
At the top are our two oldest girls, followed by our two youngest. We had dinner together and our waiter kindly took the bottom photo.
Nine years is too long to go between these larger reunions. In 2008, our girls were in their 30s and our grandchildren were aged 2 – 11. We were a sprightly 63 years old, but these people are keeping us young. In spirit if not in body!
No matter what the next nine years brings, I will treasure these moments in my heart forever!
Thanks for sharing in our celebrations. – Maureen
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