Post Covid: Three Family Reunions in 2022 PART TWO

                  

 

July 1 arrived with Canada Day celebrations across our nation.

The excitement in our hearts was great as we waited to hear that our 

Australian family had landed safely at Toronto's Pearson Airport.

A month of fun filled activities unfolded.

 

Finn and Flora head to the airport in Sydney

A stay in Uxbridge with Francis and Jody came first.

 

 

 

Ontario backyard pools are a lot cooler than those in Australia

Finn and Flora met the yard rabbits and started the calls out "Bunny Alert!"

these little bundles of energy do sit and draw and read books now and then

fixer-upper for Finn

pink patrol

Finn had me shoot this photo for his preschool class to see his giant feather

new splash pad in Bayfield's Clan Gregor Square

 

 

I ordered a brick for the kids 

  

Very hot day but great animal sightings at African Lion Safari

Lots of driving, siting, excitement and laughing, picnic lunch, 

strolling the park and enjoying ice cream; we were safaried out!

Days were filled with backyard adventures, pre-breakfast hikes

with berry picking, trips to Bayfield and Goderich beaches and 

playgrounds, reading books, dress-up, doing crafts and happy times 

around the dining table.

early summer season, very cold Lake Huron

 

great views over the Maitland River, Lake Huron

 

Goderich beach has 3 playgrounds!

salad making

 

                                                                lots of ripe raspberries

                                                         Finn performs his drone show   

 

 

  

 

   

                                                Glad "the kids" enjoyed dress-up so much!

                                        Finn and Flora kept a wee toad in the terrarium for a

                                        few days and took him for daily wagon rides

                                                                        look closely!

                                            Grandy and Finn built a a Lego dragon

                                                

 

 

beloved "Kippy" was never out of sight from Flora

                                                                Goderich beach fun

                                                        "Auntie" Trish came for a visit

                                                                     Bayfield beach

 

 

                                               

                                                      

                         

 

I spent 3 days at Dani's cousin Janet's Rice Lake cottage

  

 

 

Finn almost "lived" at the water's edge searching for fish and frogs 

                                                               swimming was a blast

                                                      Flora bundles up after a cool swim

                                  Trish visits from Toronto, and her Mom Nancy from Ottawa

 

 

                                                                                      Trish revisits her childhood

                                      Al's sister Liz, Curt and Genevieve fly up from Boston

 

cool stone collection beside the cottage dock

 

cousins always love a reunion 

                                                        "turtle" on the deck eats cheesies

                                                     girls apply orange-cheesie lipstick

 

 

family pics courtesy of Liz who is a professional photographer
 

                                                               

                                                     sunsets make saying goodbye easier

                                              we met again at hedgerow farm in Sunderland

                                    Summer of Love Bash celebrated Carolyn and Neil's 50th

                                    folks strolled the beautiful grounds, swam and made merry

                                                          Finn preferred to hunt for frogs

                                                           Flora and Grandy flew kites

                                   daughter Emma lead bead and bubble crafts with the kids

 

 

                                      

                              Finn and Flora both added their hand prints to Emma's bedroom wall

                                           the gallery and groaning board looked gorgeous

                                                        Neil's arrangements were stunning

 

 

 

 

 

                                       daughter Sammy and Adam were married here last summer

                                   These two were part of the 3 "couples" celebrating LOVE

                                  The wonderful Carolyn and Neil perform their favourite song.

                                detail from the card I made with dried peony petals from their fields

                                       

                                                All great vacations must come to an end.....