I have a lot of photos from
our Edmonton visit in July; too many to post them all, but I do want to share some highlights. We were lucky enough to have a lot of family together at the same time, so I thought I would start with some of the family shots.
First, here I am with Mom and my three. It's too bad that Stephen wasn't able to make the trip and be in the photo with us.
Part way through our visit, my Mom's two sisters, Juliet and Marion, along with Marion's husband Bill, arrived in Edmonton to visit with Mom and all of us too. Left in the next photo are Chris and his wife Lisa, along with daughter Aeden, followed by Marion and Juliet behind Mom's wheelchair. Marion's husband, Bill, is behind Evan.
When my Mom and her sisters were young, someone somehow coined a funny phrase, referring to them as "three smart girls." Well, through the years, every time they are together, one of us inevitably brings up the topic, which is a great reminder for us to take a photo of the three of them. So, here is the "three smart girls" photo from the trip!
Most of the time we were too large a group to visit in Mom's room, so we were downstairs in the lobby area of her building. We did spend a few afternoon visits upstairs though. Here, the kids and I visit with Aeden and their Grannie.
This turned out to be the only photo I managed to get of just the six grandchildren together. Unfortunately, it's not a stellar shot, but they kids do seem to be enjoying one anothers' company.
Below is Chris, Lisa and Aeden with Mom.
And next, Howard, Trish with Grannie along with their two boys, Jared and Nathan.
And finally, here is one of my favourites - Mom with her three kids and her six grandkids. What a fantastic bunch! The day this photo was taken, Mom sure had a fantastic time soaking in all of the family togetherness (not to mention the pizza and ice tea!)
I have more photos of some of the sights we saw and things we did, which I will share in a separate post. Thanks for looking!