Sept 1-7, 2023 Celebrations

Jennifer flew with her Oma to PEI for her 12th birthday. She got to meet Anne of Green Gables and watch a musical about her.

She spent time with her grandparents, Uncle, Aunt and cousins. She was spoiled big time! 

She's turning into a lovely young lady. She loves to look after younger children, especially cousins, and does a very thoughtful job in caring for them!!

She managed to fly home completely on her own. The day after, I also returned home, and got to hear all about her adventures!

In the mean time I went off to BC. I got stranded in Vancouver for a day because I "missed" my next flight. It was actually sitting right there and holding and two out of six passengers were permitted to board...but I was rebooked automatically and they couldn't re-rebook me...so alas, it left without me and I had to wait 24 hours until the next flight. (Philip did the work for me later, and I got $1000 back...which almost covered the cost of my trip...so I did eventually get over the frustration.). Boy was it aggravating watching other people board "my" plane and watch it leave without me. I did enjoy a lovely (phone) chat with a friend who lived in the area that I never would have reconnected with if I hadn't got left behind...and a nice walk and lots of fresh blackberries.

The celebration was at a group campsite, and we had a lot of motor homes set up in a row. I got one all to myself, the one on the far right.

On Monday we enjoyed a hike up to Crater lake. It was a cloudy day, and chilly, but it was still really beautiful!

Some of us explored a little extra off the trail. Derek and I and several nieces and nephews explored a mine shaft. It was really short shaft and disappointing after all the extra walking.

Double trouble.

Father daughter time.

The group site worked really well for all the kids and adults to spread out, play games, and eat.

There was a fire ban, so had a propane "campfire" instead.

50 years! What a blessing! So thankful to be blessed with my parents and my family!