Summer holidays arrived for me in a wonderful package of extended family guests!
Vic's daughter Becci and her sister-in -law Maja were having a "YES" holiday with their sons and I got to be part of the excitement simply by providing a landing pad for their fun and games.
The energy and activity created by this duo was amazing!
They were also super helpful by making most of the meals and doing swift clean up.
It was so great that Vic & Marcia's holiday here happened to overlap with theirs so the joy was multiplied.
These young men were polite, helpful and so much fun.
We had a picnic at the park while the boys played in the water.
Tante Hilda loved the chicken taco's Maja and Becci cooked up on their handy dandy tiny cook top.
And there was a skate park nearby where the boys displayed amazing skill on their scooters.
Nerve wracking to watch, but apparently fun to be a participant.
I was invited to go on their boating adventure which was an absolute blast. It has been years since I've been on a boat, but there was enough manpower to get me safely tucked into a comfy seat where I could enjoy the wind and waves.
It made me so happy to see Vic being able to spend time with his daughter and grandsons. Life is so busy in Calgary for all of them so they don't get that much time together but this holiday was a perfect opportunity to make some memories.
A lovely, sunny Okanagan day to enjoy the water.
Card games were played in the evening to bring a quiet end to yet another active day.
Of course we had Oma over to see the grandkids and greats even though she is in a bit of a blur with all of the activity.
She still knows them and loves being together with family.
The girls made sure to pick up lots of the best fruits that summer has to offer so we were snacking to our hearts content!
It was a rather serious contest to create the most desirable one and I think it was Cedric who won.
Leaving Luca to be the one who had to do the chores.
When they first arrived Maja and Becci weren't so sure about my scruffy nervous puppy but Winnie managed to win their hearts in her weaselly little way.
There was just so much fun and love in the house.
Martin arrived rather late in the game, but we put him to work pretty much right away and he took down a poplar that I have been wanting to remove for some time.
He is always up for a challenge and there were plenty of helpers to cart away the branches and cut up the trunk.
It was quite a day of accomplishment as Martin also removed a pine tree that was not looking so good anymore around the side of the house.
Whew!
What a bunch of troopers!
It was an amazing week and a good time was had by all!
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