Friday July 1st my brother Peter visited and we enjoyed some time with him and his wife and Katie.
My photos are a tad out of order but so be it....
Saturday I took Lena to visit my Aunt Elaine in West Glover...
Saturday afternoon, we had a cousin pow-wow....
Wes puts up a new clothesline for Joan....
Saturday night: we went to Lake Parker to my aunt Cecile's to watch the fireworks! Just me and Estelle...
Sunday July 3rd: Uncle Paul comes to visit, with lunch!
Touring the grounds...
My cousin Philip Perron's wife Leann visits with her children who are just about the same age as mine...
What we do when Lena naps....
swing swing swing
Sunday July 3rd, evening: Uncle Cedric comes and builds a BBQ to cook venison, puts up a swing for Lena, fixes the birdfeeder that a bear knocked over, and brings 2 homemade pies. WE LOVE UNCLE CEDRIC!!!!!
I get ready for the next day....
Fourth of July! in style!
In the afternoon: watching the parade in Barton. Next to Estelle in white is her 2nd cousin, Barbie Urie.
Previously that morning at the Fairgrounds, a few games....
After the parade, off to Shadow Lake - for patriotic strawberries and much more!
Katie and Lena, below Ernest & Cecile venture to our camp. As they climbed their way back up to the car, Ernest said "Now I understand why the Alexanders were never drinkers!"
Tuesday July 5th - back to Aunt Elaine's to visit with Barbie and Sophia...
Tuesday afternoon: cooling off
Estelle explores the grounds
And finally, talking to Daddy on Skype!
Since Tuesday we have gone to Fairfax to visit Ed & Sandy & Elijah, gone to a concert, stopped at the beach, had a haircut, visited my cousin, attended Story Hour, made a fairy house, gone back to Shadow Lake, and Estelle learned to kayak at Seymour Lake.Busy times!
