A Visit from Emil, Karisa and Zeke

A few weeks ago we had a great visit from Emil, Karisa and Zeke. There was lots of cousin love...

Oom Emil love....

And Oom Wilbert and tractor magazine love...

There were lots of walks with Oma...

And trips to the beach...

They were here over Canada, so there was the annual Church Picnic, of course...

It was a cool day, but no rain.

But yes, I did wear my sweater on the beach.

We also took a family morning and visited The Butterfly House

It was lovely and peaceful and most of the family enjoyed it. Zeke was a little nervous the whole time, but over all did well. We also had a picnic lunch and saw the Young Company Show at the Confederation Center.

We had a great time and were sad to see them go. Hopefully the time will just fly by until our next visit.

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