Chickadee Manor

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 {this moment} : A Friday ritual at SouleMama. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. 

 

Farm Visit

While in Ontario, we were able to visit the family farm of some people my grandparents know from their church.  They raise cattle and grow feed crops for them as well.  They had a cow that was unable to feed her calf and so the calf has had to be bottle fed from day 1.  We were invited to visit the farm over feeding time and some of us took turns helping with the feeding.  The girls had a great time, they especially loved the barn cats, who had their own shed to keep residence in.  The barn cats were quite shy for the most part, but the house cat Boots was quite the socialite and hopped right up onto the hood of our vehicle as soon as we parked.

 

Celebrating 80 with Granny!

This month my maternal grandmother celebrated her 80th birthday!  We were glad that we could make the trek to join in the celebrations!  Almost the whole family was able to attend, with family from Ontario, Georgia, and the Northwest Territories in attendance.  We had a birthday lunch at The Mandarin, Granny's favourite restaurant.  It's the most incredibly decorated buffet and the food selection is fabulous!  Afterwards, more friends and family met at Granny's house for cake and much laughter and catching up.  I don't have many pictures on my camera of the actual events, but here is a quick sampling!

Grandma and her three children (One doing "Blue Steel"!  Haha!)

Our dining room at The Mandarin

The grandchildren and great-grandchildren trying to cram onto the stairs for a group photo!

 

 

Fishing with Grandad

Fishing with Grandad is always a favourite activity in our family.  Grandad is not only my grandfather but great-grandfather to my 5 kiddos.  As a kid I thought it was a common thing to know your grandparents and great-grandparents (I had two sets of great-grandparents alive while I was a kid, as well as a great-great aunt!), but as I got older I realized that not only was it rare to know your great-grandparents, a lot of kids I knew didn't know their grandparents.  I am so glad that I was able to know my great-grandparents and that my children are able to know three of their as well.