We went home for the weekend for a surprise birthday dinner for my gramma's 75th birthday. The drive up was terrible - we drove through snow squalls for about 3 or 4 hours. We were stuck behind 2 plows for a good bit of the way:
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Fun stuff.... NOT. At least by the time we hit North Bay it stopped snowing & Saturday was sunny & gorgeous:
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A bit chilly with some snow on the ground, but a very nice weekend for a party.
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What a sweetheart!
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My goofy cousin Jeffrey - I didn't notice the cross-eyes until editing these photos!
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My brother Matt showing our Auntie Caroline how he drove his busted up car after the moose hit it this summer.
Afterwards, we went to my grandma's for cake & family photos. Here's take 1:
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Eddy's not looking!
OK... take 2:
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Pat isn't looking! Pat! What the heck?!
Of course we didn't take another photo after that, so I edited Pat's head to look forward. I think it turned out just fine:
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Back row: my dad, Auntie Cathy, Jack, pumpa, gramma, Terri-Anne & me
Middle row: John, mom, Auntie Caroline, Uncle Jody, Matt & Pat
Front row: Jaden, Edward, Dustin, Jeffrey & Jeremy
In case you don't know us, the family units are as follows: my gramma & pumpa had 3 girls: Cathy, Cindy & Caroline. Mom (Cindy) & dad had us 3 (Matt, Amanda & John). Auntie Caroline & Jody have Jeremy & Jeffrey. Auntie Cathy is with Jack. My brother Matt married Terri-Anne who had Dustin & Jaden & then they had Edward. Pat's with me.
So that's my family - you can check out my Flickr photostream for more photos & out-takes!