Posts from — November 2011

On Saturday Sage, Conrad, Tamara and Kevin arrived to celebrate Sage’s 6th Birthday. Tamara and Kevin had a friends birthday party in Princeton for Sage last weekend; this birthday party was for us and GGPa and GGMa to celebrate with Sage.

They arrived about 1:oo p.m. and shortly after Auntie Donna stopped by for a quick visit, it was good to see her. After that we all headed off to “Ruckers” for the kids to play all sorts of video and amusement games. What a hoot and boy did they have fun. Unfortunately, as we were getting ready to leave Conrad became quite pale and it was pretty obvious he was not feeling well.

However, once we got home we decided it was time to open some birthday presents and he seemed to perk up for a while. Sage received a beautiful purple dress and a Justin Bieber doll. Of course Conrad got a small present also.

The birthday cake was a Rocker Guitar that Brenda and I designed and decorated and we know Sage really liked it.

Unfortunately Conrad became quite sick and because we were all concerned about passing it on to others Kevin ended up calling GGPa and GGMa to cancel their visit.

The next morning Conrad was feeling better,  but by now Sage wasn’t feeling well. In the end they headed home early on Sunday. It will certainly be a birthday that we will not forget for a while.

This past weekend we made a quick trip to Portland Oregon to attend the memorial service for our good friend Ed House, Ed was part of our Reunion Group. Brenda and I met up with Betty-Anne who drove down from Campbell River to attend the Memorial

He developd Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis which is basically unknown caused scaring of the lungs. Some cases are slow reacting however poor Ed had a very fast acting case and it was only about 5 months from the the time it was diagnosed until he passed away.

Ed was full of life. He loved to laugh, meet people, chat, have a beer and was just a great guy.

He is survived by his children Danny and Kari, his Mother and a Sister.

We’ll miss you Ed.

This past weekend was Zachary’s 1st Birthday Party. His actual birth date is November 10th; which is the same date as my Mother’s birth date, she passed away in 1972 – “The Circle of Life”.

Saturday morning we picked up GGPa and GGMa and headed to Kelowna. Even though it was very windy it was a nice drive down, however there was snow on the hillsides all around.

All Zach’s grandparents and family were there, so along with local friends of Jeff and Lindsay it was a very busy house. We think the total was around 25 people. Little Zachary looked a little overwhelmed at times, but as always he was a trooper and hung in as long as he could before needing a nap.

Jeff and Lindsay organized a buffet lunch for all the guests. Afterwards, presents were opened; with help from Sage and Conrad.

Happy Birthday was sung and then Cake was served. Zachary loved the cake and kept shoveling it in his mouth.

The formal birthday party wrapped up around 4 p.m. and then it was just family around; some stayed for dinner and others headed off to their hotel rooms for the night.

Early in the evening after a family dinner we headed off to our hotel with GGPa and GGMa. We wanted to be rested up for a busy morning of visiting before heading home on Sunday afternoon.

Family that was there included Bob & Susan (Lindsay Dad & Step-Mom), Jackie and Doug (Lindsay’s Mom and Step-Dad), Rhianna and Ava (Lindsay’s Sister and Niece), Kevin, Tamara, Sage and Conrad, GGPa and GGMa and of course Brenda and I.

The attached pictures are a random assortment of family and general photos taken before, during and after the party.