Family Reunion

One beautiful, not too hot Saturday, our family and extended family met on the beach for a good time of catch-up and play. There are 2 great grandparents, 4 grandparents, 2 sets of parents, 3 couples without kids and the 3 precious wee ones that make up the Smoker clan. As you can imagine, it’s becoming more difficult to get us all together.

When we knew the J. Smokers were planning a visit from Winnipeg, we called the troops, they responded (yay!) and we all met at Transfer Beach in lovely Ladysmith for a snacky afternoon. I intended to hire a roving photographer and tried, but it’s wedding season afterall and no one could come. 3 family volunteers brought cameras instead and a photo book of our day together is in the works! Thank you, Keri!

Gratitude is a necessary quality for a joyful character and it’s something I mean to keep cultivating as I grow older. Contemplating sweet memories nourishes gratitude, I believe.

I remember a book by Shirley Dobson called Making Memories. It talks about doing fun things with your kids so the treasure box of childhood memories holds strong, loving and bonding images of family. That was part of the idea behind getting together (and besides, we love to) as well as the motivation for the photo book.

What you see is a preview. Way to go, family!