Thanksgiving Weekend Celebrations

We have soo much to be thankful for, and so many loved ones, so we packed full 4 days with celebrating God's goodness to us!

Friday we went on our annual Thanksgiving outing with 2 grandchildren - this time Joseph and Daniel.
No apple picking this year tho since the crop was not good enough due to the early Spring and then frost again. The boys did have fun meeting Willy the pig at the local orchard still (no photos).
Here they are at Round the Bend farm:

 

 

check out their hair-dos!

 

 

Awesome Blossom store

Saturday,  my friends Rebecca & Emy came over with their friend, Linda.
Linda is director at a Pregnancy Care Center and told of some of the amazing work the Lord is doing there through them saving babies- and their moms!

A friendly man stopped his bike and took our picture as we were out enjoying the fresh air, sunshine and emerging colours. Check out those leaves!

Back at home, feasting on God's bounty enjoying a full course turkey dinner together with sweet fellowship and giving of thanks.

 

Sunday we celebrated the Lord's Day, being blessed by excellent sermons and fellowship at Hope.

Monday we were reminded of many more blessings at the Covenant Church service and then got together for the annual Family hike - a few of us, that is (Ralph&Sharon with 3 youngest) as everyone else scattered abroad (Balls Falls, RLL, Rattlesnake point, Alymer!). It just happened to work out better this way for the various families/members and since the group here was so small we were able invite another family who had no relatives of their own to celebrate with (- thanks to Sharon's help and their having just enough room in their van!).

The hike was close to our home on a fairly level path so that all of us were able to go and enjoy the lovely weather and beautiful nature together! 

 

Thankfully we still had a stroller so little Riley could sleep peacefully the whole walk, giving his mommy a nice break while Dad willingly pushed him. Tia stayed out of the way of Mom's walking sticks pretty well. The kids had fun walking her as well. 

  

Ralph & little David

 

Little Rogenique loves Sharon - she's great with the kids... (& the camera - thanks for your contributions to this post, S!)

4 little ones on the bridge

 

The quaint covered bridge

 

The pavillion showing the history of the trail - used to be a railway

 

The "walk of fame" - each stone dedicated to a well-know Caledon resident who contributed to society in some significant way

 

Dad, Joanna, Daniel, Jaden

 

break time

 The boardwalk over the Wetlands

"I'm gonna get you!!"" :)

 

Tia babysitting Riley as he continued sleeping after the walk!

 

Singing after another delicious meal

 

Now thank we all our God... for family & friends and another wonderful day after all!