Oh Canada!

We had a great trip to Canada for the big Canada Day celebrations. It was a long haul...17 hours to be exact but it was worth the trip. We had fun playing with our families. The boys did a lot of fishing, golfing, and baseball playing. The girls were great cheerleaders, cooks, and shoppers. There were tons of cousins and the kids had a blast, they have all decided that when they grow up they are moving to Raymond, and we can come visit them there! The Powelson family put a team in the softball tournament this year and came so close to winning it all...it was one of those we should have won it moments... everyone had tons of fun and Loron won the contest for Ugliest Facial Hair...I was so glad when he got rid of it, couldn't get over what a handsome guy I had married, he has proposed that he grow a beard every other month so that I appreciate him more, don't worry I vetoed that idea fast! We enjoyed the Raymond parade and Brigham and Sophie got to ride with Grandpa Dave in it so they could throw candy, they loved every minute of it. We visited with Grandma Ruth and enjoyed her company. We missed our Aunt Dana who passed away from a brain tumor last month, she was always full of life and happiness, and we are thankful for her example to us. We got pictures with everyone in Loron's family, it is quite a crew! The week, as always, went too fast...but we are thankful for all the fun memories we made. We are still Proud to be Canadians too!