Wednesday, September 9, 2009

In the Sault

Susan playing with Winnie


The gift that Winnie received my Aunt Mary Jean


My aunt Sally holding the baby


Daddy holding Winnie in the sling


Gake holding Winnie


Claire and baby with funny knitted hat


Cousin Jaclyn and second cousin Emma


Myself and my brother at Lake Jobamageeshig


Michael getting some pretzels from our servant Stephen


The industrious little pooch Bo


Fishing with dad and brother. No fish were harmed in the making of these pictures.


Our niece Mackenzie with her favourite new cousin


Mackenzie riding the train at the Jocelyn County Fair


Some neat carvings at the fair, complete with functional hydraulic systems


Winnie with her new favourite toy, a helium balloon on a stick


Cousins 4ever


Nikki and Susan with baby at Batchewana Bay Beach


Rolling on the blanket on the beach


Nikki with her godmother


Everyone at Tim's right before Mackenzie and Dawn left for Thunder Bay


Gary with his girls


About to say goodbye


Gay and son-in-law walking to car (also pictured: baby)


As always, lots more pictures at the Web Album.

In Ottawa and Quebec

Winnie visiting with our friend Leslie


Winnie visiting with our friend Pedro AKA The Rib Chef AKA The Sleep Master


Indie and Pedro with baby


A rare picture with everyone


Sven with the baby at Haveli's, an Indian restaurant in Ottawa


Winnie with papa at the Quebec Info-tourist station


Nikki and Winnie outside a restaurant in Mont Orford, Quebec


Nikki and Winnie sitting on a dock on a lake near Magog, Quebec


At the "epluchette de ble d'inde" (corn husking) at Eric's father's house. Yum yum.




Winnie's first foray into solid food


A pregnant horse that frightened Nikki


At the church waiting for Eric


The bride walking down the aisle


The exchange of vows


Us at the reception


Nikki with baby

Orangeville to Ottawa

Auntie Christine with baby Winnie


The Ouellettes see their granddaughter for the first time in a few months. Excitement is palpable.




Happy to see Grandma




In the hotel in Ottawa with grandma and great-grandma

Nikki and Winnie Go to Annie's Wedding

Meeting Uncle Michael


Tasty little niece!


The bride and groom dancing on smoke


Isn't she pretty? And Annie is not too shabby either.


Nikki, Annie and Nicole with babies


Nicole and Jim Amadio


The amateur opera singer that Annie rented for the reception music... no wait, Steve Facchini.. scusi, scusi...


Man, could that singer ever hit the high notes... or is he catching meatballs in his mouth? Can't say. Wasn't there.


Annie and Trace burst out of the life-size bobble-head statues moments later. (So I was told)


Winnie horrified to discover the freakishly small human placed next to her