-Robert Brault
"There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap the source, you truly have defeated age."
"We didn't realize we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun."
-Author Unknown
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| What's better than CELEBRATING a BIRTHDAY on the BEACH!?… Extra FUN with cousins! Here are Beau, and Mariah, with their cousins, Linnea, and Lars on Sunday at Waskesiu on Mariah's 9th Birthday… getting some little pre-party treat bags!!! |
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| Add two crazy Grandmas… and the party becomes even more FUN!!! Grandma Nancy organized a fun party later with more relatives… FUN and GAMES… Party Hats, Cupcakes and Gifts… FUN CELEBRATIONS! |
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| Grandmas and Grandpas love to have FUN… sharing it together is even better… Grandpa Arvid and Grandpa Brian on the beach with their birthday girl, ...The Grandmas setting up the party FUN! We truly were all here for the fun! |
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| Our weekend had many family celebrations from dining out, to just plain having FUN! |
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| These two peas in a pod… cousins… Mariah and Linnea… were so cute together and inseparable all weekend. I know they made many FUN memories to last a lifetime! |
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| The girls got along great… and Lars was such a good cousin watching out for Beau all weekend, too. Cousins love when they can connect for FUN always . |
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| From Mariah's 9th Birthday… we went to a very special Celebration to honour Nancy and Arvid and their relatives, Brian and Darlene, as they celebrated their 40th Wedding Anniversaries, at the Town Hall in Waskesiu… a fabulous milestone celebration for all who came! |
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| The little ones at the party were not only entertained by all the costume accessories for the photo booth opportunities… but they kept the entire audience entertained all night with their on going little parades of fashions! Unfortunately, my photos do not do them justice… but a fun time was had by all! |
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| The little boys had more fun playing out doors at the party… and the scooters were a big hit! |
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| Mariah and her cousin, Linnea were the greeters at the door at the anniversary celebration. Their Auntie Ingrid was the party MC and did a nice tribute to the two honoured Anniversary families.. Erica and Ingrid with their Molberg cousins… did a fine job of party preps. Jana enjoyed her times with the sisters-in-law. |
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| I managed to capture some of the Pedersons here… Nels, with Jana… as well as with his parents. and his two sisters, Erica and Ingrid here with my hubby! |
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| And here is their brother, Jens, outside with the little guys… as he showed off his surf board. The party had many entertaining moments and chances to TAP into lots of FUN! |
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| Some extra special moments of the night were a performance of "Please Mr. Postman" sung by Darlene's four sisters who were bridesmaids 40 years ago… they wore green and yellow and their look alike bridesmaid hats! Nancy's one Bridesmaid in attendance at the party, Mim, was wearing her Bridesmaid dress from forty years ago… cute both weddings had the same colours of Green and Yellow! Both grooms got up and said some very nice things about their years of marriage… with a little super man(Beau) racing across the stage out front! Many cherished memories were recalled… and a few tears and giggles along the way, too! |
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| I do love every chance I get to craft a card… or do up a party treat bag, so here are some of those from the weekend. We really did TAP into FUN CELEBRATIONS on many levels. |
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| Yesterday before leaving Waskesiu, we met up with Nancy and Arvid when they were out walking their dog JETER. Upon arriving home yesterday we got our dog, SHUFFLE, from doggie daycare where she spent her weekend. We were barely home and were invited to yet another fun celebration, a little Happy Hour Gathering at our friend, Ella's, for refreshments in her backyard with friend, Vern. |
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| A week ago I TAPPED into another FUN CELEBRATION… with friends… Vanessa, Claudette and Julie. We were outTAPPING on Vanessa's deck… with our famous lead in … "Five, Six, SO We've GOT!" Thanks for the fun times, gals!!!… we've literally TAPPED into so many in our lives along the way. What a week of FUN CELEBRATIONS I have had. I had hoped to TAP into my blog yesterday on "International Tap Dance Day"… but ended up not getting a chance to… so here I am today instead! A week ago on the long weekend Monday, I was invited to a dance friend's house for some fun celebrations together… Former dance teacher, Vanessa, and friends, adult tappers, and dance moms, Claudette and Julie met for a few refreshments and just a little catch up time. We always have fun when ever we TAP into that opportunity! This past weekend, Brian and I went to Waskesiu for a little get away and many FUN CELEBRATIONS. The photos above depict the fun we had… but I captured many more as well. Anyone who knows me, knows I do like to capture the moments as they happen!!! I figure you can never go back and recapture them so you have to TAP into that chance as you get it! Our sweet grand daughter, Mariah turned 9 on the 24th… hard to believe she is that old already… I still remember the day she was born in Edmonton weighing in at the very tiny birth weight of 4 pounds 11 ounces!… She has brought such joy and happiness to our lives ever since. She lived the first 2 years of her life in Edmonton and we were so grateful when her family moved here just before her 2nd birthday. Her other grandparents live in Edmonton… but we feel so lucky to to have the grandkids close to us, now. Also this weekend was a special 40th Wedding Anniversary Celebration for Nancy and Arvid who were married on May 31st, 1975 as well as relatives of theirs', Brian and Darlene… who got married on May 24th, 1975. The event was so well organized and planned out by the children of the two families and many friends and relatives were in attendance for the wonderful dinner and dance celebration. We couldn't have asked for a better forecast for a lake celebration… the weather was absolutely perfect! Thanks to both those families for including us in their fun celebrations … we felt honoured to be a part of that! When arriving home from Waskesiu yesterday we got our happy doggie, Shuffle, from doggie daycare, and no sooner got home and were invited for a little happy hour celebration with friends, Ella and Vern … such a nice warm welcome home from our weekend away. Later today we are invited out again to friends, Bob and Jacquie's… and the fun celebrations continue! In between I will get Mariah to her dance lessons today, too… always something to TAP into!!! This weekend I look forward to the BSOBAD annual year end show which this year is entitled… "THE STORY OF MY LIFE" I know it will be an awesome show, Brenda does a great job of co-ordinating her dancers and twirlers into a theme related show… always a FUN CELEBRATION, for sure! I usually help wrap up her gifts for staff, too, so will be on that project this week leading up to her year end… I do love to TAP into a WRAPPING project!!! Happy CELEBRATIONS to anyone who is CELEBRATING any events in their life… just today I noticed 8 of my Facebook friends have birthdays… that is a big CELEBRATION day … so Birthday wishes to all! As mentioned earlier, yesterday was "International Tap Dance Day" … a day close to my heart being a TAP DANCE LOVER... Tappiness always brings me Happines, and is always worth CELEBRATING! On that note here is my rhyme of the day… I'm the kind of girl who loves fun celebrations Whether it's with friends ...or with family relations. From birthdays, to anniversaries or parties of some kind, I love to be a part of it , in any way I find! Life is way too short to not make the time… To celebrate the fun, through parties and or rhyme. Life is like a party… from the very start, It's about just what you do, when following your heart. Tap into the fun things, the things that make you smile, Make a happy memory to last a real long while. On the in-between days just keep your feet a tappin' That's the way to celebrate the fun things as they happen! |
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