Garden Party

On the way up to Six Mile, we stopped to visit with the always entertaining Barrie Bangays, who were hosting an afternoon of food and fun for the entire Bangay clan, including G-G, Aunt Martha and newlyweds Peter and Elizabeth. Lawrence and his crew sure know how to put on a show, both literally and figuratively. Not surprisingly, food at a chef's house is always top notch, and many other family talents were also on display, including Anita's bocce expertise and Natasha's violin accompaniment to the impromptu concert put on by Olan and Isabelle. It was also nice to celebrate the recent birthdays of Grandpa and Great-Grandma, made even more special by the spectacular cakes whipped up by the culinary cousins! It was a perfect afternoon of fun with family and we can't wait to meet up with everyone again soon. Thanks for some wonderful memories and we hope our kids grow up to be as great as Grayson and Natasha have become. See you soon, Barrie Bangays!

Such a cute little guy. He spotted the cat when he first arrived and spent most of the time searching the yard for another look. Luckily he had some adults help him out and he got his special time with his newest furry friend.


Olan decided that the kids needed to put on a show for the adults. He grabbed Grayson's toy guitar and Isabelle manned the harmonica. With Natasha providing the background, the band had a successful first gig and was ready to take their act on the road!


A helping hand from Uncle Lawrence. Everyone there was so great with the kids, especially on the lookout to make sure Oliver could explore the backyard to his heart's content. He loved all the attention and as always, if it's outside he's a happy boy.


Greatest. Cakes. Ever. Chocolate covered cheesecake and 4 different flavours to boot. Let's start the recruiting campaign to get these guys to move to Ottawa!


Isabelle made full use of the multi-faceted backyard. She climbed up through the garden many times and was in love with jumping down to the grass. Being dressed fancily didn't stop her from running wild, especially with cousin Olan the ringleader around!