Last year the day before Isabelle's birthday party, we met up with our cousins and had a great afternoon at the Toronto Zoo. Why mess with a plan that worked out perfectly? This year we got to do it again except we were lucky enough to be joined by Jeremy, Sarah and little Benjamin. The weather was absolutely perfect for hours of strolling and checking out the wildlife. With so many little kids to keep an eye on, all the parents had their heads on swivels trying to keep track of them all! Really it wasn't that hard to keep track of them because they were always hanging out together anyway. The parents and grandparents had a chance to get caught up with each other as well. It has been a busy summer for all of us and a difficult one for some, so it was good to see Chris especially up and about and in good spirits. Everyone was looking forward to the big party tomorrow, most of all the birthday girl herself, as she happily held court as the elder statesman amongst all the cousins. She fancies herself a ringleader but soon discovered that kids don't always follow the leader! We hope to maintain this annual tradition, it will be so amazing to see the kids get bigger and bigger every year. We've had a lot of opportunity to connect with Carys, Peter, Matthew and Benjamin over the past few months, and we could not be happier to see the bonds start to form. No rest for the wicked though, big party coming tomorrow!
Hand-in-hand with Gran
Carouselling cousins
Beautiful Benjamin
Best pals share a camel ride
Hanging out with the twins
Oliver in his favourite play area
Wow, 6 cousins?! Who would have imagined this 6 years ago when Isabelle was born? What a great extended family this has become!
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