Family Ties

Small town ~ late 40's

a single woman gives birth to a baby girl

and gives her up for adoption

a couple of years later ~ the couple gets married

and has 3 boys and life goes on

forward wind to 2014

that young woman is now in a nursing home

in the early stages of alzheimers

the oldest son decides to search for his sister

(this is my mother in law and her oldest sister Elsie)

at the same time a city away the daughter has started the search for her mother

and they connect and meet

these are not step siblings ~ they share the same parents

this is the story of my husband's Aunt Elsie and her family 

and on Good Friday it was time for this lost sister

to meet some more of the family

we gathered at Trevor's cousins place

19 for dinner and 21 in total when all was said and done

this is the entire gang ~ a motley looking crew aren't we!

Diane connected with her new found cousins

she brought her husband and her children

and their families

it was a blessed day to say the least

we fell into easy conversation ~ lots of stories to be told

sharing history ~ learning about each other

and this was just scratching the surface

this is my hubby's family

his brother Scott and sil Phyllis ~ seated are Barb & Lee then Trev and I on the right

I cannot wait to gather again and learn more about our new found cousins

it was a very Good Friday

oh ~ and I was spoiled just a touch as well

a cupcake birthday cake came out for dessert

a glass of wine ~ a cupcake ~ ice cream and blueberry cheesecake

with a side of tea

quite the combination ~ yes please!

and roses from my love.

The rest of the weekend was low key but that is ok

it was a gorgeous day today where we spent most of the afternoon outside

and had our very first bbq of the season tonight

hope you had a fabulous Easter weekend.