Summer has been flying by with lots of fun activities. A few of the highlights have been the Martin Family Reunion and our vacation to Odosagih in New York State.

For the Martin Reunion, 7 out of the 8 siblings were able to gather at my Grandma’s cottage in Bayfield. It was a beautiful sunny day with lots of visiting and catching up as we had family from as far as Switzerland and New Brunswick!

Family Vacation

Back in July we had the privilege of taking our first family vacation in New York State to Odosagih Bible Conference. My parents and my sister and her family were also able to join us. Jason and I enjoyed the twice-a-day teaching done by Dr. Terry Anger, a fellow Canadian. Delena was in the Sunday School program and came home with different crafts each day. Lorelei and Myelle joined their cousin in the nursery program. In the afternoon we took in various activities such as shopping, blueberry picking and, of course, lots of swimming!

The Fruits of our Labour

One of Jason’s most favourite past times is gardening. This year he doubled the size of the garden compared to what it was last year. He has added several things, including a row of raspberry bushes and a few blueberry plants. We’ve already been enjoying those delicious fruits! My favourite vegetable though, is peas. It seems like a lot of work to pod all those peas, but I sure enjoy them. This was the first year that we’ve had enough that we can actually freeze some. The girls volunteered to help me with the podding and I was quite impressed that they stuck it out for an hour! I was quite amazed that Lorelei could even get the pods open, but she did and was quite diligent about her work. She hardly munched on them at all and I never said that she couldn’t.

7 of 8 siblings

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