So for their benefit please humour me in presenting a not so brief post of our 2008 family reunion.
HOLIDAY 2008, It could not have been better!!
A quiet calm night in Noumea awaiting an early morning flight.
A clear view of the Canadian Rockies as we head east to Toronto.
Home again! Ready for a short catch up and a holiday of new exciting memories.
Fortunately most of the Giustizia posse was able to hold up with us on a large 150 acre Ponderosa property for a week.
Some seemed to be more night owls than crack of dawners.
Others woke and chose to take a moment and complete their previous night's read.
..or just gather their thoughts.
Although we each relied on our own internal clocks nobody ever missed breakfast.
..mind you some cut it close!
Its fun (and scary) watching our children slowly turn into us.
There were times it appeared as though the inmates were running the asylum, but for the most part our MoJo's were in sync and we made great use of all of our appreciated and needed time together.
With the Olympics being our firecracker we assembled into teams and hosted our own rendition of the 2008 Olympics.
It was only right that MY team perform the "not so" intimidating haka. While I empowered our team through motivational chant, we watched the opposing and less team-like captain suck every last ounce of energy from his troop and use it to elevate himself to a new personal low/height. (mind you Davey seems to be impressed))
Let the games begin!
A tie for the gold of coarse!
A one time sand box evolves into an exciting estuary
For those that had less interest in smelling a morning swamp, well, hanging around until the adults swallow up all their morning supplements seemed to be the thing to do.
..and for one, days were just a little more full than usual
Days were filled with:
Beaching
Hiking
Then the ultimate, hiking and beaching
To make a great week even more perfect we experienced four seasons in seven days.
Of coarse the unforgetable talent show.
Stories from the stockade.
Into the night our show stretched until the final embers were done.
The hit of the show may likely have been supper.
Plenty of great suppers that week.
Of course time was made for that special person or...dogs
Now I would have thought just about any pattern should blend in with that colourfully busy wall. " NOT!"
Some mornings, there was just way to much coffee..
.. and other times not near enough. Damn jetlag!
Weren't you guys too sore for dishes?
Not fair Chris! You have way too much talent.
Big bikes and country roads, need I say more?
There seemed to be a comfortable spot for everyone even Peaches.
Celebrating a year of birthdays.
I don't know Teen, I may have at least handed out some Tic Tac's before I put my face in the middle of that breeze.
Before even waking, Sammy shows Nifty the way.
Teaching himself a lesson!
Angelo takes a moment to do his impression of a deer caught in car headlights.
I of coarse set up shop for all to use.
Bullseye!
Look at the huge mess those slobs left here! Well lets just rest for a moment before going to report them.
It was fun to be minutes from quaint towns, great beaches, and incredible shoreline and country road adventuring. Once again its time to go. I hope you enjoyed the pictures be sure to double click to see them full screen.
Alana entertains with one last hoola before hitting the road.
Saying goodbye. What's that phrase? For everthing else there's Mastercard!
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"Breathe Easy Cottage, a hop, skip, and a jump to paradise.
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