Family Reunions and the Good-bye

My sister and her family are home in Canada now.  We all gathered for one last hurrah.  The kids swam, we ate, we took pics.  It was a nice closing ceremony.  I shed more than a few tears as we drove away from my parents that evening.  It was harder to say bye to them this year than it normally is.  Maybe because we spent so much time together and our kids got along better this age than before.  Before I start crying again, let's roll some pics.

 In Filipino fashion we did a wacky photo.

And in the beginning...