We started our annual Christmas in August trip packing the van using all of our Tetris skills with Marley & Lindy as our centerpiece. Steven was nice enough to drive from Toronto to pick up Bruce & Jackie and bring them in his car. This year’s theme was a baby shower, since baby Shelby was due shortly. On the Saturday afternoon we had a shower … Continue reading Christmas in August 2017
This year, Philip & Stephanie got married on Friday Aug 6, 2016 in front of family and friends at his grandparents (Uncle Al & Auntie Joyce’s). We arrived in North Bay on Thursday evening before the wedding and stayed at Aaron & Chantale’s Thursday and Friday to help out as needed for the wedding. On Friday, we spent some time in Marten River helping to … Continue reading Philip & Stephanie’s Wedding_Aug 6, 2016
We went to Marten River this year to celebrate the marriage of Philip & Stephanie. After the wedding Melissa, the kids & I spent the week in Marten River with Shauna who was also on vacation. We spent the week visiting and hanging out together and below are the pics. Some of the highlights include Aiden catching a huge pike using gum as bait, tubing … Continue reading Marten River Vacation_Aug 5-12
We had our annual Christmas in August/Marten River Family Reunion at Auntie Joyce’s house. The theme this year was Lumberjack. Attendance this year: Us (Melissa, Peter Abby and Aiden) Al and Joyce Shauna and Johanie* (Shauna’s girlfriend) Aaron, Chantale, Stephanie and Lucas. Phillip and Stephanie Luc, Kim and Nick Shawn and Megan Bruce and Jackie Steven, Karen, Oren and Nicholas Gabe and Rachel Wendy Jean* … Continue reading Christmas in August 2015 (Marten River Family Reunion)
Theme this year: Cowboy and Cowgirl. Friday On Friday morning, Melissa picked up her parents and I got our kids ready and we headed up to Marten River in two vehicles. We arrived in Marten River around 3:30 and started putting up all the tents to get ready for our weekend. The kids spent the afternoon playing with the dogs and Uncle Aaron showed them … Continue reading Christmas in August 2014
We went to our 4th annual Christmas in August and despite the rainy weather, it was an awesome trip. We left on Thursday and headed up to North Bay early this year so that we could help set up on Friday. As you can see by the picture we had some great supervision while setting up the dining tarp. However, it did not survive the … Continue reading 4th Annual Christmas in August
The Cain Family 