I'm going to backtrack a bit (well quite a bit actually) to our trip to Manitoba last month. After an amazing week at Falcon Lake, we headed to Hecla (on Lake Winnipeg- the 11th largest freshwater lake in the world!) for a Thorlakson family reunion. We hadn't seen many of Erik's cousins in 10 years! There was some great music, fun visiting and beautiful weather! Then the next day (our last day of our trip), we headed back down to Gimli (also on Lake Winnipeg) for Islendingadagurinn (Icelandic Festival) where we got to watch Erik's aunt, uncle and cousins perform at the Gimli Folk Music Festival (that they started 40 years ago). What a wonderful weekend filled with great memories...
(thank you Cheryl for some of your photos...)
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| 18 out of 19 of Erik's cousins' kids- ranging from 1-20years old! |
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| Erik and cousins (with spouses, and a couple kids who snuck in:) |
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| A typical Thorlakson gathering... |
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| Jamming with cousins Kris and Lindy |
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| All 8 of Grandpa and Roma's grandkids |
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| Grandpa and Roma |
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| Auntie Karen, Uncle Len, Kris and Lindy |
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| Emily and Chloé |
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| I pretty much can't stop taking photos of this little guy... |
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| Viking ship in the Gimli parade |
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| On the far right is Erik's Uncle Wayne piping with the Shriners in the parade |
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| Our family on the famous Gimli pier |
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| Gimli Pier |
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| Viking village |
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| A trip to Gimli wouldn't be complete without a photo with this guy! |
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| This was our last dip in the lake before our long drive back home... it was SO hard to leave... |
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| Silly boys during our supper break on the side of the road during our drive home |
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| Wild flowers from crazy Erik... |
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| for our 8th Anniversary! |
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