COUSIN FUN - Day 6 - Canada Day and Matthew's Birthday

The plan was to get up and GO!  But that would have meant doing stuff last night, and I was just too tired.  Instead we got up, packed, tidied, cleaned a little and then we were off!

We got up to Collingwood around 2, and we met Grandma and Grandpa at Cranberry Resort and checked in.  We dropped some things off and then went up to the chalet.  Suzanne, Jon and their crews had been up to Blue Mountain for lunch and face painting fun before we got there.

When we got to the chalet the kids played, some soccer was watched (World Cup is on) and there was just general fun.  It was awesome seeing all the kids in Canada Day Shirts!

There were issues, or so it seemed with Suzanne's room at Cranberry - one of the keys given to Mom was to an already occupied room.  I went back with Mom to sort it out.  It turned out the front desk clerk had just written down the numbers incorrectly and it was easily straightened out. 

Then it was time for Matthew's birthday dinner.  Andrew BBQ'd and it was so good.  Ken made cheesecake and it was so good.  There were sides.  It was a good meal!  Jonathan entertained with a really funny joke about the heimlich maneuver.

We talked about fireworks.  My kids were nuts so we weren't sure if we were going to go or not, but at the last minute we did.  The Bates family and the Bacon family went up to Blue Mountain, and we the McCartney Family went into Collingwood.  Mom and Dad went to Collingwood too. The fireworks in Collingwood were really great.

One final thing I just have to write down because I want to remember...  When Kate was 18 months she screamed her head off during her first fireworks, and has since only watched fireworks from the van.  True to form tonight, she watched them in the van with her Dad.  Alice, Fiona and I ventured out into the field where a number of people were sitting on blankets.  Fiona fell asleep in my arms and Alice lay down in the grass watching the beautiful fireworks!