Dad, Robyn and Dick
This weekend, Kirsty flew Dick and Robyn up from Sydney to visit Dad. We don't know if they'll be able to do this again while Dad is still with us, but we certainly hope so. They flew up on Friday afternoon and stayed with Kirsty and Cheryl. Kirsty drove them down to Dad's yesterday morning where they spent the majority of the day.
Dad and Robyn
Dad really wanted this to happen, because Dick is his next sibling and he felt like he really needed this quality time with him to talk, reminisce and resolve some life-long problems. We were asked not to come down until mid-afternoon, which we did and then had a cup of coffee with them. When we arrived, Dad and Uncle Dick were going through a bag full of old B&W photos that were grandpa's, trying to remember the people in them and the reason for the photo. (This is exactly the reason why I am now an avid scrapbooker - so that my children and following generations will have records of my photographs.)
Dad and Dick looking through some of Grandpa's old B&W photos
Kirsty, Dick and Robyn left at about 4.30pm and we followed soon after. I rang Kirsty to find out what their plans were for the night and she told me that Dawn (Dad & Dick's younger sister) and Dave were down from Coolum and were staying at a motel around the corner from Kirsty & Cheryl's. They would be having dinner with them there. We went home, changed into some warmer clothes and then went up there to meet them all again. We had a quick Hungry Jack's dinner on the way. We had a lovely couple of hours with them all, laughing and catching up and "philosiphying"(?sp).
Robyn, Kirsty, Tyler and Bryce at the Colmslie. Tyler was doing Kirsty's hair with some of her new hairclips, and Kirsty was loving evry minute.
We had to leave at about 9 because Rick had to get home and get ready to go to work. It was lovely to have us all together. It's been years since so many members of our family have been together in the one place.
