Prince Edward Island

     Jeff, Becca, and kids came to visit. We surprised them at the airport. Sister Holbrook tried to snap a picture as Liza ran to Papa, but she wasn't fast enough--Liza was solidly hugging him before the shutter closed. We've been so excited to see each of the families as they've come, and they've been excited to see us. This time we had especially looked forward to meeting Benson, our newest grandchild, but he was rather blasé  about the two old people who were fawning all over him.

One happy little girl

Everyone was excited to see Papa!

     The next day they explored Halifax a little and then we headed up to Prince Edward Island (PEI), making our stop at the Nova Scotia border along the way where we got our traditional picture before heading across the bridge and on to the beautiful island. Elder Holbrook had arranged for a rental house in Charlottetown through Airbnb--a wonderful find! Not only was it cheaper than a hotel would have been, we could enjoy the large living room, dining room, and kitchen with 4 bedrooms together.

     Becca has been a big fan of Anne of Green Gables and had planned to see several sights from the book. She was a great tour guide because of her knowledge. (Our introduction to Anne "with an e" was when we borrowed the DVDs from Melanie and watched the movies just before we left home and then again when we listened to the audiobook on our drive across country.)

Benson, Becca, and Emily relaxing in chairs in front of a
hotel used in the Anne of Green Gables movie

Then on to Green Gables Heritage Place (a National Park)

Maybe it should have been called Anne of Dark Green Gables :)

We met Anne in the barn--cute and bubbly

     We learned lots about Lucy Maud Montgomery. She wrote many other books, but Anne of Green Gables was by far the most popular, even though it was rejected by several publishing houses at first.

     The kids had fun climbing in and around the buggy and wanted us to pull them around the yard.

Emily, Jacob, and Eliza

     Saturday night some of us went to the play of Anne of Green Gables. It was WONDERFUL! It's the longest running annual play in the world, meaning season after season. After the play we walked across the street and stood in a long line to get the Cows ice cream many people had rightfully raved about.

     Sunday they headed to the ferry that took them to Cape Breton (which they said was gorgeous) and we headed home.

      The Lord has blessed us with such a beautiful world, and we're loving the opportunity to see even more than we imagined we would!



     More next week . . .