The Summer of '69

Some of my favourite childhood vacation memories involve travelling to Montreal to spend time with my cousins. It's a tradition that we continue today - getting our children together for vacations, just as we did as kids. Much of my family reads my blog regularly. My cousin Sharon, who now lives in Ireland, checks in pretty much every day, and many of my aunts and uncles visit regularly as well.

**This is me, waving! Hi!**

So what has brought about this little nostalgic peek? Well, one of my favourite scrapbooking places, The Scrapping Nook is currently hosting a challenge on their site called the Summer of '69 challenge. It's going to be a great summer-long scrapping journey through 69 different challenges, photo scavenger hunts, games and prizes. So if you're a scrapper, don't miss out on the fun - come and play along! Check out all of the details, here.

This photo is of one of my childhood summer vacations in Montreal with my cousins. I left the date stamp on the border - it was the summer of '69! And yes, I really am that old! Left to right, Lucy (New York, USA), Sonja (Austria), me (Ontario, Canada), Karen (Austria), Sharon (Northern Ireland) and Angelo (New York, USA).

I'll be sharing some of the challenges I participate in as the summer goes on, so be sure to check back. I hope your week is as bright as the sun must have been when we were posing for this photo!