Hard to believe that it’s time to write the Christmas letter. Wasn’t it just the other day that we sent the 2024 edition? However, we know that time does indeed fly by.

Let’s look at the family news. The major news from Edmonton was the arrival of the first of the fourth generation - Daphne Eleanor - who arrived on February 12th - which is pretty special.

Our first sighting was on the Fall when we had a major Thanksgiving get together in Victoria. We met in Alexander’s basement apartment which was large enough to seat everyone around three tables, Andrew and Debbie, Erin,Todd and Daphne, Alexander and Kyra and her parents from Elie, Manitoba, Tim and

Aileen, Kieran, Tristan and Clare. The majority met the next day at Tristan and Clare’s apartment.

We had two major trips. The first was to see David and Sam in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. On the way home we stopped off in Istanbul and England. You can read more about this

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