Thanksgiving 2007
It was a great Thanksgiving. The whole family was there, and so were so many friends. The Svynyj were holding their annual rady (svynstvo) so they celebrated with us. Here is a shot of almost everyone. Some of the Svynyj did not make it into the picture. We had 3 turkeys roasted and everyone ate very well.
Jane
Nancy
Romko and Wolodymyr
Andrew
Boyan
Octap
Fierce Dylan
Lida and Wolodymyr
We had some...err...wine
Peter was happy (as always)
Bohdan and Lida came all the way from New Jersey
It was Esme's second Thanksgiving celebration at Baturyn
Nancy (8 months pregnant) and Lida
Blaze was in fine form, showing off to the camera
We got a chance to wish Romko a happy 50th birthday, a few weeks early. We actually were able to fit 51 candles onto the cake. I think that next time we will use multiples of 10!
Hania chipped in to help.
Sandra and Elsa
Romko was getting a lot of attention.....
Adrian was catching up with Lida
Ihor, Wasyl, Roman, were the official Svinjy delegates
Sarah was helping Millie out
Gaetan brought his special home made wine.....YUMMMM!
Irka was getting very friendly
I caught the cake a few minutes too late
Taras was in great spirits
Nigel and Bethany were inseparable
Millie really enjoyed the cake
Markian and Ihor are never at a loss to laugh at SOMETHING
Katrusia was relaxed in the Thanksgiving envelope
Zenko kept thinking about that approach shot on the 15th at Jay
Mama was feeling cuddly
Adrian
Danio and Katherine were VERY cuddly
The cousins cutting up the cake
The festivities did not stop the heated discussions
The delegates
The fall colours on the ozero
Then there was more cake the day after.....
EVERYONE was there from our family. This gave us the opportunity for a number of unique shots.
The sons
The kooky sons
Grandparents and sons
Sons and wives
Tout l'equipe. I don't know if we have ever had a shot like this, where everyone from the immediate family was present.
All Photos © Nestor Lewyckyj 2007