Emile`s Birthday Party

After the wine tour,we chilled out by Osoyoos Lake

Justin has always wanted to try jetskiing so he and Leo hit the water!!

(Leo is one of Gerry Marcotte's past Rotary students)

It met Justin`s expectations....

 so don`t be surprised to see a pair of jet skis in our yard one day!!

Gerry saved the boys from this shark!!

To commemorate Emile`s 80th birthday

Each of his kids found a wine

 with a label

that meant something to them about their dad.

Gerry purchased a bottle called `See Yah Later`...

When his dad retired from the family business,

 Gerry thought he would be around some

Slowly making his way out...

Nope...It was See you later!!!

Greg and Trish found a bottle called 2 Hands 

and

one called Dad

 Emile always has patience 

and

 make everything work with his two hands.

Laura and Dennis brought a bottle of Wise Owl

When her brother passed away she wanted to move back to Grande Prairie 

but 

Emile told her to wait a year.

She said it was the best advice as they love Kamloops

Allan and Cheryl

Mark and Colette brought a bottle called Quatrain

Annette brought a bottle of Harvey

She recently watch the movie Harvey 

and 

said there were so many things about him that reminded her of her dad.

Robert's was called Stoneboat

Robert always remembers his parents' stories about picking rocks with the stoneboat.

Emile was throwing a rock on the stoneboat when Mary lunged forward.

He always attests his bad back to that event!!

Elayne and Henry brought a bottle of Fittings

as

Emile was a plumber most of his life

Mary`s bottle was called White Wedding....

They have been married nearly 60 years!!

We farm Emile and Mary`s Homestead quarter.

We thought it would be fitting to give them a cornerstone rock 

from

 their original yard where it all began.

They moved to Grande Prairie in the early 1970's to start a new life 

that

 would feed a family of 10!!

They did amazingly well in Alberta

 starting

 their own plumbing shop called G&M

 which

 is still being family operated.

This rock signifies their strength as a family

and

where is all began!!

It was 100% Saskatchewan Aggregate

and

 came with this photo of Authenticity

The evening was completed 

by

 finishing this biggest 3 liter bottle of wine I have ever seen!!

Great memories were made...

Christa