Lily Edwards had five generations of family with her at her 100th birthday birthday on April 13, as she couldn91裸聊视频檛 have dreamed up a better way to celebrate the impressive milestone.

91裸聊视频淚 love the family and we91裸聊视频檙e having a roaring time,91裸聊视频� the Coldstream woman said. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 the best time of my life.91裸聊视频�

Asked about some of her fondest memories over the past 100 years, Edwards chose to bask in the present moment.

91裸聊视频淚 think enjoying my family right now,91裸聊视频� she said with one of her children, Paul Edwards, at her side as she sat in a pink chair beneath a balloon-frilled banner.

Edwards is sharp as a whip at her advanced age, and says she91裸聊视频檚 in good health overall. She attributes this to her diet over the years. Growing up in the small town of Stonewall, just outside of Winnipeg, she would forage for wild nuts.

91裸聊视频淚 didn91裸聊视频檛 want to eat the regular dinner my dad and mom would make,91裸聊视频� she laughed. 91裸聊视频淎nd so it was all vegetables and nuts and fruit.91裸聊视频�

She91裸聊视频檚 since taken to eating two eggs each morning, on the advice of Paul, and the two of them agree that91裸聊视频檚 helped keep her strong.

Edwards married her husband, Jack, when they were 20 years old and living in Trail. They moved to Vancouver in the late 1940s, and Edwards loved Vancouver for a number of reasons.

91裸聊视频淚 loved the rain,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淎nd I loved raising my kids there because it91裸聊视频檚 a nice city to raise children.91裸聊视频�

Edwards and her husband had five children, and it was to be nearer to her oldest, Marjorie Close, that the two decided to move to Coldstream to retire 30 years ago.

Edwards is remarkably independent, still living on her own in Coldstream in a house that is filled with fond reminders of husband Jack, who passed away about seven years ago.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 Jack everywhere in the house, because he was a handyman in every way,91裸聊视频� Edwards said.

91裸聊视频淗e was the best husband you could ever have. And my Jack, he loved children.91裸聊视频�

One of those much-loved children, Howard Edwards, said it was 91裸聊视频渢errific91裸聊视频� to see so many family members at the birthday party at Vernon91裸聊视频檚 Peace Lutheran Church.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 very happy my mom is here to bring everybody together,91裸聊视频� he said.

Edwards91裸聊视频� sister, Donna Gervais, 87, was also at the party, and the two sisters delighted in celebrating the eldest91裸聊视频檚 milestone.

Another of Edwards91裸聊视频� sons, John Edwards, said his mother hasn91裸聊视频檛 let the passage of time change her; her personality has stayed consistent throughout the years, from his earliest memories of her when he was five years old, to her 100th birthday party.

91裸聊视频淪he hasn91裸聊视频檛 changed at all, just aged and that91裸聊视频檚 it.91裸聊视频�

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