More Photos from the Past

I want to go steal every photo from mom and scan them all; this is so much fun! Albeit time consuming :) but still great fun.

Ah, I was such a cute little softball head!
I do bear a strong resemblance to Pop. I'm not sure being compared to a  60 year old man is a good thing but there it is :)

I wasn't old enough to ruin hope chest's or destroy turtles so she still liked me ;)

Glenna has taught me lots of things in life...and it looks like walking is on that list!

Dan Galvin and me on one of their visits to Washington

Celebrating the season with Tim and Jody. I sure did dress for occasions in those days. Must be because someone else was making the choices :)

Who's the winner of the cute-contest? I call it a three-way tie.

Chillin' in Santa Rosa at the Galvin's

We are at a wedding; you two are supposed to look happy. 

Family Reunion at the Walter's. I think Jody is glad to be there. However, Dan may be telling his mother to behave. He always has been the sensible, in-control one.

Glenna still has that Tupperware container and Anna still has that same smile!

Christmas in Hawaii

Yes Shannon, that is how most of us felt when we were in Hawaii for Christmas of '82; but there were definitely good times too!

The early risers enjoyed viewing a spectacular sunrise from the top of the mountain (needless to say I was not among the early morning sunrise gazers)

I may not have been up at the crack of dawn to see the sun rise but I was definitely available for a sunset sailing cruise. It was sensational. 

Caught with her hand in the cookie jar! 

Holidays, Birthdays & Time Together

We really do have fun as a family - don't you think?

Joc has no interest in singing and being corralled; Anna is weary after a long day of corralling; Shannon is determined to corral everyone in spite of an apparent lack of interest; and Paddy is singing away having a grand time oblivious to the silly girl antics next to him. I love kids!

Glenna made these outfits. I had forgotten about these dresses. Too cute for words!

Daddy dancing a jig on St. Pat's day. Wish this was a video!

Is Shannon thanking Paddy for pushing her around...or pushing his hand  off of her chair and telling him to get his own? You be the judge.

Early Days at Fragaria

Tim and me at the beach in December...and the only bathroom was the outhouse off the sleeping porch. Scary :D

That blue Snuggli got many, many hours of use with Joc, James and Daniel. Best invention.

Proof that David does visit the beach

Look what's getting built in the background

The cinder-block fire pit getting built. His back was very grateful when Pat took over this job.

Photography is Fantastic

For the anniversary slideshow I am scanning photos that were taken before digital cameras. I have a new love and appreciation for digital cameras. I continue to be amazed at the power these pixels have over emotion and memories. I had to share a few of my recent favorites.

I'm editing another batch today and will share some of them later. There are some doozies in that stack of snapshots; I sincerely hope they scanned well enough to use!

Father...

...and son.

Before Email there was the Telegram.

Some faces never change with age like Pat and her son Chris; I hardly recognize Rick in the background :)

Mom should have been born royalty. She has such class and style!

I remember this era: every dessert came in a parfait glass and was served alongside cigarettes and an ashtray. Oh my. What was once so normal is rather gross :/

My favorite thing about this picture besides the people in it?
Glenna's shirt is more wild than the tablecloth - and that's hard to do!

Two classy ladies.

Enlarge this picture, look closely at the face and who do you see? Yup, it's a dead ringer for her!

The most notable thing about this photo is not our obvious fashion sense :) but the lack of a great big huge monkey tree in the background - not to mention an entire vegetable garden!!

Worth noting: mom made the dresses Suzanne and I are wearing-we were a-stylin'. Our friend Allison was ahead of her time with bare legs; she always did roll a bit off of center.

Mom's family.
And that is very cool but the fun I had with this picture was looking at the items in it: Glenna had the couch, The Krain has the picture, the beach had the hanging lamp, I had the coffee table and set of dishes, I still have the end table. Who says we don't recycle?

Ah. The mom heart in me went thump thump.

Are they just the coolest set of grandparents you can imagine? But what's up with his shorts? I tell you, after going through these photos I seriously question Grandpa's fashion sense!

Daddy in his happy place on a boat. One of the last trips with Roger.

Quick. Look. Jocelyn is quiet!
If you are laughing heartily right now, you were probably there :)

Grandma and Anna look like they are in a perfume commercial. Or maybe a clothing line of beach wear. 

I was a very happy baby :)

Aha! We now know who came up with the idea of bathing the kids in the blue bucket at the beach. Apparently Glenna has some experience with this idea :)

This snapshot if full of stuff for me. James used to spend hours in Grandfather Milne's lap; Grandfather always said it was the candy jar beside him ;) Oh, and see that Santa Bear with the white yarn beard? He doesn't have much of a beard anymore. Ask James about it. The dirty deed happened behind that mauve (pink) chair he's sitting in. Recycled family furniture is pictured: the coffee table in the foreground and long end table in the background. That was a great house; I could have lived there forever.

Long long day full of play for little Shannon. We're on the ferry heading home.