I came across a number of pictures that I thought would be fun to blog about. That sent me on a search for more pictures. I didn't think I would ever say this, but thank you Dad, for your obsession with the camera. My dad has always taken a camera with him everywhere he went. This was prior to the day of digital. He had every roll developed and saved every print. Throughout his life, until a few years before he died, he would put every print into an album. I can say with assurity that I did not aquire this obsession for pictures from him. In fact, when both Mom and Dad left the house to live in a nursing home and it came time to clean out the house, the photo albums came home with me, but not because I wanted them. It was because Dad wanted me to be the "keeper of the stuff". So I have suitcases and boxes full of Dad's photo albums along with older pictures from generations back. I now can appreciate the value of that and my heart is being turned to the past through these pictures as I go through them from time to time. So below are some that I've selected to add to my blog. Of course, Dad did not take all of these, but his albums did get me started. So thanks again, Dad. Just a little disclaimer before you start looking at the pictures: I do not like cameras and they don't like me. I don't even like some of the pictures I'm including, but for posterity, here they are.
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| This is the youngest picture I have seen of myself. Cute kid! |
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Youngest of 5. We were so cute!  
Kindergarten
I remember loving that dress.
  My oldest brother Charles was in the Navy and Tom hadn't left on his mission yet.  Senior picture All the senior girls wore the same dress. Ok, not really, but that's what it looks like in our yearbook. They made us use the pearl necklace and the "drape" thing to look like a dress. |
1975
Engagement picture
Aug 14, 1975
Wedding picture
1976
Starting a family.
Oct 1976
Ahhh, Chad was about 1 week old here and I had obviously not recovered yet. Who talked me into this photo anyway?
1981
Family is growing with Chad, Angie and Zac. I have grandkids that look just like that now.
1983
The day we were sealed in the temple as a family forever.
Yup, same wedding dress. I planned it that way.
1995
Now with Lynsie--a growing family
This was just before Chad's mission. When we put him on the plane for his mission, I stood there and watched the plane taxi out (when you could actually go to the gate to see someone off). As it left, with him on board, I just started sobbing. I knew my little family would never be the same. Little did I know what was in store. We just kept growing even more.
1995
At Mom and Dad's 50th wedding anniversary with 3 siblings, Charles, Tom and Margaret. Not sure why David wasn't in the picture.
1995
Me, Margaret, David, Tom and Charles
The 5 of us took many pictures on the front steps over the years. There were very few occasions as adults that we were all together again.
1999
Just before Angie's and Zac's missions
We added a daughter-in-law and started on grandchildren.
Aug 2001
Angie and Zac just home from their missions and Ali sealed to us all on this day. We adopted Ali while both Angie and Zac were away. Surprise, you have a new little sister.
Nov 2003 in Idaho
Charles didn't make it down from Alaska for this trip.
2003
We just keep growing.....
2006
and growing.......
2009
and growing!!!
2012
In Idaho for Mom's 90th birthday celebration. David and Dad both passed away in 2011.
2011
The most recent picture we have had so far. At this point we have 17 grandchildren. Since the picture, have added an 18th grandchild and 1 great grandchild. Still growing!!
2006
Ok, I know I'm not in this picture, but it is one of my all time favorites of my 5 children.
2011
We tried for a good picture of the grankids.
Don't know how good, but a whole lot of fun anyway.
To be continued.......
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