Sipping a Shake through straws

Jill took Grace and me for a treat at the Sugar Shack in Greybull. We enjoyed sharing a shake! This isn't the first shake we have shared... we do it every chance we get! Thanks Jill for another great memory!!!!

The year is 1950. Dad is on the haystack and LaRae, Cheryl, and Johnny are dressed up ready to go somewhere.... anyway Mom must have felt they were photo worthy!! What cute kids. The location is Emblem, Wyoming, on the farm.

A Meeting of the Minds

Nothing as sweet as a GraceE kiss!!!



Grace and I are having a meeting of the minds!!!

The photo spot

In our house there seems to be only one place to take a photo!! It is in the living room in front of the fireplace. It doesn't matter if it is summer or winter we sit or stand in the same spot when the camera comes out!! It doesn't speak well for the rest of the house. I think I'm going to make it my challenge to create more photogenic spots in other rooms of my house. Here Jill and I are having fun with the new jackets we got (will get for Valentine's day!) They arrived early as we don't know if we will be seeing Jill again before Feb. 14th. We had just gotten home from church, Grace went down for a nap and I decided I needed my photo of the day!!!

The Portrait

Ken and I had a portrait picture taken today at Pamida. When we got home we did a portrait of us with our granddaughter, Grace, in our living room. Ken picked up the dress for Grace for Valentine's Day and she just got it a couple of weeks early!! Yesterday, Jake put in our new doors upstairs. We removed all the old and brought in some solid pine doors. I still need to stain and finish them but I can already tell you they are beautiful!! Jake is so good to us and we love him. Our little Grace is talking alot!! She even strings together some three word phrases. She is just amazing!!!

Matthew

Monday will be Matt's birthday. He would be 24 years old. We miss him!!

We enjoyed going to Idaho to visit family. Here is a picture of our Matt with his Great Grandpa Clarence Hope.



Matt enjoying Jill and Megan as we spend time with the Pollocks over in Lovell.

Mother

Yesterday was my mother's birthday. The following picture was taken in April 1954. Mom is sitting on the top stair holding me. I am two years old. Cheryl is dead center on the bottom stair. Johnny is on the far right side in front of Grandma Peterson and beside Uncle Jay Peterson. LaRae is on the far left sitting next to Grandpa Peterson. Dad is in front of her. Mom loved her family and always enjoyed being with them. We had many opportunities to enjoy our grandparents, aunts and uncles and cousins.