Grandma has thousands of photos and over the week we poured over them remembering times long past. We each took a few of her photos as keepsakes.
1945: Grandpa (right) with a friend.
1946: Grandpa (far right) with a friend and a Red Cross worker.
1946: Juanita and Grandma.
1968: My dad, Rick.
Not sure the date on this one. Grandpa, Grandma, Rick.
1975: My mom, Mary, pregnant with me.
1976: Me with my plastic pants.
1976: Me playing dress up with dad. Look how skinny his legs are! Ew!
Christmas 1976: Me opening presents.
Christmas 1976: Grandpa.
Christmas 1976: Me.
1977: Me and Donald. Donald is still in my bedroom today.
1984: Grandma visits WI, our house on Pine St. in New London. Rachelle, Grandma, Richard.
1985: Family vacation to Orlando. Grandma and Richard.
1985: Family vacation to Orlando. The oranges weren’t ripe so me, Richard, and Lisa held up ripe, store-bought oranges to the tree for this photo.
1985: Family vacation to Orlando. Rick, Richard, Rachelle, Mary.
Dont know when exactly this is. Mid 80s. Mom and Dad.
1985: Sabrina, Richard, Rachelle, DJ.
1985: Sabrina, Dawn, Richard, Rachelle, Anna, DJ.
1985: Richard, Molly, Rachelle. Nice flip-flops. And notice how I’m giving the camera The Finger.
1986: Richard, Bill, Stephanie, Erica, Bethany, Rachelle, Kacey, Amanda.
1987: Richard.
1990: Doug, Richard, DJ, Rick.