Old Photos of Christmases in the Past
The first Christmas after we married in 1964....
I loved those plaid wool pants and red banlon sweater!
Many Merry Christmases later... our oldest son and his wife...
Scott and Kim.
Our second son and his wife...
Larry and Jackie.
and our daughter and her husband...
Duane and Denise.
We have been blessed with grands in our lives...
Laura was our first...
Then a few years later Kaylee our second granddaughter came...
Here she is entertaining us with a story
the Christmas Eve after she learned to read!
Hunter was our first grandson... born the next year.
Two weeks less than a year later Doug came along...
Then came Caitlin!
Everybody got into the act frying shrimp
for this Christmas Eve supper. Even our old Lab - Jake thought he was helping.
Denise always had the children's undivided attention
and they loved playing games with Aunt Necey!
Kaiser, Saydee, and Jake enjoyed Christmas, too.
Getting the shrimp ready to grill was my job.
Pappy still loves his smoker that Scott made for him.
Kaylee and Hunter talked it over,
and thought we should open gifts asap!
Pappy consulted moms and dads before buying these 22's.
Even Angels ears get cold in the winter time!
Our little girl and our big girl...
The fantastic five posed for ONE MORE picture!
We're the proudest Pappy and Nanna you can imagine.
At Christmastime I love to look at old photos and pause
to reflect on the joys we have in our lives,
and to count our blessings. Our children
and grandchildren have given us more joy
than we can express, and these pictures remind me
of how much we have been blessed,
not only at Christmas, but all through the years as well.
I don't thank the Lord often enough for our blessings.
