Playing in the Snow, Feb 2009
Granny Lou chatting with her younger sister, Aunt Lorene, March 2009. We miss her so much and this picture means so much to me. Her sweet spirit was always ready for a visitor and to talk about current events and happenings in the family.
Christopher playing Super Heros with his best Friends, David & Josh. March 2009
Christopher is Spider Man, David is a Power Ranger, and Josh is Batman
Building a Snow Man with our Uncle Terry and our cousins, Benjamin & Tripp. March 2009
Easter at Aunt Rita's house with all of our cousins....lots of youngins', but great memories!! April, 2009
This year was full of memories...many that we will NEVER forget, because they were our last. This year we lost our Granny Lou in August. She was so precious to all of us in our own ways and in our own relationships. She loved for people to come by to visit her and if I ever had an extra 30 minutes in town...I would make a pit stop to see her. She lived a full 90 years...with 6 kids, 15 grandkids, and I think we are up to 22 great-grandkids. What a life!! We also lost our Daddy T (my stepdad, my friend, my mentor, a special grandpa) in July this year. It's hard to even talk about, but always enjoyed driving up in their driveway and seeing him out toodling around...doing something...recycling, mowing, shoveling gravel, moving the tractor, bringing in groceries, whatever the chore might be for that moment in time. He would always have something to say to aggravate or pick at you. But God is Good and He knew this was going to happen this year and he allowed us to make some great memories this year and many years before this. By going back through my pictures, it makes me thankful for the smiles, laughs, good times that were shared with our family this year. In spite of the heartbreaks that we have been through...God provides comfort in different ways, and today it's through remembering the good times in pictures.
More pics to come....
2 comments:
I really enjoyed these. Keep them coming! Of course, I couldn't make it through without crying. Tonight was a very draining night at RU, so it was very therapeutic for me to see pictures of happy memories. Thanks, Kate
Cute pictures of 2009! Annette
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