Twenty-fourth Day of Advent

This will be my final Advent photo post! I decided to end with a sweet photo of Gramma and Grandpa.

Gordon and Bette

I hope you've enjoyed this little photo stream - Merry Christmas, y'all!

Twenty-third Day of Advent

Another Christmas photo! I think it used to be a photo collage frame at Gramma's house. 

L-R front: Joe, Jeff. Back: Jackie, Chris.

If I had to guess, I'd say this was the early eighties. It's out at the lake, so it must be prior to 1986 when Gramma and Grandpa moved to town. Anyone else remember any details?

Twenty-second Day of Advent

I have another more modern photo today. 

Amanda & Bryan's wedding, November 27, 2004
Wesley UMC, Marshfield, WI

It's hard to believe this was more than 17 years ago, because it feels like yesterday!

Twenty-first Day of Advent

Since people liked yesterday's picture, I thought today I'd post another one from the same set. 

L-R: Andrew, Rachel, Emily, Amanda, Bryan

December 25, 2007, on the porch at Gramma and Grandpa's house. 

Twentieth Day of Advent

My mom sent me this photo - and then I realized that I had the original file, which means Bryan or I must have taken it! This was taken on Christmas Day in 2007.

L-R Front: Bette, unnamed chicken, Gordon. Back: Chris, Jackie, Jeff, Joe.

I think we took a lot of pictures that day, so let me know if you'd like to see some additional groupings!

Nineteenth Day of Advent

 This is another photo from the Alaska trip!

There are lots of pictures with Gramma (and sometimes Grandpa) posing with "interesting" things. 

Eighteenth Day of Advent

My mom sent me this picture, and it is a cute one! The photo albums and boxes are full of pictures of Gramma and Grandpa striking silly poses for the camera.

Bette and Gordon

Was this Halloween, or were they going to some other costume party or themed event? I know Grandpa grew a beard in the early eighties, when I was little, so I'd guess it's from that time frame. Anyone else have any details?

Jackie says: Jeff and I talked about this one when we were at your house for Thanksgiving. We think they are in a hotel room at one of the many pharmacy conventions they went to. There were always fun events to attend and of course they loved to participate! There must have been something with costumes. Notice who is in charge of the gun! Mom was always in charge!  

Seventeenth Day of Advent

I think this one was in the batch of photos from Jeff and Darleen's wedding in August 1979. 

Jackie and Pete

Mom and Dad, you look great! I love this picture! Is that a barn in the background? I am also enjoying the giant sunglasses, and I'm pretty sure Bryan has a shirt with the same print as Dad's. 

Jackie says: I don't know if I've ever even seen today's photo - we look so young! Although your Dad insists he still has that shirt. And yes, it was the era of big hair and big glasses! This was taken at the Rambow farm in Walworth the day after Jeff & Darleen's wedding. We were all invited to the farm for a picnic lunch - so fun.  

Sixteenth Day of Advent

I think this photo was loose, and I don't know anything about it. 

Is this group perhaps in front of Grandma McCoy's house? Is she one of the women pictured?

Someone else is going to have to fill us in on this one!

Jackie says: I've never seen this one before. It is not Grandma McCoy's house. I THINK it's Grandpa Fred Worm on the far left, then an unknown woman, and then Grandma Ruby. (I recognize her corseted shape!). I THINK the couple on the right are Grandma & Grandpa's good friends Walter & Adeline. They did a lot of socializing together - lots of card playing and church things.  Walter actually worked at the drug store - he was a clerk and the guy that fixed all the electric razors. I remember him well! I have no idea where they are standing. Chris and Jeff? What do you think?

Fifteenth Day of Advent

I chose a slightly more modern photo today - and by that I mean only that it was taken in the last twenty years and includes people who are younger than I am!

L-R, front: Rachel, Amanda. Back: Emily, Andrew.

I think I remember that this picture was taken at Jeff & Darleen's house at Emily's high school graduation party. Would that be 2002?