At the pond

My dad and his wife Betty have a great place out in the country with beautiful park like atmosphere. They have set up an area for cook outs and parties that make the summer mucho fun. There is a pond, a grilling area, horseshoes and a field for baseball.

Some pics from times we were there.

At the Beach

I think they are in NJ. Maybe Asbury Park, but apparently the Beach was the place to be.

The Brothers

Gloria, Sam, John - siblings and Marion -fiance

All the siblings, you just can't see them all.

Fathers as children.

Thanks to my cousin Cat, there are now some great photos in the gallery of our fathers as youngsters. Also some pics of my Grandfather that I never had seen before.

Growing up

This post is dedicated to my niece Abigail who wanted to see some pics of her as a youngster. I don't think they get younger than this pic. Abbie is just a few hours old.

Here she is with mom, aunt and poppop. She is the cute blonde at our knees.

Same day, without Mom to notice, she tackled balancing on the porch railing.
And here Abbie is with Tom Cruis...no wait its Anthony michael Hall...Nope, its Uncle Pete.

And several years later - on the left is Abbie, poppop and her sister. Abbie is in college now. What a trip it has been watching her grow up!

Learning from our elders.

The knowledge is passed on - after a great cookout and a day full of fun. The hammock is your friend.

Family gatherings 2

Family Gatherings of course mean photos. What a couple of wild crews we have here. It always seems like there is someone in the group that must be doing bunny ears to the ones in the front. Here we have the two rowdy guys in the back.






Here is the same generation of three families. Can you match up who is siblings with who?

Family gatherings mean photos

Remember this crew? Maybe not, but if you look at an earlier post you may recognize these guys in their spiffy outfits and slicked back hair. At least I THINK some of them are also from that photo. The guy in the middle definately. The one on the fair right, I think so also. Hey, look at the little dude in the front, what a time stopper that sailor outfit is.