Together (Family Reunions)

Another page for my daughter's Heritage album.

 

Margie

A page about my mom's sister for the Heritage albums I'm making for my kids.

 

To the Land of Fun and Family

This is the companion page to one I did recently documenting

the visit of my daughter and her kids last summer.

Below are the two pages together.

 

Mentor Moments

My long and rewarding career in education included this job as a mentor 

to new teachers in remote parts of Alaska.

 

We're Back!

After six years away, and 2 1/2 years since I'd seen them, my daughter and her kids

came to visit - so exciting! This is the first page of the trip for my grandson's album. 

 

Finally! Travel!

Finally finishing up my Covid Traveler's Notebook.

I thought I'd end on a positive note - travel!

 

King of Croquet

He was only 3 but he was a croquet champ!

 

doppelgänger

My grandson looks surprisingly similar to Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

 

Happy Birthday X 2

My grandson, at age two, shared his party with his cousin who also had a birthday.

Double fun!

 

Aunt Anne

Another page for my daughter's Heritage album.

 

Be Yourself

My grandson being goofy.

After I finished this layout, I discovered that I'd already done one 

with the same theme a few years ago. They'll both go in his album -

he can laugh about how forgetful Grandma is!

The older one is below.

 

Meschino Siblings

For my Heritage albums - my dad's siblings.

 

Sound the Alarm!

A sound that is unique to coastal areas - the tsunami siren.

 

Wonderful Memories

Companion page to yesterday's Heritage layout.

Two-page spread below.

Our Numbers Increase

For the Heritage albums I'm making for my kids, the first page of a two-page spread.

This one brings us to the children of my children's generation.

 

Together

For the Heritage albums for my kids.

 

They Lost What? You Hired Who?

A travel mis-adventure from over 40 years ago.

 

There's No Place Like Home

For my grandson's album, a page about their now home.

After years of moving with the Coast Guard, they have finally settled!

 

Adventure

The first page of a two-page spread for my grandson't album.

 

Welcome to the Family, Chocolate and Chip

These are my grandson's 4-H cavies, otherwise known as guinea pigs.

 

The End of an Era

 

My grandson's last season of wrestling.

Beyond Van Gogh

My first post-Covid trip was to Anchorage to see the immersive Van Gogh show.

What an experience - mesmerizing!

 

"Home" "Love" "Fortune" (My Chinese Treasures)

When I'm getting ready to give away special items, I always take pictures of them.

The Chinese characters pretty much sum up how I feel about them.

 

Look! Look!

One Thanksgiving the main event was not the dinner, but something else entirely!

For my grandson's album - he's the one who first saw the prints.

 

What's Next? Mayor?

 

For my granddaughter's album. 

goodreads

 

Every year I do a layout about my favorite books of the year.

This time I gave a shoutout to goodreads, the website that keeps me organized!

To the Top!

For my grandson's album - he's the one at the tippy-top, partially hidden by the flag.

My computer crashed in 2014 and I lost all of my photos, 

but I found this one by googling his school - serendipity!

 

Let's Get Away!

 

Three pals together again after Covid - a wonderful long weekend in Seattle.