As Thanksgiving came and went we spent time thinking about what we were thankful for. We made a list and came up with most of the "normal" things. One thing that has been on my mind is how thankful I am for grandparents. I've had this on my mind for a few reasons, one with the recent death of my grandpa Frank. Also next week we are having our annual family white elephant party on my mom's side. This year I get to host! It will also be the first year w/ out a grandparent of mine alive and there. As I said earlier one of the few things good about split families is the blessings of more grandparents. At one time my children had 7 grandmas and 7 grandpas. We have been soo blessed! Ray & I both have grown up w/ wonderful grandparents! I know on both of our sides our grandparents growing up in difficult family situations were our life lines and saved us numerous times!
Here is my mom (Gayle) and thom and Keagan on his baptism. Grandpa Thom is sooo fun to have around, we are really lucky to have him!
Here is my dad (Don) and Grandma Judy. She is a life saver! I don't know if I could live around my dad w/ out having her "soften" him.
Here is Ray's parents, Jackie and John on our wedding day.
Here is Ray's grandpa, Sam Stambaugh, he past away a few years ago. He was a wonderful man and was always giving us big hugs (so big you could hardly breath) and loved a practical joke.
Here is Grandma & Grandpa Stambaugh a few months before Grandpa passed away w/ Melissa.
Grandma Stambaugh, me in the back ground at my wedding shower. I really loved her! I felt like Ray's grandparents were my own!
Here is an old picture of Ray's grandparents mid 1970s.
This is my Grandpa Don (my dad's dad) and his wife Barb. I don't remember them much, I never got to "re" meet my grandpa, I found my dad and his side of the family shortly before he passed away, I did go to his funeral. My grandma Barb just happened to live in Olympia before she died and I got to see her a few times.
This is one of my favorite pics of my grandparents! (My mom's parents) My grandma Jean Bilow passed away this past March and my grandpa Darrell Bilow passed away a little over 5 years ago. My grandpa was one of my favorite people in the world! I only heard him get upset once, and that was when he was upset at something that had wrongly happened to me. He was soft spoken and a wonderful man!
Here are my grandparents on their 25th wedding anniversary, in the 1970s.
A 4 generation pic! My grandma Bilow, her mom, my grandma McGiveron, my mom, and me the baby. Sadly, I don't remember her, she passed away when I was 4. ( I think) My mom loves to tell the story that when we went to go see her for the last time (she was in a nursing home at the time and not really too coherent) I climbed up beside her and said, "We're not going to see you anymore, because you are going to die!" My mom just about died! :)
This picture we got 3 for the price of 1! :) Thom, Grandma Pearl, Cindy, mom, Grandma & Grandpa Bilow. I couldn't find any other pics I had scanned of Grandma Pearl, who is Thom's mom. I only knew her when she had Alzheimers, so she would repeat things all of the time. She was soo sweet, she would say, "Oh, its soo good to see ya, what ya been doing, and Oh are you leaving so soon (even if we had been there all day or longer)" she would say those things over and over...
And last, but not least! Grandma & Grandpa O'brien, my dad's mom and step dad, and her sister Rose in the background.
Here is my mom (Gayle) and thom and Keagan on his baptism. Grandpa Thom is sooo fun to have around, we are really lucky to have him!
Here is Ray's parents, Jackie and John on our wedding day.
Here is Ray's grandpa, Sam Stambaugh, he past away a few years ago. He was a wonderful man and was always giving us big hugs (so big you could hardly breath) and loved a practical joke.
Here is Grandma & Grandpa Stambaugh a few months before Grandpa passed away w/ Melissa.
Grandma Stambaugh, me in the back ground at my wedding shower. I really loved her! I felt like Ray's grandparents were my own!
Here is an old picture of Ray's grandparents mid 1970s.
This is my Grandpa Don (my dad's dad) and his wife Barb. I don't remember them much, I never got to "re" meet my grandpa, I found my dad and his side of the family shortly before he passed away, I did go to his funeral. My grandma Barb just happened to live in Olympia before she died and I got to see her a few times.
This is one of my favorite pics of my grandparents! (My mom's parents) My grandma Jean Bilow passed away this past March and my grandpa Darrell Bilow passed away a little over 5 years ago. My grandpa was one of my favorite people in the world! I only heard him get upset once, and that was when he was upset at something that had wrongly happened to me. He was soft spoken and a wonderful man!
Here are my grandparents on their 25th wedding anniversary, in the 1970s.
A 4 generation pic! My grandma Bilow, her mom, my grandma McGiveron, my mom, and me the baby. Sadly, I don't remember her, she passed away when I was 4. ( I think) My mom loves to tell the story that when we went to go see her for the last time (she was in a nursing home at the time and not really too coherent) I climbed up beside her and said, "We're not going to see you anymore, because you are going to die!" My mom just about died! :)
And last, but not least! Grandma & Grandpa O'brien, my dad's mom and step dad, and her sister Rose in the background.
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Wow! You are really blessed to have so many grandparents!
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