Here is the index for the photos above:
#1 This is my oldest son Darrell and
his wife Jessica. Darrell was married once before to his high school sweetheart, but she passed away from leukemia only a
couple of years after they married. They didn't have any children. Darrell has now remarried and has a step-daughter named
Taylor that he loves very much.
#2 This is my oldest son Darrell, his
wife Jessica, his step-daughter Taylor, and me the day Darrell and Jessica got married.
#3 This is my youngest son Danny with
his youngest son Julian. Julian is my youngest grandchild and is now 5 months old.
#4 This is me with my youngest
grandson Julian when he was only 4 weeks old.
#5 This is my mother Peggy Smith. She
enjoyed a long life with my Dad until he passed away about 8 years ago from cancer. In fact, Dad passed away on their 50th
wedding anniversary. After Dad died mom sold the family home and moved to Poplar Bluff, Mo.,where she still lives and
enjoys a very full life doing a lot of charity work. She is now 78 and still going very strong. My mother and I have always
been close and although I don't get to see her that often, we still talk on the phone a lot and continue to enjoy our
close relationship.
#6 This is my only granddaughter Vivian.
She is the first girl in our family since Emily was born, so you know how rotten she is. She also has her Grandma Theresa's
attitudes and is quick to let you know how she feels and not always in a good way. She keeps all of the boys at her fingertips. Ha!
#7 This is my baby sister Lori and her
new boyfriend Gunnar. Lori was married for about 15 years and has 2 sons from that marriage, but is recently divorced
and now dating Gunnar.
#8 This is my oldest grandson Anthony.
He is the son of my middle son Greg and his wife Bobbi Jo and is also the older brother of Vivian. Anthony loves
to come and spend part of the summer with me every year and ride motorcycles and work with me in the garden. He knows that
he has my heart and will always be special since he was my first grandchild.
#9 This is my younger brother Ed and
his wife Sherri. Ed and Sherri have been married for about 20 years now and they have 2 daughters that are now married and
have families and also a son that is now in Iraq.
#10 (left to right) This is Crystal, the girlfriend
of my youngest son Danny and they are also the proud parents of my newest grandson Julian, my younger brother Ed, and
my youngest son Danny.
#11 This is Danny, my youngest son and his
new son Julian.
#12 (left to right) This is Crystal,,
the girlfriend of my youngest son Danny and the mother of my grandson Julian, my grandson Nate, my newest grandson Julian,
and my granddaughter Vivian.
#13 This is my youngest grandson Julian when he was about 4 weeks old.
#14 This is my youngest grandson
Julian. This was the first time that I had got to see him and I have to admit that I spoiled him rotten and enjoyed every
second of it.
#15 This is Anthony, my oldest grandson.
Anthony is now in the 2nd grade in school and took first place in the national spelling bee last year and took second
place this year. If you can't tell, Grandma is very proud of him.
#16 This is my granddaughter Vivian.
She is in preschool and does not like school like her brother Anthony. Hopefully she will change her feelings
about school and start liking it.
#17 This is 2 of my sons, Greg on the
left and Danny on the right. They have an older brother Darrell and I am so happy that they are very close to one another
and to me.
#18 This is Jordan. He is my
nephew and the youngest son of my baby sister Lori.
#19 This is Jonathan. He is also my
nephew, and the oldest son of my baby sister Lori.
#20 This is my grandson Nate. He is the
son of my youngest son Danny and his ex-girlfriend Amanda. He is now the older brother to Julian and just loves him so much.
#21 This is my grandson Nate.
This was taken at Nate's birthday party where his Dad had gotten him a giant water slide. I'm not sure who enjoyed it more,
my grandchildren or my sons.
#22 This is my
middle son Greg and his wife Bobbi Jo at their wedding. They have been married for 9 years and have two children Anthony and
Vivian.