Gr-grandma and -grandpa Carpenter

This is Cell and Ethel on their wedding day. I like her hair.

Granny and Grandad Staats

This is Claire and Plusha Staats inside their home.

Claire Staats at home

Here’s my Great-grandfather Claire Staats in front of his home.

Gr-gr-gr-grandfather Staats

Here lie my gr-gr-gr-grandfather and -grandmother Isaac and Anne Eliza Tolley Staats in the Old Siniaville Cemetery.

Old Siniaville Cemetery

Mom and I found the Old Siniaville Cemetery yesterday, the resting place of Riley and Alice Staats.

Gr-gr-grandfather and -grandmother Staats

Here lie my Great-great-grandfather and -grandmother Riley and Alice Staats in the Old Siniaville Cemetery. The epitaph says: Gone to a brighter home
Where grief cannot come

And here they are in their younger years.

Great-Grandpa and Great-Grandma Carpenter

Someone else in my family must have loved watermelon, too! This is Marcellus “Cell” and Nancy Ethel Carpenter.

Craft Table

Here’s the new cabinet under the craft table for Kylie to enjoy when she’s at Granny’s house.

Kylie’s Four!

What do you know? The pictures are working after all. They just don’t show up on my preview. These are some shots from Kylie’s fourth birthday.

Kylie’s Craft Table

When asked what she wanted for her birthday, Kylie said, “A craft table!” So that’s what she got–complete with crafts. She jumped up and down with joy when I asked her if she wanted us to all sit down and do crafts with her for her birthday. Of course, she’d rather not have to put up with her little brother joining in.