Happy Birthday, Gran and Neenaw :)

Mom, Ernie, Neenaw, BC, Mel, Gran

We had a birthday party for Neenaw and Gran at Van Giesen our house in Richland. Something happened to the cake that Mom had to "fix" and it ended up looking interesting.

Ernie, Dad, BC, Mom

Gran, Ernie, Jeremy

... every time I see this picture it cracks me up.

Homecoming 1987

BC at the Kennewick High Homecoming dance... handsome fella.

Summer 1987

Dena and me

June - we all met in Brookings and had a great time.  I remember this was around Dena's fourth birthday and everyone had agreed to keep her birthday a secret until John and Karen could come back from their trip, but they forgot to tell me.  On the morning of her birthday, I said to Dena, "Hey, it's your birthday today!" and she was so cute. She said, "It IS?"

Lone Ranche Beach

Another picture from this trip - they're hard to see, but from left: April, Aunt Ramona, Neenaw, Dena and Koko dog.

July: Camping

The S boys

The chef

Gran, on that camping trip - wearing his old Allis Chalmers gear.

August: On a picnic, probably at Fishhook Park outside Pasco. LOVE that place. 

Mel, Mom and Dad

Also in August: D Family Reunion
Walla Walla, Washington

Cousin Lynda, me, Cousin Candace

Walla Walla Siblings Reunion

The Dysart kids (children of Carl and Ruth) had a reunion this year.


Top row: Uncle Bob, Uncle Leo
Second row: Uncle Birney, Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Denton
Bottom row: Aunt Miriam, Aunt Irene, Aunt Lourene, Aunt Genevieve, Aunt Nadine

Memorial Day 1987

Here we are, cleaning and decorating the Keithler graves, something we did every few years. 

The fam!!

Standing: Dad, Aunt Karen, Neenaw, Ernie, Uncle John.  Dena, Jennifer and Melanie are standing in front of them.
Kneeling/sitting: BC, Jeremy, Stanley, John

Spring 1987

In our rental duplex on Thayer street in Richland.

Laughing it up

Left to right: Elder Southam holding Jeremy, me, Mom holding Koko, Ernie, Dad, Melanie.

I love this picture - we're so color-coordinated, and I have no idea what was so freaking funny but Ernie's face cracks me up every time.

I helped with our school's production of Oklahoma! this year, as rehearsal pianist.  I wish I'd been onstage instead.  :)

Christmas 1986

We spent Christmas at Uncle Raymond and Aunt Ramona's house in Lodge Grass this year. What a long trip that was.

BC

Jeremy and Ernie

Happy Birthday Mel :)

hooray!!

Melanie's 7th birthday at Neenaw & Gran's house in Brookings

Autumn 1986

The Q-Tips

Mom and Aunt Nancy



November 1986

When we moved from Kennewick to Richland, we made friends with a family in our ward who owned a photography studio, and they kindly offered to take some pictures of me.

I belonged to Kennewick High's jazz choir, Mad Hatters....

My yearbook picture, junior year

Dave's Missionary Farewell

Oh, how I loved Dave, from about age 13 - summer of 1983.  Seriously.  Loved him. 

Here we are at his house in Kennewick on the day of his farewell (back when we did farewells).

Front row: Pam P, me, Stephanie K, Sonya F, Nancy P
Middle row: Jim P, Dave, Shelly K
Back row: Mike S, Brian B