Mom had ideas for James (a bath, a nap...) -- so while we waited, Jackie and I flipped through some family photos. Mom's albums were rarely labelled and weren't in any particular order -- neither the albums nor the photos were standard sized, so she stuck photos where ever there was space*.
*I should take some pictures next time to illustrate that...
This is what we found:
Photos from Angela and Patrick's wedding (that would be 1978?).
Right: The tea ceremony at my parents'Below: At the reception - Nancy, Gary, Theresa, Angela, Patrick, Donald, Tim, and Kathy
Dad's early backyard gardening attempts (Jackie: "You were pretty handsome back then." Tim: "I'm always handsome.")
A studio photo from China, rare because it was one of the few we found of Linda (Linda, someone, someone else, someone else-else, and my grandfather 爺爺 - Linda and Dad's dad). Photos at Linda and Gary's house (based on the fact I wasn't there: 1976-1977?):
Left: Theresa, York, Tim, and Angela
Below left: Donald, Gary, and Theresa
Below right: Ernie and Gary
I know Jackie was really interested in the photos of China, but I was interested in the people I knew and, of course, me! And so we have it:
Below left: Despite being 2 weeks early (and only 5 lbs 6 oz) I quickly "caught up" and became this chubby baby. NB: They still have those couch cushions! Below right: Mom and me (at around 3 months-old, based on the X-mas tree).
I'm looking forward now to my next visit to my parents'. Goal: Photograph and label more of those photos! (And ideally, find some evidence of me being a cute baby.)
