This is the gathering of the Craig grandchildren on the ocassion of Jacob's baptism. Notice that the girls are all sweet, smart and pretty like their grandmother, and that the boys are all handsome, buff and spiritual like their grandfather.
These are the two baptizees. They were both ready and anxious to become members of the Church. They were each baptized and confirmed by their respective dads. Fast forward this picture 11 years and there will be a couple of farewells for two of the greatest missionaries ever! What if they both get called to the same mission- wow!
This is the gravestone of Mary Louisa Carpenter Craig, who along with her husband, William Albert Craig, was the first of the Craig clan to join the Church. But for her and her husband, life would be very different for the rest of us who are her posterity. Her husband died in El Dorado Arkansas and is buried there. She then went west to live with her two daughters who had migrated to Arizona. She was living with her daughter Hallie in Mesa, Arizona when she died on 9 February 1941, just 3 years before I was born. She was born in 1860 before the Civil War commenced. That kind of puts things in perspective - ancient history does not look so ancient.
The first leg of our vacations took us to Vancouver, Washington where we arrived just in time for Walker's third birthday party. It had an athletic theme so Walker has on his BYU football helmet. As the Couger's first string can attest, it is a little hard to suck your thumb when you are waring your football helmet.
The second leg of our journey took us to the Southland to visit Genia and other relatives in the South. We had to brave a blizzard in Colorado on May 23, but Mom just put it in 4x4 and went right on trucking. You know those Canadians know all about driving in the snow. This is a goat herd dog down in the Louisiana bayou country. He had rounded up his goats onto a little dirt mound and was carefully watchin them. We saw tons of antelope on the way to Lousiana in the southern part of Colorado and in the Texas panhandle.
We spent a week with Genia. I installed a new faucet in her kitchen and hung some vertical blinds for her in her kitchen over a sliding glass door. On Memorial day we went down to Nachitoches, Louisiana where the movie Steel Magnolias was made. I had never seen the movie, but my cousin Tom Craig who lives in Shreveport went with us and pointed out all of the sights from the movie. When we got to Nancy's we rented the movie and sure enough there it all was. This is Genia, myself and Tom (Mom took the picture) eating at an outdoor restaurant on the bank of the Cane River (it is where they had the Easter egg hunt in the movie). We enjoyed several Louisiana delagacies, including fried crawdads (crayfish) and some catfish. We found they had friend everything, including a deep fried dill pickle (we did not try it). Although the historic plantation homes where closed for the holiday, it was fun to drive by and see them on the outside and to see their grounds. It gave me some new appreciation for my southern heritage. Genia seems to be doing very well - her life these days revloves around Church where she works a couple of days a week in the Family History Library and being a visiting teaching supervisor plus being just the girl Friday to get anything else done in connection with Ward activities. She has a very active singles group that does Family Home Evenings and other activities that gives her a happy and busy social life.
When we got to Arizona it ws time for another birthday- this time the fifth birtday of Dallas. He got to take all of his friends to the pizza hut in the day and play archade games, and then in he evening, it was time for aunts, uncles and cousins, complete with the spider man cake made by his mom and grandmom. When asked what his favortie part of his birthday parties was, he responded : "Well actually, getting presents." I am happy to report he is normal.
When we went over to Becky's for the second part of our stay in Arizona she was harvesting in her garden. It had lots of weeds, but the fruit was even more bountiful. She had all kinds of tomatoes (several varieties) as well as peppers and squash. Mom and I have started a garden her in Utah in the old tactor tire that used to be a sand pile in our back yard. Well, I think that is it for my first attempt at blogging. I love you all. We have Nancy and Travis with us for a few days and then we will watch Dallas and Hallie for them while they go to Florida for Travis' annual convention. Mom and Nancy made a dress for it while we were in Arizona. Love, Dad
This is the gathering of the Craig grandchildren on the ocassion of Jacob's baptism. Notice that the girls are all sweet, smart and pretty like their grandmother, and that the boys are all handsome, buff and spiritual like their grandfather.
These are the two baptizees. They were both ready and anxious to become members of the Church. They were each baptized and confirmed by their respective dads. Fast forward this picture 11 years and there will be a couple of farewells for two of the greatest missionaries ever! What if they both get called to the same mission- wow!
This is the gravestone of Mary Louisa Carpenter Craig, who along with her husband, William Albert Craig, was the first of the Craig clan to join the Church. But for her and her husband, life would be very different for the rest of us who are her posterity. Her husband died in El Dorado Arkansas and is buried there. She then went west to live with her two daughters who had migrated to Arizona. She was living with her daughter Hallie in Mesa, Arizona when she died on 9 February 1941, just 3 years before I was born. She was born in 1860 before the Civil War commenced. That kind of puts things in perspective - ancient history does not look so ancient.
The first leg of our vacations took us to Vancouver, Washington where we arrived just in time for Walker's third birthday party. It had an athletic theme so Walker has on his BYU football helmet. As the Couger's first string can attest, it is a little hard to suck your thumb when you are waring your football helmet.
The second leg of our journey took us to the Southland to visit Genia and other relatives in the South. We had to brave a blizzard in Colorado on May 23, but Mom just put it in 4x4 and went right on trucking. You know those Canadians know all about driving in the snow. This is a goat herd dog down in the Louisiana bayou country. He had rounded up his goats onto a little dirt mound and was carefully watchin them. We saw tons of antelope on the way to Lousiana in the southern part of Colorado and in the Texas panhandle.
We spent a week with Genia. I installed a new faucet in her kitchen and hung some vertical blinds for her in her kitchen over a sliding glass door. On Memorial day we went down to Nachitoches, Louisiana where the movie Steel Magnolias was made. I had never seen the movie, but my cousin Tom Craig who lives in Shreveport went with us and pointed out all of the sights from the movie. When we got to Nancy's we rented the movie and sure enough there it all was. This is Genia, myself and Tom (Mom took the picture) eating at an outdoor restaurant on the bank of the Cane River (it is where they had the Easter egg hunt in the movie). We enjoyed several Louisiana delagacies, including fried crawdads (crayfish) and some catfish. We found they had friend everything, including a deep fried dill pickle (we did not try it). Although the historic plantation homes where closed for the holiday, it was fun to drive by and see them on the outside and to see their grounds. It gave me some new appreciation for my southern heritage. Genia seems to be doing very well - her life these days revloves around Church where she works a couple of days a week in the Family History Library and being a visiting teaching supervisor plus being just the girl Friday to get anything else done in connection with Ward activities. She has a very active singles group that does Family Home Evenings and other activities that gives her a happy and busy social life.
When we got to Arizona it ws time for another birthday- this time the fifth birtday of Dallas. He got to take all of his friends to the pizza hut in the day and play archade games, and then in he evening, it was time for aunts, uncles and cousins, complete with the spider man cake made by his mom and grandmom. When asked what his favortie part of his birthday parties was, he responded : "Well actually, getting presents." I am happy to report he is normal.
When we went over to Becky's for the second part of our stay in Arizona she was harvesting in her garden. It had lots of weeds, but the fruit was even more bountiful. She had all kinds of tomatoes (several varieties) as well as peppers and squash. Mom and I have started a garden her in Utah in the old tactor tire that used to be a sand pile in our back yard. Well, I think that is it for my first attempt at blogging. I love you all. We have Nancy and Travis with us for a few days and then we will watch Dallas and Hallie for them while they go to Florida for Travis' annual convention. Mom and Nancy made a dress for it while we were in Arizona. Love, Dad
3 comments:
Welcome to blogging, Laurie! You're a natural. I will re-email you the link to add your own name to the list of contributors.
Exellent job on the blog, dad! It was a pleasure to have you stay with us.
I'm jelous, Dad. I could really use a vacation, sounds like you had a great one!
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