A New Truck

Dad got his brand new pickup .... and a mustache too!

(Oh the adventures we'll have with this!)

Halloween with the neighbor kids.

Not sure who the rabbit is, then Michelle Swilley, David.

Diana Nault? Donna Martin, Lori, and unknown ghost.

David got a brand new bike for his birthday! 

December ... Again!

Here's Dad's truck without the shell, it must be brand new!

Time to head up to the mountains for our annual trek ...

Our goal:  Find the perfect Christmas Tree! 

Every year, we trudged up mountains and down into valleys

searching for just the right tree!

Looks like our after-tree stop was at Santa's Village.

We always tried to stop and see something else besides

Christmas trees.  Sometimes it was Marianne's Ice Cream

in Santa Cruz, home of the double cone! 

That 70s Summer

And the project begins!  

We're starting to build the family room on the back patio.  

(Peeking into the far background, we still have flamingos!)

And even though this is a little blurry ... there's a bench around

the base of the mulberry tree in the backyard.

Linda's Confirmation at St. John's, 8th grade, loved this dress Mom made.

I remember I wore white patent leather platform shoes with this dress.

Other things to note:  there are ashtrays on the end table

the green couch:  ouch!  what a color!  And the print

on those pillows screams 1970s!

And does Mom still have the "harvest colors" afghan?

And in other news, during confirmation, it was very hot that Sunday.

We were kneeling, one of the boys fainted

and I felt myself ready to faint as well!

What a day that was!

Around the House

A later photo of the house.  Look how small the magnolia tree is!

Always flowers in the front courtesy of Mom!

The three of us in the backyard.  Maroon must have been

the IN fashion color this year!  Note:  we still have the flamingos!

David on the "monkey swing" in the backyard

and ... gotta love those pants with the fancy pattern!

Cool hat, Uncle Gary! 

The Rose Garden

Easter perhaps?  We're posed in front of the Snowball Bush. 

Pretty, but such a pain to clean up after when the petals dropped.

This looks like we made a trip to the Rose Garden in San Jose.

You still have a lotta hair, Mom!

So many beautiful roses 

Grandma Myrtle and her husband, Bill.

More Memories

Looks like we're in Warren Park for a night or two ..... 

Great place for a BBQ - more good eats!

Well done, Uncle Gary and Dad! 

David in the red shirt, I'm on the right side (actually in a photo!)

Family.  Nothing says it better!

"Learning your family history 

is the key to unlocking who you are."

More from the Lake

At the lake, among all the motorhomes

Jeff enjoying some good eats, looks like Buffy is trying to be patient!

Jim and Karen

and Julie too!

Kids at the Lake

All these little ones .... all grown up now!

(If you recognize anyone, let us know who's who!)

Boatin' Time

Uncle Jim .... always good eats when family gets together!

Centennial Parade

Who doesn't love a parade???

Here's the old tractor, pulling a piece of old farm machinery.

Is it Grandpa Pape at the wheel?

And the old horses and buggy - every parade has to have horses!

I think the sign reads 1929 Ford

And Grandpa's old Willys-Knight

More from Potato Lake

More from Potato Lake, around the campfire

Dan, Uncle Rodney, Aunt JoAnn

Julie and Marge, cousin Rick and Lori

Aunt Margie, Aunt Donna, Aunt JoAnn

I remember every day, she re-painted her fingernails!

You can't keep the men in our family from stopping to fix

whatever needs fixin' !!

Is this Lori skiing?

Beautiful on the water, just beautiful!

Henry Kringsberg

This photo is labeled "Henry and Mary Kringsberg, my grandparents" 

by Myrtle (in her handwriting).  Trying to determine 

when and where this was taken.  Mary died in 1888.  She had six children: 

 Mary (1877) Henrik August (1879) Johannes (1881) 

Anna (1883) Elin (1885) and Carl (1887 in Alvarado).   

I believe this is a girl in the photo.  How old do you think she is?  

They immigrated in 1886.  

So was this taken in Sweden before they crossed over?  

And why aren't any other children in the photo?  

Why is his hand in his vest?   

So many things to ponder in just one photo! 

My best guess, this photo was taken in Sweden aprox 1882

At the Lake

What's a vacation without a trip to the lake?

camping, swimming, boating .....

Great lookin' fins, David! 

A tower of tubes, and a pile full of cousins! 

And no day at the lake is complete without a nap -

Sweet dreams, Uncle Rodney! 

Someone's going skiing - but just look at that 

beautiful sky and puffy clouds!

Minnesota Vacation

A little more of the Centennial Celebration in Minnesota

I'm betting somewhere out there is a joke about men standing

around, watching one or two doing all the work!

  

Gramps on top of the hay!