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Deborah of Pictures Pots and Pens is hosting Family Foto on Friday! Today I'm going to show you pictures of my own two children in 1985 as they were helping decorate the tree. This was one of the prettiest trees we ever bought. It was a real tree and was flocked with snow! I love their sweet smiles!
Here's Jonathan clowning around with a patchwork wreath I made when I was sewing. He was 4 years...a little younger than Connor. We still have this old chest and lots of the decorations...but not the wreath! LOL
Kelli always loved clothes! Here she is posting in front of our Buck Stove after she had helped hang the stockings!
Everything looks so 'Eighties' doesn't it? Dark wood paneling, etc! I cried when we moved from that house...there were so many memories there!
My Christmas pictures from years past are so special to me. I didn't have a fancy camera but always took lots of pictures and still have them all. My goal is to scan lots of my favorites and make slide shows of special pictures. The Christmas pictures are mostly done -I've already made a couple of DVD's of old Christmas pictures!
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What precious, precious memories, Diane! The tree and the kids are cute!
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Diane , I have tons of old pics too - I need need a lot of time to go through them as you are doing. These are lovely today - thanks for sharing.
Blessings and joy for Christmas.
Hi Diane...Kelli has always been a looker, hasn't she...and so is your son Jonathan! Is he still mischevious? ;-) Bo
I love these, Diane! :-)
xo,
Sheila
These take me back in time. I have a daughter and a younger son too. They were good days when the children were still children.
I love your old pictures! Your kids are too cute : ). You are right! Everything screamed 80's. Love that tree! The tree is timeless. Real snow and everything...so cool!
Awwwww they are just too cute! I LOVE looking back at old photographs!! What fun!
I think we must be kindred spirits- both posting pictures of our kids in 1985 and 1986;) Such sweet memories and they look like they are having a great time:) Great memories!
Merry Christmas and God bless,
Linda C
I love the pictures of Christmas memories. The kids just grow up way to fast. Your kids were adorable. Hugs, Terrie
I am so like you...Love to look back on my favorite memories...thanks for sharing! Gosh our children do grow up way to fast!
There's nothing better of old Christmas pictures. They get me teary-eyed everytime I look at them. We're going to start putting ours on discs soon, too! Great idea!
GM Diane...how wondeful you still have all your old pictures..I just gave all I had to my daughters...told them I did't want them just tossed out if something happen to me..even the pictures I had of my grand kids as babies I gave to them..Now I keep my photos on DVD also..hope you have a great day...loved your kids dressing up the tree..and 80-ies were the fun years for me..hugs and smiles Gloria
This story sounds a lot like mine. We bought real flocked trees 3 times. We always looked at them and usually bought a green one because they were cheaper. We took lots of pictures too with not so good cameras. They're not the best quality but they are priceless. We had lots of slides and I scanned all of them that were any good at all. I made a couple of DVDs of old Christmas pictures also. I made one of pictures from 1958 the year we got married and it went through 2007. It's interesting to see all the changes in people and things.
Charlotte
I see where Conner get's his red hair!
We once had a woodstove like that one!
Sweet smiles and sweet memories...thank you for sharing.
Deborah
Love your memories...Thank you for sharing!
I love the photos! It's funny how "80s" everything looked...I have a bunch of these myself! But I still love the memories!
Carrie
Dear Diane
I also posted about my children today. Wonderful pictures and good for you for scanning and one day making a beautiful slide show. My hubby made a beautiful slide presentation for his beautiful mother when she passed away. Such memories to cherish forever.
BTW Happy Belated 37th Anniversary. RJ and I celebrated our 20th. We have a little ways to go to catch up to you LOL
Claudie from Canada
What sweet pictures of your kids helping decorate! Nice visiting with you!
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Diane, Those pictures are just wonderful! I don't have nearly as many pictures of Brittainy as I do of Tim. I love the idea of scanning them all. I noticed all my pictures in the 80's have all changed color!
Your children look very happy. That is the sign of a loving home!
take care,
Dawn
Hi Diane!
What lovely pictures you are sharing of your children? Don't you just miss them being that age? I do...and hard to imagine they have children of their own. I know its easy to tell the 80s. Its so distinctly different even when using some of the same furniture. Lovely.
Putting them on DVDs is a great idea.
Thank you for sharing.
Have a lovely day
Judi
Precious pictures Diane! Our house still has some of the '80's' look if you begin to miss it too much. Just come on over. ;-)
I love looking at old pictures. :)
I love your Santa collection too!
What darling children. Time certainly flies. And yes, there is definitely that '80s flair that I remember very much!
awwww the kids look so cute. And don't you just love this modern day of digital...so you can store all those memories in an easy and fun way. Sure beats old photo albums!
That sounds like a terrific goal, Diane. What a nice idea. I love looking at old Christmas photos. I've been wanting to get a bunch from my parents to scan in and do the same. :-) Thanks for sharing your memories with us.
WHAT LOVELY KIDS.I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A PASSION FOR RED HAIR.MY DH WAS RED HEADED.NOW HE'S ALL GREY,OH WELL...ANN
Diane, these are wonderful. They look a lot like the pictures I have! Lots of happy memories.
Those pictures are precious and special..look at the long red braided hair..so pretty!
Have a great weekend!
-sandy toes
Hi Diane
I love photos like these and all the happy memories they envoke. I think it's a great idea to make a DVD photo collage of special photos -- a project I shoukld begin in the new year ;-)
Hugs, Pat
Don't you just love the old photos. I am trying to scrapbook about 80 years worth. I was watching Christmas Vacation where Chevy Chase is watching the old movies in the attic and the looked so much like my old photos that silly me, I started crying.
Roberta Anne
Boy did I enjoy these "Eighties" family photos. Those were our 'Glory Days' over here, too. And I, like you, had a crummy camera, but still took tons of photos. I am so grateful for each and every one of them!!!
Merry Christmas.
I've never seen a real tree flocked with snow! LOVE it!!
Thanks for your well wishes on my blog...mom is home (again) so we're hopeful Christmas will be merry. :-)
Lovely christmas mood in your house. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Do visit for sweet Christmas in Singapore.
Diane, I just came over for pink Sat. and I realized I have missed some of your recent posts. Boy, I am slipping. The days just go by so fast. I love your photos for this post. Kelli and Jonathon are so cute. Your tree is beautiful and it looks like snow. I love our old Christmas pics too and I really need to organize them.
Christmas hugs...Jeanne
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