Saturday Evening, December 12
Most of these photos were taken by our youngest daughter, Deb (Diane’s sister).

This card was from a birthday guest who could not be here, a good friend from their childhood, Cheryl, from Northwestern Ontario, Canada.

Diane and her husband, Mark

Diane and her dad, Cerwin

Diane and her mom (me)

Her oldest brother Jeff

Jere (Diane’s youngest brother) and his wife, Kristen, with Diane

Roy and Deb (Diane’s youngest sister)



Diane and Deb – Roy and Diane – Diane and Deb being photobombed by Jere

Josiah (Diane’s oldest son)

Becca, Diane, and Josiah

Lydia (daughter), Diane, Abigail (daughter), and Garth (Diane’s youngest grandson). Abby’s husband, Nathaniel, was also there, but we missed getting him to pose with Diane.


Lydia with her mom – Lydia with her nephew Garth

Andre and Anthony – Diane’s two oldest grandsons

Garth didn’t want to be added to the other two grandsons

Anthony is as tall as Grammy (or taller). Diane’s other grandsons are – Nicodemus from Maine and Stetson from Tennessee.

Jasmine, Renee, and Natalie. Diane’s three Pennsylvania granddaughters. The others – Nzeba lives in Maine, and Henley lives in Tennessee.

Diane’s Aunt Velda (Cerwin’s sister) and Uncle Mel

Velda and Mel with their daughter Denise

Cousins: Diane and Denise


Jere and Denise (cousins) – Denise and her dad, Mel.

Jakey, Diane, and Crystal (cousin)

Kristen and Crystal

Cerwin, Jakey, and Renee

Cerwin, Jakey, Renee, Abby, Me, and Waylon

Uncle Dale (my brother), Diane, and Aunt Dot


Uncle Marlin, Diane, and Aunt Nancy (my sister)

Cousins: Diane and Karen (Marlin & Nancy’s daughter). Karen’s husband was also there, but we somehow missed getting a picture of him.

Cousins: Melissa (Marlin & Nancy’s daughter) with Diane

Diane with her niece Diana (Jeff & Chris’ daughter) and her daughter Sierra

Her niece Jana (Jere & Kristen’s daughter) and Diane

Jana with her dad, Jere

Jared (nephew – Jere and Kristen’s son) and his wife Yeira

Diane with Luanne and Dale. They are Nathaniel’s parents and the other grandparents of Anthony, Jasmine, Natalie, Renee, and Garth.


Karen (who had to leave before Diane arrived) and Barb. Two of Diane’s childhood and best friends.

After most people left, Diane began opening cards.
That last photo of Diane is perfect — she must have really been ready fo a quiet moment alone afater visiting with all those family members! They are good portraits throughout this post, and really reflet the happiness of the occasion!
She probably was glad for the down time at the end of the day. π
Oh my word! I have commented before that I grew up in Pennsylvania and moved to the South. I have enjoyed your blog. Now, I see a girl on here that I graduated with, Barb ! Hi Barb, in case you read this. This is Chris Williams π
Chris (Wagner)
I messaged her on her Facebook page. π
Barb asked me to give you her email address. She would enjoy being in touch with you. Her email is: ocker792@gmail.com
Oh so nice! Thank you. What an unexpected delight from reading your blog. I like reading it because I enjoy seeing the PA beauty I miss, etc. I do not have Facebook so this is great.