“The RoseBouquet”

Dad getting a rare moment to hold Elise, his great-granddaughter

Elise doesn’t just walk - she runs - continually! She loved to play Hide n’
Seek around the kitchen cabinets. Since our kitchen has two entrances, we
sometimes ran in loops, through the kitchen and dining area, through the living
room, a short hallway, and back into the kitchen again. It was quite something
to hear her shriek with delight when she spotted me!

Ah-Ha! I see you! (She usually stopped and grew quieter for the camera). What a
gladness to be alive, she has!

Elise and me, pausing in our games to rest and laugh.

Even a high-energy kid needs some short power naps once in a while.

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Getting ready for bed - means stuffing your face with apple slices. In fact,
Elise has more teeth than most toddlers her age, and seemed to crave something
to sharpen those teeth on. She’s a fruit and veggie person like Jalise and me,
but her first examination of most anything was with her teeth and tongue,
including the super hard, sour apples we picked in the garden.

Jalise and Elise all dressed and ready for Sunday School on Sunday morning.

When Dad was ready, he joined them for a three-generation photo. (If Elsie had
been here, it would have made it a four-generational photo.

It was at this point my film was full. But later I was able to get one from Dad,
stashed in his dresser, so I started shooting all over again on Sunday and
Monday. Perhaps I’ll have those ready in a week or so.