remembering . .

i received a lovely eCard today from my cousin in annapolis. it's two years now since her mom, my aunt evie, passed away. she was remembering her with some special photos that she shared with me. there were a few of my aunt with the girls and in all of the pictures she had such a beautiful smile on her face, and a twinkle in her eye.

i dove into one of my photo boxes and came up with these two. they're taken in 1990 or '91 in oxnard, california. in the one above she is holding her grandson, whose baptism celebration we were attending. she had so much fun with him. she was using a cane to get around at this time, and she would help to take care of him while my cousin worked. she would put him in his high chair (that had rollers) and pull him about the apartment with the crook of the cane. she and my uncle loved being with him, and loved having the responsibility of looking after him. they would go out to special cafes, and gourmet stores for german and swedish treats, pick him up from school and go to barnes and noble, or pick him up from school and take him to the pound to pick out a puppy!

the above photo is of my aunt and my sister at the same party. all of us were always laughing: my mom, my sister, my cousin, my aunt, and all the guys too. i can still hear her laugh in my head. we would have a big feast and tell stories and sing songs (german drinking songs!). i miss having her around to reminisce with my mom.