It was so special for Soren to meet his great-grandmother Lebania in Rogersville, Tenn. She is 91 and in a nursing home, but on her walls are scores of photos of her two children, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren, of whom Soren is the newest. Whenever we called her, she would say, "I'm a-lookin' at Soren's picture" -- and now she has held him. That counts for a lot.
Making the rounds of the many relatives in Rogersville (where my dad grew up) included visits with my dad's cousins Ron & Jean (above), and Tom & Linda (below).
We were graciously hosted by my dad's sister Cheryl and her husband Harold. On Easter we all went out for brunch along with their children (my cousins) David and Sarah (below). David is a sheriff's deputy and Sarah is heading to Air Force basic training in one month.
Cheryl and Harold's oldest child is my cousin Jamie, with whom we stayed in Chattanooga. She and her family (husband Louis and kids Jack & Emily) also drove up to Rogersville for Easter, and that meant we got to spend time with Louis's mother Janet (below).
Hope you followed all the family tree connections! It was a whirlwind trip seeing everyone we could possibly squeeze in during two weeks, but worth it. And, for the record, Soren behaved very well on all our plane flights. One of the stewardesses wanted to take him home with her...!
It was so special for Soren to meet his great-grandmother Lebania in Rogersville, Tenn. She is 91 and in a nursing home, but on her walls are scores of photos of her two children, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren, of whom Soren is the newest. Whenever we called her, she would say, "I'm a-lookin' at Soren's picture" -- and now she has held him. That counts for a lot.
Making the rounds of the many relatives in Rogersville (where my dad grew up) included visits with my dad's cousins Ron & Jean (above), and Tom & Linda (below).
We were graciously hosted by my dad's sister Cheryl and her husband Harold. On Easter we all went out for brunch along with their children (my cousins) David and Sarah (below). David is a sheriff's deputy and Sarah is heading to Air Force basic training in one month.
Cheryl and Harold's oldest child is my cousin Jamie, with whom we stayed in Chattanooga. She and her family (husband Louis and kids Jack & Emily) also drove up to Rogersville for Easter, and that meant we got to spend time with Louis's mother Janet (below).
Hope you followed all the family tree connections! It was a whirlwind trip seeing everyone we could possibly squeeze in during two weeks, but worth it. And, for the record, Soren behaved very well on all our plane flights. One of the stewardesses wanted to take him home with her...!
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Looks like Soren got along famously with all the Tennessee relatives. Did he eat some mashed up hush puppies? Talk to you all soon!
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