Throwback Tuesday

In the process of cleaning out my Dad's house we came across boxes of slides. We knew we had to go through them, but didn't have the time to do it while cleaning. Cheri took them all to her house to look at later.
So, this past Friday, we all gathered at Mark and Cheri's.  They set up the screen, got out the projector and we spent 4 hours going through slides.

My Dad was in the army and spent time in Germany, so we saw slides of that time, along with a trip to the Netherlands with his army buddies.  There were pictures from a trip my mom took to Colorado with 3 girlfriends before she was married.  There was another trip she took to Mackinac bridge and island, with pictures taken from a helicopter over the bridge, something we never knew she did. 
We saw pictures of their trips to Hawaii, Europe, Canadian Rockies, Alaska.

And we saw things we loved - like pictures from their honeymoon, pictures of the farm I grew up on, the house we lived in until I was 12, pictures of extended family and us as kids.
It was really touching to see it all.

Here's a few that I took pictures of when they were on the screen. Some are in pretty bad condition after all these years, so you'll have to excuse the poor quality.

My brother and I, apparently really enjoying whatever Mom was feeding us!

I love this picture because I have such strong memories of this type of thing.  My Dad was a hands on dad and could often be found on the floor playing with us.  He was a farmer (as evidenced by that farmers tan) and came home every day for lunch. After eating, he would always get on the floor and play for a bit before he went back to work. This looks like it was taken in the evening, and is Dad playing with my sister Terri.

This is me with my brother Duane.  I was 14 months old when he was born. I don't think he appreciated how I was holding him.

This is on my second birthday.

Here, I'm opening a present on my first birthday.

It was a great evening, reminding us of lots of good times and memories.  We're sending the slides away to be saved onto digital medium