Ghosts of Christmas Past

Christmas of 1963

The only toy I remember is the clock on the left, 

but I look pretty excited about getting those dishes.

Now there's a very happy student, a future teacher.

Mom has always enjoyed spoiling us at Christmas.

 Posing in front of the fireplace that dad built,

in the house that dad built.

We had those stockings forever!

I wish I could actually remember this day, but I can't.  Howard has lots of memories of when he was this big.  He can even remember what he was thinking when he was this big.  I would have very few visual images of what my childhood was like if my parents hadn't take pictures like these when we were little.  Thanks mom and dad.