Our extended family:
(back) April, Melissa, Tom, Mary, Julie, Joan Tony (behind), Lisa, Pat (behind), Dad, Cathy, Jim, Mom, Jenny, Don (behind), Jill, Ron (behind), Patty Hunn, David (behind), Jane, Debbie, Sarah, (front) Anthony, Christopher, Andrew, Anna, Brian, Shawn, Mike, Brandon, Matt, Josh
August 2nd
Joan & Tony's WeddingMom & Joan
Mom, Joan & Jane
Mom, Joan & Dad
Christopher seating his Grandma at the wedding
Cathy, Mom, Dad & Mary at the reception
SeptemberMom holding Pat & Lisa's youngest, Daniel
November
ThanksgivingDavid & Mom
1998April
Easter
Andrew, Mom & Josh
JuneSarah at her Serrano High School Graduation with her Grandpa & Grandma
Christopher at his Garden Grove High School Graduation with his Grandpa, Anthony (back), Brandon, Cathy & Jim (back), Julie, Jane (back) & his Grandma
Christopher with his Grandparents
November
Jane's 40th birthday partyMom, Pat & Daniel and birthday girl-Jane petting Beast
Jane, Mom, Lois and Lois' grandkids
Joan, Mom & Cathy
Thanksgiving(back row 1st, center to center) Josh, Andrew, Debbie, Christopher, Jim, David, Allie, Jane, Ron, Mary, Mike, Jenny, Don, Pat, Melissa (middle row) Krissy, April, Cathy holding Jake, Mom, Dad, Jill, Lisa holding Daniel, Julie (front row) Steven, Sarah, Nick, Anna, Brian, Robbie, Shawn & Brandon
Dinner table on Thanksgiving
DecemberPlaying poker at Cathy & Jim's house - Dad, Mom, Mary, Julie, Brandon & Jim
1999April
Easter
Jake with his Grandma
Nicholas, Robbie, Tom & Mom
Mom in the middle holding Jake, (center to center) Julie, Mary, Melissa, Jill, Jenny, Cathy, Joan & Jane (& Stockton)
August August 14th, Grandma helping Jake with his very first birthday cake
October Mary & Mom
December
Christmas Jill, Mom, Anna & Beast
2000May 21st
Brandon with his Grandma and Grandpa at his Confirmation Dinner
July 22nd
Mary & Ron's WeddingThe Harper's, MARY & RON, & The Stockwell's
Uncle John, Aunt Matize, Dad, Mom, MARY & RON, Aunt Dorothy, Uncle Ken, & Aunt Sissy
Ron giving Mom a rose during the wedding ceremony
Mom & Jenny
Aunt Matize, Uncle John, Dad & Mom
Mom with Aunt Sissy
September 3rd Grandma & Grampa Harper meet their newest grandson for the first time. (Cathy & Jim's 2nd son) Ryan was just 10 days old and had already gone through a life-saving open heart surgery to correct his heart defect, Transposition of the Great Arteries/Vessels... here Ryan is just out of recovery.
Grandma finally gets to hold Ryan for the first time in late September
November
Mom's birthdayMom & Jenny
Sarah and her Grandma
Thanksgiving Dad, Mom, Jane & David
Dad and Mom with Ryan
Mom holding Ryan with Julie in the background
December
Christmas Eve Dad, Jill & Mom
Christmas Ryan with his Gramma
Mom and Joan
2001February 10
Mom, Ryan, Cathy & Jake - out to dinner at the Outback Steakhouse for Julie's birthday
The last picture was taken just one month before mom died. I opted to exclude any more recent photos because mom wouldn't want everyone to remember her looking so unhealthy.