Dad's Retirement Day

Mom and I went to Sears in East Los Angeles in 1992 to take some photos of Dad on his last day as a Sears Employee. He posed for me in the bright sun. This is taken standing in front of the Auto Center. The original is in color. I like this expression. He is like here she goes again! Taking my picture. I am just glad he didn't have those glasses that turn dark in the sun. He wore them alot after that. This is my favorite one from that day. He was 60 then. His badge says Gene Vanatter.

My Nieces in the snow Christmas 2008

Burrrrr. Cute cold girls. I want to go there (Calivaris Big Trees) with you guys and the little guys some time in the warm weather. Looks like fun. I have been to Sequoia National Park. I loved it. Maybe in the summer with Scott and Becky some year.

Diane and Paige lunch on Sunday January 25

Mimi's in Hesperia then Gottshock's where they had some amazing sales.

Joe Olmos. Paul Pinner. Babara Torpin and Gina

Congratulations Joe Olmos and Barbara Torpin on their retirements. Joe has 50 years and Barbara has 49 years. How cool is that?

My boss 1987 to 1997 Ken Woodruff

Thanks for driving down to Huntngton Beach celebrate Joe Olmos' and Barbara Torpin's retirement and Paul levitt and my going away party. 

Kyle and Sydney Okay this may be cuter

What a face !! Taken when he was a few months old the weekend of the blessing. Grandma Dot, Great Aunt Tracy and Great Aunt Gina came in for the weekend. His Aunt Sydney is holding him. 500 ISO SB-800 bounces off of the fireplace wall and natural light coming in the window. Soft light for baby soft skin.

Kyle and his Aunt Sydney

One of my favorites of Kyle Motley

Good times in Fort Scott August 2008

Becky, my sister-in-law, in front of the diner Dad worked in in 1954 when Scott was a baby. Mom Dad and Scott moved to California for the job opportunities. My sister and I were born in Pasadena. I think Becky was too. Becky? True or not?

Aunt Loretta

Aunt Gina with the girls 2005

Kyle and Carrie

Happy 60th KNBC News !!

Blast from the past. This is me the last week that I worked at Channel 4 News. Cellomatic Productions. Nov 1980 to August 1985. I miss my friend Tiffany Zitowski who passed away a few years ago. She worked as an illustrator and I worked on the photo department. We had great times there. Having dinner at Chadney's on the rare times we could get away for dinner at the same time. We loved the fancy meal with the chilled salad forks. I remember having dinner there with her fiance Robert and his Mom Ruth. That was back in 1982 or 3. They got married in Wisconsin. She closed her eyes in 90% of her wedding pictures. She was very pretty and easy to get a great shot of. Good times. We would sometimes order Domino's Pizza and have it delivered. We would order a medium Italian Sausage and mushrooms. We would sit in Bob Mepham's office and eat it all. Just the two of us. I could burn it off back then. Those were the days.

Sydney Johnson 90th Birthday

Home stretch for evening commute

Tommy's Burgers in Monrovia, CA

Long Beach Sky April 2008

GG Johanna (Kruse) Knox with Loretta and Gene Vanatter

1991 Kathleen, Gene and Loretta

Kathleen (Barlow) Smith, Eugene Vanatter and Loretta (Vanatter) Boyd after Truman Barlow's funeral. Uniontown Cemetary Uniontown, Kansas.

Truman and Alberta (Knox) Barlow @ 1968

Russell and Albeta (Knox) Vanatter @ 1932

James Russell Vanatter and Alberta Knox

This is Grandma Bert about the time she married Dad's Dad. Taken in California possibly at their wedding in Pasadena. It was at Pop and Lottie's house.

Charlie Cress as a Bushwacker