June 25th. 1982 – we had dated a year and one half – then we combined two sets of children –

Sherry’s two daughters and my two sons –

The girls lived with us and the boys came on weekends and special events.

We lived in the country – between Olean and Portville, N.Y.

Our driveway was 1/10th of a mile long and we were in the Snowbelt in the hills-

Lots of sled riding and that first year I mowed everything by hand –

it would take four days rest one day and start over again.

FAMILY MEMORIES WITH PICTURES!

Before Bode with five granddaughters at our enclosed patio in Brambleton, Va.

We lived here for 14 1/2 years – thinking this would be our forever retirement home.

Then the downturn – 401K dropped over 30 % – but the housing market climbed.

Time to cash out – kids were older –

we could see them every month or two –

“LETS HEAD SOUTH – NEAR A BEACH and WAMER WEATHER”!

GOLFING – SUN – SAND led us to Cameron Woods Community in N.C.

We would be 7 hours away.

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Family picture a couple years before we moved South.

Bode is here now – he was in Kindergarten – the Pandemic had started – we helped out as best we could-

We stayed with them for three months – helping all the little ones in their from-home school.

It was a special three months –

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During those early years of their growing up – we did family vacations to the beach.

This picture holds so much joy in my heart – note on the end how protective of Bode

Cassidy is – still to this day she is like that to him –

And even at that time note how close Taylor is to Sarah.

FAMILY MEMORIES WITH PICTURES.

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