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OUR FAMILY

(see PHOTOS below)

 

Like so many young couples, we decided to get a dog.  His name was Champ, and he was a Keeshond.   

Of course he became our baby, and helped us postpone parenthood long enough to establish a firm foundation upon which to build our future life together.

 

We waited six years before deciding to have a family.  It was not an easy decision for us, and frankly I wasn’t sure I wanted to be a mother at first.  But today I cannot imagine life without them.  We have been blessed with two wonderful daughters, Karen and Janis  They are two years apart in age, and they are as different from one another as they could possibly be.

 

And now we have three super grandsons – Noah, Lyam and Kieran.  What I always heard turned out to be so true - being a grandmother is even more wonderful than being a mother.   They call us Nana and Papa, and they have enriched our lives with their sweet innocence and unconditional love. 

 

 

 

 

MONKMAN, Karen cir 1985

MONKMAN, Karen & Janis 1977 swinging

MONKMAN, Janis cir 1983

MONKMAN, Karen July 2004

 

Our two daughters

 

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Our three grandsons (below)

NOAH – LYAM - KIERAN

MONKMAN, Janis Aug 14 2005

PRESTON, Noah 2005

BATES, Lyam Sept 2004

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CHAMP 1970

“CHAMP” our baby substitute

1967 to 1973

 

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