Today as we joined my son’s family for dinner to celebrate my birthday, I was able to deliver the genealogy book and pedigree chart that I’ve prepared for Matt. In the photo above my granddaughter Alyssa looks on as my husband comments “If each of these people on this pedigree hadn’t come together, you wouldn’t be YOU.”
Our granddaughters Taylor (top) and Alyssa (bottom) serve as anchors to hold down the unrolled 12 foot pedigree. Their request upon seeing their dad’s ancestor chart was “Can you make us one, Grandma?” Since their dad’s pedigree is 12 feet long, each of their’s will probably be in excess of 20 feet. I’ll let you know when I get them printed.
My granddaughter Taylor is showing some early interest in family history (Hooray!) as she reads the reports I put in a book for Matt’s birth mother.
Alyssa is anticipating the day when she can leaf through her own genealogy book. This Grandma better get busy!
I wish I had known when my daughter-in-law was going to snap this picture of me and Matt…I’d have smiled!
10 comments:
Your journey to make this keepsake for your son is is one of the most heartwarming stories I've ever read. Absolutely wonderful.
Looks like your son and his daughters really enjoyed your gift.
Becky,
In a word, AWESOME !!!
What a great story behind all of this work. What a gift for your son and what a gift you are.
Thank you for sharing it with us.
Russ
It looks like you had a great day, a worthy reward for your work. How wonderful!
What a wonderful gift for your son!!
So incredible! You have passed on a gift that will likely be cherished by generations of your family. You have so much to be proud of in this accomplishment!
Congratulations!
Stephanie at Ancestor Investigations
Wonderful, Becky! I love the photographs.
Reading this post just made my day! What a loving gift and what's even better is the appreciation and excitement your pictures show!
Very inspirational! My mother has been at me forever to do this. Guess I better get going! What a wonderful gift, especially if the granddaughters have an interest!! Thank you for sharing!
Wow, I can't wait to see your grandaughter's faces when they unscroll a twenty footer!
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