Dear Madeline,

Hey, I wish you could see the photos I've dug out--some are of you when I came to see you right after you were born.

Here is your Aunt Eleanor (she was 5 years old) holding you.

And here I am, holding you in my arms.

Your father was graduating from Spartan at that time, here he is right after his graduation.

Before that, your father brought your mother to visit us in California.

Your Aunt Jalene, Aunt Eleanor, and I, saw your father off when he left California to go to Spartan in Oklahoma.

Here are some of my favorite photos of your father when he was about your age.

This is a Christmas photo of our family when your dad was young.

Your dad is the little blond boy in the black sweatshirt with writing on it.  Your great grandmother and grandfather are sitting on the couch. 

Finally, here is a photo of your great-great grandmother Giva Roberts, with your great-grandmother, Mildred Roberts.

This is at Easter.  Your Aunt Erin is sitting on Great-grandmother Mildred's lap.  Your dad is the little boy in the Osh Kosh B'Gosh bibbie overalls in the background!