Plant City Assembly Hall building project 1986

Dad and Tray on left-hand side above. Group photo below, Tray and Kathy on right-hand side. Below--two strong boys carrying sod.

Plant City Assembly building continued

Everyone worked hard. There's Dad above working on plastering. Lynda & kids (top right) guarding the back door during the last days so the workers wouldn't be disturbed.

Above left photo-Older brothers working along side of young ones. (Middle brother is amputee.) However, the big smiles tell how much fun we had doing something together and helping! (Acts 20:35) Right photo- Tray and Duone.

We Loved the Beach--various trips

Here's Tray, about 3 yrs old with us at beach and Jennifer King.

We build sand castles and mud pies on another trip. Tray was loosing his first teeth!



Running down the beach with Justin. Tray's about 10 yrs old. (Sand Castle in front.)

Later (below) we took a trip to see how professionals build sand castle on Clearwater Beach. Not sure what year this was.

Meeting Grandma Patty's Family--The Fords

Ft. Lauderdale, Tray is about 3 yrs old this first trip.

Second trip to Miami, Florida where Grandma Patty's Dad, half sisters & brother, and neices and nephews live. (Tray in front row age 6.)

Third trip to Ft. Laud, 1985, Tray is 7 yrs old.

Above on left side is my Spanish High School Teacher w her 2 girls and on left is Nancy, the sister who studied the Bible with me 31 years ago.

One of our favorite parks, Lake Maggorie in St. Petersburg. We all visited together with my brother Joe after Ft. Lauderdale trip.

Special Summer Trip 1986 driving to Virginia

We drove up to see Grandma Tessie and Grandpa Bradshaw who are your GREAT grandparents. Along the way we stopped at parks to eat, relax, and chase ducks.

How cool! Grandpa plays the accordian and we sing songs.

Later, there is time to play ball and look for bugs.

continue...Virginia Trip

We saw beautiful countryside and scarecrows (left) and enjoyed reading daily text each day. Here are three generations...Papa Bradshaw, Dad, and Tray.

The family van used for family vacations.

Do you remember this trip (below) to a historical home and go carts? It was either on our way back from Virginia or sometime soon afterwards.

Tray says: "It's good to be the oldest and get to drive!!!"

1990 -- The Photo/Sudio Home

Dad and I spent 2 years planning and doing paperwork for a new home and studio. We did all the plastering, painting, carpets, wallpaper, and landscape ourselves. We also finished all the drywall, finishing plumbing & electrical work upstairs. Whew! That's the old Montego-- red car in the photo with Grandma Tessie.

This is the first house next to the new house/studio.

Below we had lots of visitors when it was built like... (left photo) Your cousins...Phillip and Jillian /(right photo) Granddad, my brother Joe, my sister Lynda, and Mary Schooner from Ohio who we called Nanna. There you are with a new toy that Granddad bought for you.