More Nephews

Here are three more nephesw who showed up for the family gathering.

No. 1 is Daniel, Mary's second to last son.

No. 2 is Chuck , Art's son.

No. 3 is Chuck, Marie's son with his girlfriend.

Cousins

No. 1, Cousin Roy Proffitt with Mom. Roy's father, George, was Mom's brother. Uncle George and Aunt Ellen had seven children.

No. 2, Cousin Edith wih her daughter-in-law, Candy. Edith's mother, Naomi, was Dad's sister. Edith is my eldest cousin on my father's side of the family.

No. 3, Cousin Gracie with her husban, Joe. Grace is Uncle George's daughter.

A Dearth of Nieces

I have a dearth of nieces - only four. Here are some photos of them and others.

No. 1 shows Marie's daughter, Sissy (aka Naomi Sue, Princess), with her grandson, Logan. Logan is Marie's first great-grandchild.

No. 2 shows Art's daughter, Tricia, sitting next to her mother and staring off into space. Wonder what, if anything, is on her mind(?).

No. 3 is of Kristi and husband, Sean. Kristi is the daughter of Art and Linda and Mom's youngest grandchild. At the time of this photo, Kristi was pregnant with her first child, Caleb, who was born on July 11.

No. 4 is Naomi's daughter, Rhonda, calling BINGO at the reunion.

Some Nephews

Here are some photos of four of my nephews at the reunion.

No. 1 blocking the door is AB's youngest, Jason Cathers. Handsome devil, isn't he? Jason has two sons.



















No. 2 is AB's eldest, Wade with his wife Buffy. They have two sons, too.








3 is Mary's son Adam with his wife, Heather, and their son Ayden. Their second child is on the way and will be here before the end of summer.

No. 4 is Mary's son David and his wife Jenny. They have one daughter.

Five Generations

On June 2, 2007, we had our family reunion in Hamilton, Ohio. Mostly it is our immediate family - sisters, brothers, nieces and nephews and their respective spouses- but some times cousins from both sides also show up.

This is my mother with my sister Mary, her son Woody, his daughter Lesha and her children Johnathan and Tiffany representing five generations.

Elisa Tubbs, Attorney-at-Law

My old buddy Elisa graduated from LSU law school in May. The bar exam will be in the latter part of July. The ol' gal said she's going to have to buckle down and study hard so she can pass on the first try.

Her mother had a little party to celebrate the accomplishment. Here are a few photos.

1.) Husband Keith and Elisa with her new laptop case.


2.) Rusty and Jessamye, Elisa and Keith's daughter and son-in-law.

3.) Sue Badeaux, Elisa's proud mother.

4.) David, Elisa and Keith's son who was home on leave from the US Army at the time. He is probably back in Iraq now. Wish him luck.

A Good Time was had by All

Just a few photos showing the folks enjoying Paxton's birthday celebration.

Ms. Loraine and Ms. Linda

Paxton's greatgrandmother and grandmother enjoy his birthday party.

Paxton Celebrates his Birthday

Paxton de Forrest, son of Ronda and Doyle, celebrated his (?tenth?) birthday in May at the swim club in Chalmette, La. Here he is contemplating his birthday cake and enjoying the pool.

A Couple More Mothers' Day Photos

Here are a couple more photos from Mother's Day. Jay and Gracie and Danielle by her lonesome.

A Big Ugly Mother

As the song says, "There are two kinds of mothers." This is the big ugly kind, my ol' buddy, Tom.

The young mothers

Here are the young mothers on Mothers' Day. Kristen holding Jennie and trying to sweet talk her into something. Jennie appears to be thinking about it but I don'tthink she's buying it.

Danielle holding Gracie and feeding her. Gracie seems to be content.

Mothers' Day at the Nicholson's

Betty and I went to Kristen and Barry's for Mothers' Day along with Jay and Danielle and the girls. Here are photos of Betty and Jennie, Betty and Gracie and Jade by herself. Kristen and Barry cooked and the rest of us had a good time. Woo hoo! Ain't life great??!!

Whoa! Is this Chuck?

Charles Arthur Cathers, II, aka Chuckie, has had a growth removed from his head, namely, about three pounds of hair including his beard. He looks like a new man. Hope Cindy doesn't throw him out. Here are some before and after photos. (I didn't have time to look for a picture with his hair let down or a side view.)

Mothers' Day Flowers

Kim, Brian and the girls sent Betty flowers for Mothers' Day. Here she is holding them with a big ol' smile on her face. Momma's just love getting flowers.

Rod Stewart at JazzFest

Here's our view of the stage with Rod Stewart's band playing. I think he is on stage wearing a black shirt.

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage and Jazz Festival

On April 28, Betty, Barrya and I went to the JazzFest at the New Orleans Fairground. To say the least, it was crowded. Here are a couple of pictures of Betty and me and Barry as we sat waiting for Rod Stewart to perform. We were only about a quarter of a mile from the stage as the crow flies. The sound system was pretty good, though, and we could hear everything pretty well.