73. More fun family photos!

 This photo was taken on my mother Ruth's 80th birthday celebration.  From left to right, Vina, her son Curtis, Bud's mother "Bain", and Ruth, our mother.  All have passed on but Vina.  (1988)
 Mavis on the left, Mom, (Ruth) 9 years older than the above picture, me (Pal,) and Vina. (1997) Mother was then in Porter's Care Center.  She lived a year and 9 months longer after this time.
                    Three sisters, about 2012, Vina, left, Mavis, center, amd me, Pal right.
Wayne, acting up at a 4th of July celebration in Menan, Idaho, when visiting with Allen, about 2010.

A fun picture!  On the right is Anita, about age 15, at a Young Women's activity in Sandy, 1970's.
 This picture was taken at a family reunion with the three sisters and families, Mom Miles (Ruth) in the back. I'm holding Angie, when she was a baby.  Can you recognize others?  Some I can't!
 Four Lieske brothers, our daughter Anita's children.   Sam, left, Ben, Jake, and David in front.  Sam has now returned from his mission to Redlands, California, Ben is on his mission in Taichung, Taiwan, and Jake will put in his papers in about a month.  David is a sophomore in high school.
     When we lived in Sandy, about 1979, left to right, Karen (Blaine's daughter), Angie, & Tacy.
 A four generation picture, Me, (Pal) left, then Angie (in picture above), her daughter Brittani, and Xiola our great grand daughter! Taken in 2013.
 Angie's and Mike's family, a year or two ago, Angie, left, Brittani holding Xiola, Cameron, Austin and Mike.
This is Ben, when he was about a junior in high school -- now on his mission it Taiwan, and loving it!
Same Ben as above, when he arrived in Taiwan, Sept. 10, 2013, with his Mission Pres. & Sr. Blickenstaff.

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