This is my traditional Valentine's Day post!
Happy Valentine's Day! I first posted this in 2014. Since then, we have had various other family members become married! So I'm adding pictures to the post I sent in 2014!
To begin, this little Valentine flower light pictured below -- is at this time sitting on the top of a cabinet in my room here in West Bountiful, February 14, 2022, where I live today. I have several grandchildren and two of my children, who also have married since I write this article in 2014.
Last February 14th both my son Wayne and I had Covid, and I almost died, I am told! I had a right hip replacement on February 8th, and then 2 days later, by accident was exposed to Covid! My husband Wayne passed away on February 21, 2016, a week after Valentine's Day that year, almost 6 years ago.
Written in 2014: The little tradition involves something Wayne found years ago, and between special days, it has a spot in our storage cabinet. He gets up earlier than I do, and has it all set up and lighted! A fun TRADITION ! ! Anita took pictures of it.
We tried a black background, and a white one, so I'll put both on. As you can see, it has a cord, and when plugged in, the roses have a light inside! A simple thing, but it is a TRADITION! !
These photos below are not in any particular order! Us, our parents, and the grandparents we have photos for, mostly wedding pictures, or pictures taken about the time they were married! Pal's parents, Pratt and Ruth Miles, taken about the time they were married, in 1933. Pal's great grandparents, Samuel and Hannah Marinda Miles, pioneers in St. George. Story on blog # 79 Pal's sister Vina and her husband, Bud, who live in LaVerkin, Utah. Our daughter Delsy, and her husband Gordon Nielson, when married. Our son, McKay, and Kim Lu Eckman, on their wedding invitation. Their wedding picture is on blog # 40. Wayne's parents, Gladys and Roy Eckman, when married. Story on blog # 93. (more to come) Pal's father's parents, "Gus" and "Pal" Miles, lived in St. George, and came as children when their parents were pioneers in St. George in 1861-1821. William's story is on blog # 58, and Paralee's (the original Grandma Pal) story is on blog # 29. Our daughter Pamela, and her husband Robert Nicholson, the day they were married. Our daughter Tacy's wedding line, Tacy and Dan DeSantis, parents, and our daughters as bridesmaids..
Our son Wayne M. Eckman and Julie Cox, engagement picture, on their wedding invitation.
Our wedding picture, September 24, 1955
Our daughter Angela, and Michael Bulloch, wedding picture, with parents, and bridesmaids.Our son Allen, and Holli Atkinson Eckman's wedding picture, and parents.
Pal's mother's parents, Levinah Emeline and John Butler Allen's wedding picture. Levinah is mentioned on several blogs, but her story and her husband's story are yet to be told -- wonderful people! (Coming!)
Wayne's identical twin brother Blaine Eckman, and his wife Joyce, wedding picture.
These are Wayne's mother Gladys's parents, Ann Henwood and Joseph Henry Dayton, when married. The rest of their story is yet to come. These are Wayne's mother Gladys Dayton's maternal grandparents, pioneers from England. Their stories are on blogs # 68 and 69. They were parents of Ann Henwood above, who married Joseph Henry Dayton
Our granddaughter Melissa (Missy) Eckman and Willie Beavers wedding picture. They have been through quite a challenge of their own. Willie has had chemo, and a bone marrow transplant, and is now doing good from having leukemia. She has a blog "Strength For Willie" that inspired me to write this blog.
Delsy and Gordon's daughter, Amanda Nielson, and Brent Peterson, -- their engagement picture. They were married last summer on June 22, 2013, in Canada.
The most recent, my granddaughter Lily Nicholson and Justin Northup!
My daughter Anita, and her husband Reed Lunnen!
My granddaughter Leah Nicholson, and her husband Zac Fletcher!
My son Jeremy, and his wife Danielle Bennett!
My grandson Sam Lieske, and his wife Rebecca Francom!
These are all we have. Please send us some if we're missing them, and we'll put them on soon! Happy Valentine's Day again!
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