I don’t know a lot about where this picture was taken, but I am guessing it was Iowa.
John stands tall in the back flanked by Grandpa and Grandma. Meg’s in the middle with Brian, Janice, and Bobby in front of her.
It was more common for us to visit Grandma and Grandpa in San Diego, perhaps because California was a much more exciting place for us to go to than suburban Huntington was for our grandparents. But they did come to visit us a few times, and this is kind of a classic picture from one of those visits. Eric and I are wearing our Yankees baseball jackets, but Grandma and Grandpa look like they are all dressed up for something (probably just dinner). You can see the peach tree that was in our front yard just to the left of the picture, probably when it was just a sapling.
I have my guesses as to who these relatives are with Grandma and Grandpa and Mom at “the Casa”, but I will wait to have someone confirm my guesses.
Grandma and Grandpa moved to the Casa de las Campanas senior living center and continuing care facility in the mid-1990’s, so Mom and Dad visited them regularly out in Rancho Bernardo.
This is a really classic beach shot from 1984 in San Diego. Eric and I are ready to go with our short shorts and Pro Kadima rackets (we always were equipped with the right accessories thanks to Mom!). Grandma looks awfully dressed up for the beach, but Mom is in her full vacation mode.