~ More Anthony ~
I am lucky, I think, to have the family I do. I admit my first choice in a spouse was a bit off-center, but without that I would not have my children, and I really don't know what I would do without Anthony Wayne...
There's a few good pictures of Anthony on his main page but I figured I'd add a pictorial history here for everyone's enjoyment-
This handsome young man is about 8 or so months old, grinning like a Cheshire cat for the camera. This would be spring-summer-ish 1983, and the baking's about half done with Sarah in the oven... |
Ditto, time-frame for this one. Here he is climbing through the legs of the high chair at his Mamaw's and Papaw's house, which is where he stayed while I worked during the first year or so of his life. |
YIKES! 15 months old with a broken leg. He lay in traction 10 days. Broke his leg the day after I came home from the hospital with Sarah, so shipped her off to mom's so I could stay at the hospital with Anthony... Looks forlorn in this photo but by the time they took him out of traction he was twisting and turning himself over and back and forth like it was nothing. |
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When they took him out of traction they put him into a "spica" cast- from under his arms to the toes on the broken leg side, and down to the knee on the other, to immobilize the hips. He stayed in the cast not quite 6 weeks and by the time they cut it off him he was traveling with the best of 'em. Even here, fresh out of the hospital, he is... just... as happy a boy as he could be. |
Lessee, this would be Anthony at 3 and Sarah around 18 months or so. An Olan Mills' special... These were two of the cutest kids on earth, don't you agree? |
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YIKES again! Fall, 1990 Neighbor's dog bit his face, laying it wide open. My goodness I was frightened! He was 8. |
October, 1990 Healed up in time for a great Dracula for Halloween that year, wouldn't you say? |
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Fall, 1990, 8 years old |
Summer, 1992 10 years old |
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Don't remember what the gift was - his own boombox maybe? - but he was VERY happy with it! Christmas, 1994 |
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Summer, 1995 Nelson Family Reunion, The Farm, Ward Hill, Proctorville |
Thirteen-ish It was a snow day and they were playing Sumo Wrestler... |
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Spring, 1996 Like mother, like son? That's a real, live wild Mustang my cousin tamed and broke to saddle |
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Easter, 1998 It's not really an ugly face he's making - it's just bright and sunny all up in our faces... |
Graduation - June, 2000 |
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Measures in at about 6' 5" and weighs probably more than 250... You feel safe when you're around a young man this size, so long as you don't confess what a teddy bear he is! |
