Liberty Bell

During the trip to Pennsylvania in 1982, we stopped in Philadelphia to see the Liberty Bell.

From Left to Right: Mary-Ann, Lisa, Kate, Jer (legs only), Eric, Josh, Arthur, Art.

From Wikipedia:

"The Liberty Bell is one of the most prominent symbols associated with the American Revolutionary War. It is one of the most familiar symbols of independence within the United States, and has been described as an international icon of liberty and justice for all. According to tradition, its most famous ringing occurred on July 8, 1776, to summon citizens of Philadelphia for the reading of the Declaration of Independence."

Depth of Field

I got this picture of Jer printed and framed for his birthday last week. It came out really nice as an 8 x 10. In among the same set are a couple other shots from the field in front of the house.

These slides were processed in September 1982, so Jer was 3 1/2 and I was 8 1/2.

Ball Pit Madness

Mom waving from a ballpit. I'm thinking this must also be from Sesame Place. I can remember it smelling like feet.

Or maybe I just imagine that it must have smelled like feet.

Below is Lance, Lee and Kate.

Fun time's over as Jer gets hauled from out of the pit.

A Smile is a Frown Turned Upside Down

Mom and Jer at some theme park in Pennsylvania, slide processed September 1982.

The slide below seems to make it pretty clear that it's Sesame Place.

Below: Jer, Ernie, Kate W, Me, and Bert. On Jer's shirt: "A Smile is a Frown Turned Upside Down." On my shirt: "Lousville Kentucky," and a picture of a horse. I had never been to Louisville until October 2006 while on tour.

Cousins, 1983

The cousins pose for a photo. From left: Jeremy, Randi, Jessica, Brendan, Josh.

Brendan's not looking too happy about it all.

This slide was processed in December 1983, but I don't know if it's part of holiday festivities or not. Typically, from what I can remember, we had Christmas Day at my parent's house, so it may be from that but it could also just as easily be from some other get together. It's probably not from Thanksgiving, since we always did Thanksgiving at my grandparents' house.

Stuffed

There's Jessica with a stuffed, drumming bear. Below is Jeremy with the same bear and Figment. The third slide is me, with just Figment.

For some reason, the darker interior slides are coming out with a banding to the image. I'm not sure if this is some compensation that's happening on the scanner side or something in the original slides themselves.

The Family, 1983

Jumping now to December 1983 (and a particularly dorky photo of myself ... thank you, braces for correcting this), here's the family. Jessica at 9 months, Jeremy two months short of five, and I'm a month shy of 10.

The couch we're on is the old spindle bed that was converted into a couch with the addition of some pillows.