From a great-great grandma's hands...

now H gets to wear them. When I got married my mom gave me a bunch of my little dresses from when I was little, some baby quilts that were given to me when I was born, and a few other sentimental items. One of them were these cute little booties. I'm not sure which of my great grandma's (Angie or Tice) made these particular booties, because I have two pair out of the same yarn, just a little different pattern on each. I put H in them for church and my MIL said you need to take a picture of that. Glad that I did!

I was fortunate to have known three of my four sets of great grandmas. They were all such great women. Grandma Allie Lines...such a great example, was a single-mother (her husband was killed when a horse kicked him and she was pregnant with their youngest daughter). She was a very hard worker taking care of and raising her many children. Grandma Angie Alder..."trip-trap, trip-trap who's walking over my bridge?" is what comes to mind as I think of her. In her house we would enter through the kitchen and she and grandpa could hear when someone was walking, because of their wood floors. Another thought was when we would do something to help them out they would give us money and we would put it in our glass jar behind the "television" to save for our schooling at BYU {wonder where that $$$ went?} She loved to make bread and give it away, even when her hands were very sore with arthritis. Grandma Tice..."dynamite comes in small packages!" is what she would always tell me because she was way shorter than me, however I was one of the shortest grandkids. I loved her bright, white hair...that was really hers. She was a great cook, and was able to cook for a tribe when the whole family would be at round-up together for a week.

I am so glad that I had this chance to reflect on my great grandmothers. They were such awesome ladies! I am proud to be apart of their heritage, and to have been aquainted with them here on this earth!