September 2024: Generations

Four generations: My daughter, Hannah, me, and my mom, Pat, holding baby Leah last Christmas time.

Five generations: Great-great-grandma Mary Smith (92), great-grandma Julie Baxla (68), grandma Jessica Woods (47), mom Brittany Reed (30), and Naveh Reed (10).

Five generations of Schmids.

Great-grandfather (Papaw) Harmon, great-grandson Benjamin, grandmother Christi, and grandson Austin fishing in the pond in the front yard.

This is me at the top, with my daughter, Susan Anderson; my granddaughter, Kory Smith; and my great-granddaughter, Hannah Fenstamaker, at her wedding.

Four generations: I’m on the left with my mother, Brenda Colpitts; my grandmother, Helena Horsman; and my son, Noah Pairan.

Three sets of five generations (from 2013): Back row is great-grandparents Pat and Bruce, parent Steven holding daughter Avery, great-great grandpa Don, and grandma Myla. Front row is two great-great grandmas: Margaret and Arlene.

Fun-filled four-generation day at the zoo: Me with my daughters, Robyn Schumacher and Rachel Diller, my grandson Jett Diller, and my mother, Jill Zimmerly.

Five generations: me with my daughter, Kay Sigler, my granddaughter, Jonetta Boggs, my great-granddaughter, Bailey Dennis, and my great-great granddaughter, Louse Dennis.