Good morning! Let’s spark our enthusiasm and creativity today by joining Alyce, At Home With Books as she hosts our Saturday Snapshots.
When I was scanning photos from my albums again, I came across this one of my kids and some of my grandkids—way back. It was around 2003, judging from the ages of the kids.
Three of my kids and six grandkids were sharing Thanksgiving with me, and my daughter had cooked up a feast for us in the guesthouse next door to my house. The little girl at the top of the photo was a neighbor child who just wanted to join in on the fun. Here they are, looking content.
And now, here is that same guesthouse three years later, after a facelift, and minus the family members.
We all had many fond memories at these little cottages in the foothills. Here’s the main house, after its facelift.
Okay, enough nostalgia for awhile.
Now I can’t wait to hop around the blogosphere and see what the rest of you have captured.
SNOW SPARKS 
Great memories!
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Yes, I enjoy them…thanks for stopping by, Lisa.
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I absolutely love looking back at old memories. Looks like you all had a great time, too!
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Thanks, Natalie…Yes, when I look at these photos, I am almost back there in the moment. Glad you could stop by.
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Sounds like you are having fun looking back at old photos!
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Oh, I am, Jill. Looking at the photos takes me back to the moments. Thanks for stopping by.
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I love the idea of a guesthouse. Maybe I’d take the guesthouse and let everybody else stay in the main house so I could have some privacy! Great family.Here’s My Saturday Snapshot
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Thanks, Paulita. I love guesthouses, too, (obviously!); and ever since I first saw a few in one of the neighborhoods in our city, I dreamed of creating one. When I found this place, I thought: perfect!
Before I sold the place, I did think about living in the guesthouse and renting out the bigger one. But I really wanted to get back to the city.
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Those are really fun pictures! A cottage in the hills sounds like a great place to spend a big family holiday!
My Saturday Snapshot
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Sometimes I wish I could have kept this place while still relocating back to the city. Like a weekend place. Thanks for stopping by, Lisa.
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What wonderful family memories! I love looking back on group photos like that of my family every year too.
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Thanks, Alyce. I have several photo albums stashed on a shelf in my closet, and I stumbled upon these while looking for photos of my A-frame cottage to “depict” how it was featured in my first published book (An Accidental Life).
Eight years can make a lot of difference, as you can see when I post more current photos of the kids and grandkids.
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Enjoyed your pix. Isn’t it a blessing when we can gather our family together? Can’t happen often enough with mine spread in three states!
🙂
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Thanks, Pooch…I wish for more family get-togethers. Nowadays my oldest one lives in Europe, my second oldest lives four hours away.
The two youngest live in my same city, but their lives are so busy! We do enjoy our time together. Thanks for stopping by.
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Lovely nostalgia! They look like a very happy bunch (and all those little people are probably a whole lot bigger now, too)
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Oh, yes…you’ve seen them in more recent years right here on Saturday Snapshot. Thanks for stopping by, Trish.
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Happy times! I really appreciate the times my family can be together. I agree with Paulita 😉
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Yes, Mary, family times are happy times. Thanks for stopping by!
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Laurel, these are so great. Guest houses seem very popular in CA as opposed to New England …very cool.
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In New England, there are more basements, aren’t there? I know we have some…but not nearly as many. When I visited Boston a few years ago, there were even restaurants in basements.
And yes, we have a lot of guesthouses, and I guess one of the most famous guesthouses was the one rented by O. J. Simpson’s “friend,” who was a witness in his trial.
Mine was nothing like that, of course; just a simple cottage.
I would love to find one of those Victorian guesthouses to rent….
Okay, long-winded comment here…thanks for stopping by, Diane!
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You have such a fun family! They always look like they are having such a great time. I can see why you enjoy looking back at these photos.
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Thanks for stopping by, Leslie. Yes, I am constantly amazed at how quickly time flies by. When I look at the photos, I feel like I’m back there in those moments. Precious moments.
Of course, we continue to have great moments, and I’m enjoying every one I can spend with them.
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Wonderful memories! And how neat to have had a guesthouse. Makes it easy to have company/family come to stay.
Here’s mine: http://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2011/09/saturday-snapshot-september-24.html
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I loved having that guesthouse! Most of the time, one or another of the kids were living in it, but in the last few months before I moved, it was truly a guesthouse for friends and family visiting.
Thanks for stopping by, Bev.
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Thank you for sharing those memories. The houses look fantastic! Wish we had a guest house too. We only have a couch at the moment for guests.
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Yes, I actually miss them, too, now that I’ve downsized. At the time, it was a lot of upkeep. Thanks for stopping by, Christina. My guests now get the sofa bed in my office! LOL
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