1965

 Easter 1965

I love that little tent.  Did we have that blow-up bunny for a while,

or am I thinking of a different one? 

I think it was blue...

What a good looking family.  Mom, I love the lace around your collar and your sleeves. 

So pretty!  I would love to wear that now. 

Can you see the tiny peach tree?

Handsome Mark at 3 1/2.  Don't you love that vest?

1st Birthday

Stacey enjoying her birthday frosting.  Yum!

I love the chenille pom poms on the curtains.  What color were they?

I don't have a date for this, but this shot is Stacey taking some of her first steps.  Yay!  

You have that table in your bedroom now, right Mom and Dad?

Grandpa and Grandma with Stacey. 

I swear Grandma looked just like that in her 90s! 

A happy mom with her happy kids.

Thistle Dew

Merry Christmas!

That tree is awesome.

Someday I will have better Photoshop skills and I will get rid of things like those scratches. 

Sorry.

Note the big blue bottle in the background!

Postcard from Brasil

Post Marked

December 20, 1965

Dear Jerry, Carlene, and Family-

     Hi, it sure seems good, good to write to you.  I sure think of you a lot and all the help and friendship you have given both me and my family.  We love you.  This is a picture of our district taken in a small park.  They have these parks about every other block.  That's Adam in the background.  Merry Christmas to you and Happy New Year.  I sure miss you and especially Mark.  See you soon and thanks again for all.

      -Skip

Mom and Dad, I know you've told me who Skip is before, but I can't remember.  Can you give us the details?

1964--And Along Came Stacey

     On August 25, 1964, Stacey Carlene Palmer was born.  She weighed 9 pounds even and was 20 inches long.  She had long eyelashes, long fingers and not much hair.  She didn't keep mom and dad waiting, either.  She was born 1 1/2 hours after mom arrived at the hospital!

Stacey, 4 days old.

     When Stacey was born the President was Lyndon B. Johnson, the Governor of Utah was Calvin L. Rampton, and the Mayor of Salt Lake City was J. Bracken Lee.  History making news of the day:  astronauts stay in space 8 days, war in Vietnam, girls wearing mini-skirts and boys growing long hair.  The new inventions and gadgets of 1964 included self-cleaning ovens, color TV, vaccines for polio and measles, kidney transplants and electric can openers, blankets, knives and toothbrushes.

Stacey, 6 days old.

     The foremost entertainers of 1964:  The Beatles, Andy Williams and Allen and Rossi.  Popular dances included the Watusi, Frug, Swim, and the Monkey. 

Mark holding his 9 day old sister. 

I'm not sure either of them are enjoying the experience.

So sweet!

     Mom wrote in the baby book that the ribbon Stacey wore on her head the day she went home was held on with Scotch tape!

Mom holding Stacey, 2 1/2 months old.                             4 months old

     While the birth of Stacey was the biggest news of the year, lets take a look at some other moments...

    Mark dyeing Easter eggs.               I know mom still has this basket.        Easter morning cutie!

Mark eating cotton candy in the backyard.                   Mark in the leaves at Grandpa and Grandma's house.

     At least two family trips were taken in 1964.  Of course, one was up to Thistle Dew, the other was to Zion National Park.

Grandma Ruth and Grandpa Carl Johnson in front of the kitchen window at Thistle Dew.  Those shutters don't look yellow.  What color were they mom?

Two successful fishermen!

 

     You can see that Mom is still expecting Stacey in the Big Indian shot.  If you look carefully, you can see Mom and Mark's reflection in the water of the second picture.

     And don't forget Christmas!  Mark and Stacey made out well!

I remember the clock in the back and the penny slot gumball machine.  I love the magnet board with Mark's name on it and the awesome Tinker Toy structure.

And Stacey was the best dressed girl around, for sure. 

What is the litte round thing with her name on it?  

Looks like 1964 was another fantastic year for the Palmer family!