Annual Pictures of Grandchildren














Every year about Christmas parents get the annual school photograph and then send them out to Grandparents etc.
We have received five out of eight - and here they are - hopefully we will get the rest later.
The first picture is Talan, the next two are Grace and Jack, the third photo is Devon, and the fourth Niall.


Tina is an only child ! and here we have eight grandchildren - to recap they are as follows:-
  1. Rachael, the eldest who is 20 on April 30th. She is currently at Lincoln University doing an Arts Degree in design etc.
  2. Niall who is also coming up to 20 on May 21st. He's at University in Ottawa and hoping to enter the legal profession.
  3. Michael, Rachael's younger brother, who is 19 on November 18th. He's doing an apprenticeship in the motor trade in Somerset and doing well.
  4. Devon, 16 years of age on Mar 5th. The biggest of the lot over 6ft.4ins. just shading his brother Niall, and at High School in Ottawa.
  5. Brishen, she is 8 years old and at junior school in Ottawa. Her birthday is April 22nd.
  6. Grace is 5 years of age on April 3rd. She too is at school in Ottawa.
  7. Talan is also 5 this year on July 15th. He's at school in Hampshire.
  8. Jack, last but not least! and he's 3 come May 13th.

Quite a bunch!

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