Thursday, June 03, 2010

My Missionary Grandpa




My Grandpa Martindale served his mission in Texas.

San Angelo was part of his mission!

This picture was taken in Houston, though.

I love it. Especially the hat.

While on his mission, Grandpa sent his girlfriend (my now grandma), a parakeet.

As in, he put the bird in a box and mailed it to her.

That story makes me really happy.

The end.

8 comments:

Jaime said...

Great story! It's so great that you have that picture!

Bethany said...

What a cute story! I wonder how the bird stayed alive? lol!!

Rachel said...

ok i have never ever heard this story!! haha that is hilarioius. i like imagining him being so young.

Joanna & Ben said...

That's awesome. I love old pictures and stories. One of my favorite pictures is my granparents wedding day, so cute

Ashley said...

Love the story and the picture. I realy like the ending. LOL

Steph said...

Hahahaha! That cracks me up! Did the bird survive? And was your grandma all gaga over it? :) I just cant imagine being on the receiving end of that one! Journal that story:)

Sara Hollobaugh said...

That is really cute!

Shel said...

Shauna, I heard that you did a session for someone down there! Awesome!! When are you going to post some of the pictures?
So that beach was Carmel River Beach. We just parked at Carmel Beach and started out on a walk down the coast and it was at the end of the walk, I wish that you were still here and I'd have you do more family pics for us there too, it was that cool.
So, for the ball I tried out some lashes and couldn't do it. She put them on one eye and had me look and I bust up laughing, I felt like a show girl, I could feel them under my eyebrows.
Anyways, this is turning into a long post, sorry about that, glad you guys are finding ways to stay cool out there, looks fun!