I was just over four years old, when my little sister, Vicki, was born.  She was a "preemie" and I can remember going with my parents to the hospital to visit her.  I was not allowed to go upstairs where she was, so I had to sit in the lobby and wait for Mama and Daddy (that sure wouldn't be done today ... LOL). I remember well the day we brought Vicki home - Mama was holding her in her arms and being the BIG sister, I wanted to see my new baby sister.  It had been a month since she was born, and I was as excited as could be.  As we were walking out of the hospital,  I kept jumping up to see the baby in my Mama's arms!
Growing up Vicki and I were not the best of friends.  With almost five years between us, we had different interests and different friends.  I thought she was a little pest, and she thought I was the big mean sister.  We were probably both right ... LOL.  Today, though, we are quite close.    (This picture was taken when I was about 8 and Vicki, 4)
Even though we had our different interests and different friends, we still loved each other and enjoyed the times when we did things as a family.  I remember, and I know Vicki does too, when we were making a cross country trip to visit our Aunt, Uncle and cousins in Massachusetts.  We were camping all the way, and after the first couple of nights, Daddy got tired of setting up the tent for his girls - so he taught Vicki and I how to do it, making sure we pulled the ropes "real tight."  WE DID! and ripped the tent!  The rest of the trip we slept out under the stars.

By the time Vicki was in high school, she was a typical teenager, and had a ton of boyfriends.  As you can see by this picture of her at her High School Graduation, she had become a beautiful young lady.  No wonder she had so many boyfriends!!!

As pretty as she was in high school, she was even more beautiful on the day Daddy walked her down the aisle.  Unfortunately, like her big sister, Vicki's marriage ended in divorce.  But, before it did she became the mother of two handsome sons, Chris and Casey.

Chris and Casey are grown now - where does the time go??? I remember when these two were just little tykes.
Christopher	Casey
Vicki and her granddaughter, O'Ryann
Chris lives in Las Vegas, NV.  He is still unmarried and Casey, who is now divorced, lives in northern CA.  His darling little girl, O'Ryann, was born on February 6, 2006 and Vicki really enjoys being a grandmother and spoiling this precious little girl.  And yes, O'Ryann looks just like her Daddy!

Today, Vicki is a born-again Christian, who loves the Lord. She lives and works in northern California. Vicki - December 2004

Sisters - 2003

The song playing is "Sisters" from the movie, White Christmas

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