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Thursday, December 24, 2015

Petrea and Frihoff at 1901

Here is Petrea and Frihoff on the cement slab in the backyard of the 1901 house.
It looks like they are sitting in some sort of wheeled contraption.
They are just waiting for someone to give them a push.

Petrea commented - That is our Chariot of Fire.

Playing Dominoes

The kids are busy playing dominoes on the floor at 1901 Mesa Dr.
Starting on the left we have Gerald, Pearl, Marie, Petrea and Frihoff.
Who do you think is winning?

Marie, the family photographer

This photo is of the Connie and Gerry family at the 1901 house in Mesa.
In the front we have Pearl and Gerald.
In the back row we have PappaDaddio, Bill holding Frihoff and Connie holding Petrea.
In the back corner we have man's best friend.
Since Marie seems to be nonexistent in this photo, I would guess she is the photographer.

Melissa commented - This looks like normal family photos!

Good times at Marineland

Frihoff, Gerald and Petrea on their visit to Marineland in California.

Monday, December 21, 2015

The "Poncho"

Petrea posing in her famous and favorite poncho.
AnneMarie comments on the Allen Facebook page that she remembers this poncho of Petrea's.

Siblings

Frihoff and Gerald playing outside in the backyard at 1901.
Gerald commented, we had a great time togeather

Frihoff and Petrea in the backyard at 1901, with the famous trampoline in the background.

Pearl and Gerald standing against the garage wall at 1901.
Gerald commented, we are still a great team"""""""

Friday, December 18, 2015

Standing on the car

At first I thought we had Petrea and Frihoff standing on the famous trampoline again. However, upon closer inspection I discovered they are standing on a car. Their big sister, Pearl is with them in the photo but she is not standing on the car. It is possible that she is the one that put Frihoff and Petrea on the car in the first place.

Granny Jo & Verne

Granny Jo and Verne Hicks are the people front and center in this photo.
However, if you look closely there are 5 more people who can be identified. Starting in the lower left hand corner, half of Marie's face can be seen. Then in front of Marie, you can see Frihoff and Petrea sitting at the picnic table. In the middle of the photo is Mother (Afton) with her husband Gerry (Gerald) standing behind her. The photo would have been taken most likely taken around 1962 due to Petrea's age and Granny Jo died in 1967.

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Petrea at 1901

Petrea as a young girl in the backyard of the house at 1901 Mesa Dr.

Saturday, December 12, 2015

They like each other

Frihoff and Petrea are very close to each other in age. That is great when you are young because it gives you someone to play with and fight with. Of the many pictures of these two together, you can tell it was play a lot more than fight. They look like best buds.

Looking at the background, this picture was taken in the backyard of 1901 Mesa Dr.

The Famous Trampoline - Petrea

The Allen's trampoline brought many hours of enjoyment to the children and grandchildren. Occasionally, the pad would have to be replaced and the springs would go flying but it was still the same old trampoline.

There were rules when jumping on the trampoline and these rules were followed when the adults monitored the situation, which means - rules were followed some of the time. If the trampoline could talk, I wonder what tales of mischief it could tell, like jumping from the roof of the house onto the trampoline.

Here we had a very calm and obedient Petra sitting on the trampoline who is definitely obeying all the rules.