Facebook has been marvellous to be able to catch up and find lost family....
Just of late I have found Matt`s eldest sister and she has been posting photo`s of Matt and the family on her site...
Photo`s that I have never seen ...
You see when Matt seperated from his first wife she has all relevant photo`s of him in his younger days but thankfully his big sister has come to the rescue and provided the missing gaps of his childhood years....
Now I can show our son what his dad looked like back in the primitive days...lol
Matt with his younger brother...Just have a look at that pram!!!!!
Looking at him in this picture our son resembles him so much...
A family portrait of Matt and his brothers....
Certainly a catch even back then...lol
This is Matt in his 20`s with two of his children from the previous marriage....
Thankfully these days no facial hair, something I don`t like....
Give me a clean shaven man anyday....
This is the family all together on a family reunion we had 11 years ago...It was my first meeting of all the family members...
It`s a confusing family made up of the daughter to a father who was killed in the first world war..
Two boys to a second marriage and then the 3 boys to a third marriage....
Hey Mandy fab pics!! what a cutie hey??!! Photos are so precious, Confusing families are in fashion I think ha ha I can't begin to explain my family tree..ugh it's like the one in Sleepy Hollow!
ReplyDeleteOh what a happy post Mandy !:)
ReplyDeleteIt's good to hear that people have found long lost friends and family on Facebook! Wow about Matt being able to catch up on all his pics again via his elder sister ! Life is full of surprises isn't it ! :)
That's not nice tho that his ex wife still has them :(
Cute pics !!:)
Mandy, I am thrilled to know that this is a possible reason for you being out of contact for the past few days.
ReplyDeleteWow! I cannot believe how different Matt looked and how wonderful is is for you to find the family to enable the pieces of the puzzle to come together.
Hi Shazam....He is reading the comments and his head space is growing...lmao....
ReplyDeleteFamilies are certainly different these days, filled with half brothers and sisters, step mums and dads ect ect...
Makes for an interesting family life...
Hello Cheryl...Wish I could say this was my reason for being absent the past few does but alas it`s not...Still it`s been wonderful to see these pictures plus many more of the family...It fills those gaps in our lives that have been missing and it helps Daniel to see what his dad was like when younger...
ReplyDeleteHope everything has been well with you...I hope to do the rounds tonight and catch up with everyone...
Hi Jules and thanks for that....I have been feeling out of sorts for the past few days and was hoping it didn`t come through on my new post....
ReplyDeleteLife sure can be full of surprises...I am just so glad that his sister had these pictures and was willing to share....
The internet has brought you together with your husbands family, that is wonderful. Quite a boost for you all to see those photos for each one tells a story.
ReplyDeleteMargaret...
ReplyDeleteThe net certainly has done that....It`s been many years where there was any contact with either side of family...I have found mine and now Matt has found his....It`s great...
great to catch up with family and the photos are great. my cousin is coming over next sunday and i haven't seen her for years. Fran
ReplyDeleteMorning Fran....We all seem to go down different paths in life as we get older and then lose contact with family....Unfortunately most of my family live interstate and we did lose contact especially once my father passed away but now thanks to modern technology that`s all changed....The marvells of the modern world
ReplyDeleteWoo Hoo!
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Very nice Matt! :).... Still a great catch too!
It's heart breaking when you loose photos... Good to see your getting those precious memories back.
Yep, clean shaven man over woolly beast!
ReplyDeleteIt's such a joy to relive lives through old photos - I get lost for hours. Were we really that skinny/hairless/young etc...
Hope you are all keeping well.
I just love old photos and those are fab! Now I have to support the hairy ones as BB has a beard. It covers the wrinkles and double chin and he's not romantic anymore (sigh) so I don't get tickled very often, only when I steal a kiss.
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