A few days ago Mike and I were talking about Remembrance day and he reminded me that his grandfather fought in WWII. As the week went on I had this on my mind and took to the internet to dig up whatever I could on his Grandfather, Joseph Winston Stannix. I stumbled across a family history site put together by a nephew of Mike's Grandfather and they happened to have a photo titled "Uncle Joe WWII".
There is no doubt a family resemblance there and I thought it was pretty neat to have come across it as well as some other pictures of Mike's Great-Grandparents and a whole slew of marriage and death certificates that were scanned in. This is the side of family history that excites me, the pictures, the original handwriting. So this Remembrance Day we showed the kids this picture and told them all about their Great-Grandfather, Joseph Winston Stannix.
Camilla's school held a big Remembrance Day ceremony yesterday and she was excited to sing in the primary choir. The grade one's also got to pin a poppy to a cross as the names of those who served from Strathmore were read. She was at the end of the lineup and I couldn't help but snap a shot as she walked by.
(She's on the end of the front row in the corner)
It was great listening to them sing all together! The music teacher is fabulous and organized everyone so well. Finley napped on my back while I swayed around behind the last row of chairs keeping the boys in check. Hyrum sat amazing but Joe was up and down a whole lot. Thankfully they weren't the only kids their and no one noticed too much. It was special to be able to take in the Remembrance Day assembly and be reminded of those who sacrificed so much for the freedoms we enjoy.
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