Family

1958 beauty pageant photos

These 1958 beauty pageant photographs of Jonathan's Aunt Linda were too fun not to share. Apparently she was Jumpertown High School's Most Beautiful in 1958. Beauty pageants have never been my thing, but in these photographs, they seem pretty charming.

Isn't she pretty?

Isn't she pretty?

I love the expressions on the kids' faces...

I love the expressions on the kids' faces...

Pretty dresses.

Pretty dresses.

Love this shot from the audience.

Love this shot from the audience.

Linda's pretty dress.

Linda's pretty dress.

The tiara and flowers are pretty funny. 

The tiara and flowers are pretty funny. 

owl friends thank you note in print!

I'm thrilled with how these cards turned out and had to share....

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The colors are so bright and cheerful, making them the perfect showcase for our adorable niece. These cards are completely customizable, but this combination of colors, photos and text is pretty hard to beat! 

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School Days...

I'm in the middle of a photo book for Sadie's sister Linda, so I've been scanning and editing all sorts of fun photographs. Linda is the youngest of the Yates' sisters, and she graduated from Jumpertown High School in Jumpertown, Mississippi in 1961. Jumpertown is a small rural community located just outside of Booneville in Prentiss County. 

Aren't they cute? Linda is the third from the left on the bottom row. 

Aren't they cute? Linda is the third from the left on the bottom row. 

The Jumpertown High School Class of 1961. Linda is on the bottom row on the far right. 

The Jumpertown High School Class of 1961. Linda is on the bottom row on the far right. 

I love this yearbook photograph all of the girls in front of Jumpertown School. (The back of the photo actually has the job, page and position number on it.) 

I love this yearbook photograph all of the girls in front of Jumpertown School. (The back of the photo actually has the job, page and position number on it.) 

The senior class all dressed up for prom or their school banquet. Linda is in the center. 

The senior class all dressed up for prom or their school banquet. Linda is in the center. 

The Jumpertown High School Class of 1961. I graduated from Booneville High School in 2002, and Torrance School Photography took our class photographs as well! 

The Jumpertown High School Class of 1961. I graduated from Booneville High School in 2002, and Torrance School Photography took our class photographs as well! 

Birthday Boy

The love of my life turned 35 on Monday, so I thought it was fitting to share some fun childhood (and adulthood) photos to commemorate this milestone birthday. The 1980s-1990s photos are courtesy of his Aunt Linda.

It's hard to believe I've celebrated ten birthdays with this amazing man. Happy Birthday, Jonathan. I love you and this crazy life we've built together. 

Ten-month-old Jonathan with his great-grandfather Clovis Yates.

Ten-month-old Jonathan with his great-grandfather Clovis Yates.

Jonathan and his sister Julie in matching Ole Miss shirts with their cousin Michael.

Jonathan and his sister Julie in matching Ole Miss shirts with their cousin Michael.

Baby Jonathan with his great-grandfather Clovis Yates.

Baby Jonathan with his great-grandfather Clovis Yates.

Cousins.

Cousins.

Jonathan and his cousin Michael.

Jonathan and his cousin Michael.

Jonathan in our apartment two months after we moved to Memphis, July 6, 2006.

Jonathan in our apartment two months after we moved to Memphis, July 6, 2006.

Jonathan, Oscar, Eliza and Julie, July 7, 2006.

Jonathan, Oscar, Eliza and Julie, July 7, 2006.

Denise, Jonathan and Sadie, July 7, 2006.

Denise, Jonathan and Sadie, July 7, 2006.

My dad, Eliza, Anthony, Lauren and Jonathan celebrating his birthday in our first home, July 2010.

My dad, Eliza, Anthony, Lauren and Jonathan celebrating his birthday in our first home, July 2010.

Jonathan, Oliver, Julie and Eliza, July 7, 2010.

Jonathan, Oliver, Julie and Eliza, July 7, 2010.

Enjoying a birthday breakfast in Hermosa Beach, California, July 7, 2011.

Enjoying a birthday breakfast in Hermosa Beach, California, July 7, 2011.

Greg, Eliza, Jonathan and Anthony celebrating Jonathan's birthday in downtown Memphis, July 2012. 

Greg, Eliza, Jonathan and Anthony celebrating Jonathan's birthday in downtown Memphis, July 2012. 

Me and Jonathan celebrating at the Overton Park Shell, July 2013.

Me and Jonathan celebrating at the Overton Park Shell, July 2013.

Oliver and Porter a few weeks before we moved out of our first house, July 2013.

Oliver and Porter a few weeks before we moved out of our first house, July 2013.

Jonathan celebrating 34 at Boscos, July 7, 2013.

Jonathan celebrating 34 at Boscos, July 7, 2013.

Jonathan and Porter at Shelby Farms, July 2013.

Jonathan and Porter at Shelby Farms, July 2013.

Jonathan celebrating with Gerald, Denise and Josh (and the rest of his family), July 2013.

Jonathan celebrating with Gerald, Denise and Josh (and the rest of his family), July 2013.

Jonathan, Eliza and Anthony, July 2013.

Jonathan, Eliza and Anthony, July 2013.

After watching the Germantown fireworks, July 4, 2014. 

After watching the Germantown fireworks, July 4, 2014.