Art and Nellie were married over 50 years ago after both of them lost their first spouses. My mother's birthmother (Art's wife) died of cancer leaving mom and Steve....and then Nellie's husband died while a prisoner of war on a Japanese ship in World War II. My uncle John was their only child. The two families merged and uncle Tom was born - making the grand total 3 boys and 1 girl (my mom). Blending families is never easy - and I am gathering from stories that this was no exception, but it is a blessing to see how close all the siblings are today. There have been a lot of tough times....including the loss of uncle John in a plane crash when I was very young and uncle Steve is still battling cancer. Grandma died in December of 2008 and Grandpa just this January of 2010. 
We journeyed into the mountains to a place the Robisons liked to picnic and hike.
The drive is so gorgeous!
Our destination turned out to be Valle Grande trail.
We hiked in a little ways to a nice spot.
Grandma and Grandpa loved listening to Ben play violin from the time he began playing as a toddler. He plays beautifully and the music sounded so clear in the mountain air.
Some family members wrote tributes that mom included in 3 different photo albums she put together and some shared on the spot.......
Uncle Steve sharing....
Cousins and cousins' kids.......
My brother Steve and little Archer
Tom's girls Leah and Paige enjoying the hike.......
It was a neat time to be together and grieve the loss of two great parents/grandparents/great grandparents. We will really miss them. After this time of remembrance we were off to share good food and each other's company......more to come on that.
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