Sydney, age 4

Here's a cute little Sydney. 

At one point, Diane wrote the date, March 1947. Then she wrote the name, Syd. Rather later my dad wrote her whole name in his somewhat shaky writing. 

She looks like she's got places to go and people to see. 

Grampa and Syd

This picture of a small child is dated 1944, so it must be Sydney, with her Grampa Roy. 

Flowers all over the lawn!

Betty, Sydney, Frank

Mom and kids out for a walk, March 1946. 

I don't know why this picture was so precisely dated. I would love to have months for some of the other pictures.  

 

Sydney and Frank on a slide

In July of 1947, Syd would have been almost 5 and Frankie 2, if I am not mistaken. 

 

Dads and babies

My dad is on the right with his 2-year-old, and the man on the left is Mitch with his daughter Anne. 

In those days, it seems my dad had a pipe in his mouth constantly!
 

Winter of 1947

Sydney and Frank, winter 1947.

 

If "winter" means January, they were waiting for a new baby, but if "winter" means December, they already had their baby sister. 

Is that perhaps a skipping rope?