These are some of my favorite personal photos.  Click on the description of each picture below to view it.  To return to this page, use your browser's "back" button. I'll be adding more pictures so check back often.  

• My husband, George Thompson Jr. and his sister, Nina. Taken about 1947 *

• George Thompson Jr. on a pony.  A cute picture.*

• My mother, Ellen West, with grandchildren, Gayle Smith and George Thompson lll. Taken in Corpus Christi, Texas about 1962.*

• Sisters  It's wonderful to have one!*

• Elmo West Jr. Family Taken at Mom and Dad's fiftieth wedding anniversary in 1974

• Clarence Smith Family Taken at fiftieth anniversary.

• Alvin and Vivian West Taken at fiftieth anniversary.

• Charles West Family Taken at fiftieth anniversary.

• Richard Cox Family Taken at fiftieth anniversary.

• Tom West Family  Taken at fiftieth anniversary.

• George Thompson Family  Taken at fiftieth anniversary.

• Mom and Dad's 50th  The whole bunch of us.

• My dog Duke * Taking one of many naps!

• My dog Daisy*Also napping!

• Thompson Family  Atlanta 1999

• A truly cute baby    *ME!

• A cute baby with her kitty   ME again!

• A cute kid with her pet chicken   You guessed it, ME again!

• Same cute kid with her little friend

• Bud and Bonnie  My brother, Elmo James West, Jr. and my sister-in-law, Bonnie Blake West

• The Blakes   Bonnie's parents played a big part in our family.  Her mom always sent a box of the best home-made goodies at Christmas every year. She was a great cook, as is Bonnie. They were neighbors of Mom and Dad for the first few years of their retirement in Collins, MO. They shared some great times. My sons always enjoyed visiting them.

• A great picture of Bonnie  *

• Deb Cox   * This is one of my favorites.  Debbie really isn't as cranky as she appears in this picture! 

• Dad in his Jams*

• A talented child!*
  
  Photos added May 2001

• Sutton   Adorable daughter of Dan and Holly.

• Also Sutton  I first met Sutton at a wedding shower held for Karen Sprossel, fiancée of David West. Sutton enjoyed the shower.

• Sutton, Wylie, and Holly   A great family.  Dad, Dan West, was busy in an attic.........possibly looking for his Mardi Gras outfit??

• Dan West  Looks like he found it!

• David West & Karen Sprossel .......soon to be Karen West!!

• George Thompson & Saunders

• George & Elizabeth   Pensacola, FL

• George Thompson   He's excited over the first veggies from his first garden.  It must be a gene from Grandpa West!
  
  Photos added June 2001

• Wedding Bubbles  A cute West kid!

• More Bubbles  More cute West kids!

• Cindy and the kids  I recently had the opportunity to spend some time with this family.  They are a joy to be with!  

• Bonnie and Jim Taken at David's wedding.

• Bonnie and the groomsmen. She seems to be having a great time.

• The Socks  Someone in our family seems to have a fondness for colorful clothes.  Check out the socks on David's best man.

• The Cabin  George and Elizabeth have a vacation cabin near Dollywood.  They took me to see it while it was under construction and tried to get me to "walk the plank" to get inside. I decided to wait until the REAL entrance was complete.  

• George and Elizabeth  At the cabin

• The Nursery  Travis and Becky at the nursery they owned.
  
  Photo added October 2001

• "Paybacks" are truly rough!!   Does anyone recognize this West child?
  
  Photos added April 2002

• Jill  George and Elizabeth's new boxer. She's a sweet girl, even though she looks daunting!

• Another Jill photo   Jill was rescued from the pound. She got along well with my dogs, Daisy and Duke. She even seems to like Daisy or at least tolerate her. 

• Jill   

• Jill and Duke   Duke loves a girl who will wrestle with him and run around the yard. 

Some great old pictures of our ancestors can be viewed at West Photos and O'Bryan Photos.  I chose to keep them separate because they will be permanently posted there.  The pictures in my Photo Album will be updated frequently.