Children make you a mother

 

These were the sons of my grandmother Ada Rogers, (named out of order... should say Alexander, George, James, Chauncey!)

Ada Rogers with her granddaughters, Mary Beth and Barbara Rogers (me) around 1947. I still like to carry my purse across my body!

The Rogers clan in 1957...Poppy (George Rogers Sr.) myself, my father George Jr, and his brother, James. In back my mother (Mataley) right behind me, and Gummy (Ada Rogers) highest., the matriarch of the family if ever there was one!

On the other side of the family, my grandmother Mozelle Munhall and my mother Mataley in 1924

A great shot of my mother from the 1950s

My sister, myself and my mother around 1960

My parents and my first 2 sons, grandmother Mataley, then son Marty, George Rogers then me holding son Russ.

My three sons, Marty holding Russ, holding Tai, 1981

Fast forward, my eldest son, Marty on l, his daughter Cayenne, his (then) wife and mother of his children, Cinnamon, and his son William with me standing on Mother's Day 2006 or 07.

Son Marty, and second wife Barbara.

Son Russ and wife Michelle

Russ' family; daughter Audrey, wife Michelle, Russ, daughter Caroline, daughter Kate, about 2023

Son Tai and wife Kendra (they don't like posed photos!)

My 70th in 2012, going around the circle...Michelle, Tai, Kate, Audrey, Marty, William, Cayenne, Caroline, myself, Russ. (Kendra was photographer!)

And My 80th in 2022! G-son William, G-dtr Cayenne, G-dtr Audrey in back, son Russ, G-dtr Caroline in back, myself, son Tai in back, son Marty, G-son Michael. Missing Michelle and Kate. Kendra once again photographer!

Happy Mother's Day to all who choose to have children, and to all women who choose to be creative in other ways!