our oldest granddaughter rachel







Rachel's mom did a "photo shoot" of her yesterday and arn't the pictures beautiful! I especially love the third one, it so captures her ! Sweet, beautiful,talented girl.(her mom says she's eleventeen, that was always the hardest year for my kids(and me!))

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