Digging up the past in Vegas!

While in Las Vegas, the family history

ball started rolling! Back in 1957 Jason's

Grandad appeared in Life Magazine. My

in-laws have a gorgeous picture of him (Dell)

with one of his many horses that hangs on their

office wall. It was taken by the photographers

from Life Magazine. After a google search, we

found the actual magazine he appeared in. Gary

and Jason both ordered copies of the original

magazine and ours is on its way. I can't wait!

I'll share the magazine with you when it arrives. Dell had one of the original horse ranches

in Las Vegas. Jason and I were lucky enough

to live in his last home when Summer was born.

I never got to meet Dell, but I feel a connection

to him through those 2 years we lived there.

He had some incredible race horses and this photo

(above) shows him on the left with his father

(Jason's Great-Grandad) on the right. The horse

in the photo was their biggest winner. His name

was John Herald. He was Grandad's pride & joy!

One more photo I have to share is this one!

Hollywood actor John Payne (most famous for

his role as attorney Fred Gailey in

Miracle on 34th Street in 1947) wanted

a cowboy photo taken and they had him pose

with some real life cowboys (Dell in the middle

and his brother Cornell on the left). I love this

photo of Dell! He was one very handsome man.

I can't wait for our magazine to arrive. I'll

share it with you, I promise!