Abi turns 4, Caity is 6 The Dobson girls 

On the back, " this picture evidently was taken at 414 Park St. Residence, our home in Atchison about 1940-45. Soon after Raymond and Alice Schaffer were married June 23, 1946 and moved into their house at 405 _____ (south fifth? st) at that time, already 24 years ago; now with your family, we love going to Atchison's Jackson Park for a picnic supper if I remember correctly. Do you? - B"
Is that a note written by Bruce Sr.?
Photoshop has helped clean up this picture. 

Edgewood front porch, Grandma and Grandpa McCrery. What a wonderful coat Granddad is wearing! Is it fur? Raccoon? Did he still have it when we vacationed there?
 

Yes, NKMG graduated from Monmouth HS in 1914, went for a year to MC, then taught at Cedar Creek for a year before returning to MC. Is that she on the right rear of the photo?
 

234 Jan, Roberta, and Bruce

Janet (Gillis) Hansen, Roberta (Scheper) Gillis, and W. Bruce Gillis Jr. reached a combined 234 years old during Jan and Frans visit. Happy Birthday and WOW!

Cook Book

Aunties Fran (Gillis) Clark and Jan (Gillis) Hansen where in Denver for a visit. It was fast and furious, they agreed the cook book was a great idea, and we went through my Grand mothers Nellie Katheryn McCrery Gillis's highschool, college, engagement scrapbook. NKMG was ahead of her time in the scrapbooking arena!