Maebelle Park

Well everybody's asking so I guess I gotta tell...These two sweet little girls are my Aunt Vonne and my Mom Abby, (she's the little one). Their given names were Etta Mae Von Holten and Anna Belle Von Holten. Our family has this wacky way of calling you anything but what your given name is, so for the rest of your life your tormented by people saying, "Why don't you use your REAL name?". Like from the crib we could make that request!?...okay I am off track....When they were little Mom and Aunt Vonne had a vacant lot next door to their house and they decided one day that it was going to be THEIR park so they named it Maebelle Park, get it? Etta Mae and Anna Belle = Maebelle.... That's another thing that runs in our family, all of the women believe in their heart that they ARE the Queen of the Universe and if an overgrown plot of land is going to be their park then by golly it's their park!This pic was taken when a roving photographer came by when they were playing in "their" park and asked if they wanted a picture taken, note their dirty knees! So I have taken on the awesome responsibility of keeping the story of Maebelle Park alive, it's a real place, even if only in two very special little girls minds...