Mark, Tim, Dave, Don, & Jerry Stevens taken in the 1950s in Indiana.

These are five of my thirteen cousins. They are the children of Bill and Patty Stevens. Bill is my father’s (Henry Burl Stevens Jr) brother. He and his family lived in Indiana and we lived in California. Every time we took our regular summer vacation to Indiana Aunt Patty was pregnant. After four pregnancies and five boys (Dave and Don are twins), Aunt Patty was asked if she was game to try again for a girl. She said no because when she had one more child then everyone would ask if she was going to keep going and try for an even dozen!

The note on the back of the photo says “Jerry wasn’t very happy about having to stand still long enough to get his picture taken.” Jerry is the baby and you can see that he is unhappy. Dave and Don are focused on someone other than the photographer. The only ones paying attention are Mark and Tim.