Smiling Carrie

Most of the photos I've seen of Carrie Waite show a stern-looking woman. But I've been told that she was quite warm and caring, which rings true based on what I know of Grandma Carrie (indirectly) through my mom, Eva, and conversations with relatives through the years. In any case, here are a few photos of Carrie where she's smiling, or close to smiling. Unfortunately the quality of the photos isn't great, although if you click on the photos they'll be enlarged for easier viewing.

You can make out a bit of grin in the following.

The first is one of a series taken in mid-1940s, or so I'm guessing. Apparently there was a family get-together, or possibly a few snapshots after church.

Here's another photo from the same session, this time with my mom (Eva).

Finally, here's a photo from a few years earlier. Carrie's standing on the right. I believe that's my mom (Eva) standing in the middle, with Carrie's husband, Grandpa Sidney Waite, standing on left. Not sure about the front row (any help would be appreciated!), but that may be Edith Waite kneeling on the right, under Carrie.