Left, the girls' first Halloween. They were such angels it was only sensible to dress the up as their exact opposites!

Above, Halloween 2! 101 Dalmations, the classic cartoon, was one of the girls' favorite movies, so it was only natural!

 

No, the dark haired young lady to the left is not their mother, nor my wife. It is Manuella, our German Au Pair who lived with us for about a year and helped with the girls. She was wonderful with the girls and a real nice addition to the family. She has three of her own kids now!

Who could resist all that plaid! Pop-pop reading the girls a Christmas story.

Barney was a big part of the early years. Probably more than we realized! Here they are watching TV, probably a Barney tape! The blankets and beach towels didn't make it into the picture.