My high school senior brought home the paperwork last week for putting a baby picture in his yearbook. No way was I going to miss that chance, especially since he’s gone from being this chunk of baby cuteness to a 6′1″ string bean.
Among the pictures I dug out was this one. Both boys on the first day of school, 1996. My oldest was starting kindergarten; his little brother was 3 and going to preschool at the same private school in Florida. It’s hard to believe they are the same giant teenagers I live with today. Or that it’s been 12 years since that picture was taken. Really, it doesn’t feel like that long ago.
Speaking of long ago …
On the left is me, Easter 1972, around 18 months of age. The other photo was taken about a year later. I’m quite the fan of that deer-in-the-headlights expression on the right. I was actually trying to find pictures of me in mama-made clothes to scan in (still looking, BTW) but got a kick out of these and scanned them in for posterity.
Remember my ode to my mom’s meatballs? Imagine my surprise to find this photo of her in action. I’m going to have to ask my dad if he knows when it was taken, since I’m not sure of the date and I don’t recognize the house at all (but not surprising since we moved around a little bit, thanks to the Army). I really don’t remember having seen this picture before, so to find it now, so close to the time of my reminiscing, just makes me happy. And a little teary.
14 September, 7:30 am
Wow–it’s easy to see where the princess gets her curls! I had never noticed how much your younger son and Miss L look alike either! Fun pics!
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14 September, 12:34 pm
I suddenly feel very old. I graduated HS in 1996, so it hard to believe THAT much time has passed since yours was in kindergarten. Eeks!
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14 September, 12:35 pm
Oops! I hit “submit comment” before I was done. I love those old photos. Your curly hair is just too cute.
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14 September, 3:06 pm
Hey! Love the old photos.
)) You look a lot like your daughter. 
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14 September, 7:00 pm
Awww, those photos are amazing! And isn’t it funny how YOUNG our parents look in those photos (well, duh, they were our ages or younger, I guess!)? I have a photo somewhere of my mom in a white bikini and she looked like Cher with her long black hair! Cher *before* all the horrid plastic surgery, that is.
I don’t know if my sons’ schools put baby pictures in the yearbooks or not. But if they do? It’s payback time
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14 September, 9:02 pm
what cuties! And L looks just like you in that baby picture!! Your mom was quite the beauty. What a treasure to find that picture!
14 September, 10:57 pm
Aww…sweet, cute and made me a bit teary eyed all at the same time! Your boys are precious and Miss L sure does look a bit like her mama!
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15 September, 12:02 am
I look at pics of the girls and wonder where time has gone as well.
And Miss L. is looking a lot like her momma.
And lastly, how cool to find that pic of your mom.
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15 September, 10:07 am
My goodness–your younger son and Miss L look so much alike! And Miss L is just a picture of her momma! I love the photo of your mom–drying sleepers on the radiator, fixing her famous meatballs–what a keeper!
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15 September, 4:20 pm
Aw, how sweet! And boy does Miss L look so much like you!!!
15 September, 7:25 pm
Oh my gosh that is cuteness!
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16 September, 2:22 pm
Hunny, I luv ur site!! OMG, Miss L looks so-o-o much like her mommy! You r “sew” talented with all your projects. Tx 4 sharing!
16 September, 4:26 pm
Oh, I just love these photos! What a great idea too…a baby photo with a graduation photo!
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16 September, 11:14 pm
I’m so thankful for photographs–they truly are a time machine (particularly since my memory is…um….what was I saying?)
Thanks for sharing these–very, very precious stuff….
Blessings~
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18 September, 12:27 pm
Oh how I love to see people’s old pictures! Love the deer in the headlights one. I also love how L looks just like a blond version of your middle kid. Your mom looks charming!
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19 September, 12:41 pm
As I am way behind on my blog reading, I am just going to have to repeat the comment that wow – you and Miss L are one and the same!! That pic on the right is just like taking Miss L back to the 70s. Thanks for sharing – these were fun to look at!
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