Mommy's Mug

I have had several folks ask me if Lauren resembles me at all as a child, so I dug up some old photos from my baby and toddler years so you can all decide for yourselves! I'll see if I can't find some of Todd too, though it's clear she looks a lot like her daddy, so it may be a moot point here, folks... Enjoy!

Here I am at about 5 months with my Aunt Kathy.

No date on this one, but check out those dimples!

Check out that 'stach on Larry!

I definitely recognize that serious look of concentration...and those cheeks!

I look like I am ready for the Kentucky Derby with that hat...

Here am I, just a few months older than Lauren is now....What a tall little girl I was too! (and a BALD little girl!). This was taken at my grandparent's house near St. Louis. The knotty pine paneling always makes me think of them.


That little body makes me guess this is about Lauren's age right now. This is my mom's mother, Elvera. [Mom: is that Uncle Tim in the Addidas t-shirt next to Grandma???]

Here with my Poppa (mom's father, Earl). I think he's making an audio recording...we just found them all again not long ago. So neat to listen to Grandma and Poppa talk about farms, the Great Depression, and other life happenings. Gosh! I am still pretty bald in this pic, and I must be close to 2 years old........

And, finally, sitting with Grandma in their living room. Personally, I see this exact same expression on my little ladybug, though she has the same shaped face as her Daddy. Do you think I am so sad looking because of the crazy dress my mommy put me in that day?!

I'll try to post pics of Todd soon too, so you can "stare and compare"!