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The First 10 Years

Today I decided to start scanning all our family pictures and present them for your viewing pleasure and to help preserve them before they get damaged or lost. Unfortunately a few of the pictures have not held up well but most of them did.

Wedding day:  April 27, 1989

Graduation 1990

1991

1992

1993

1995 (Sadly I guess we missed 1994)

1996

1996, obviously this picture has had some abuse.

1997--we were in front of the Washington, DC temple but you can't really see it because it's faded.
1998
1999
In 10 years, we went from 2 to 7.  The other day I was talking to a friend who was only able to have 2 children and that only after doing IVF twice.  She still feels that disappointment of not being able to have all the children she wanted.  I am incredibly blessed to have a large family.

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  1. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2020 at 11:03 AM

    Wowza, the young parents lookin' good 😘

    It's funny how much Mom looks like her siblings depending on the haircut. In '89 she looks like Liesl, in '91 she looks like Bruce, in '92 she looks like JoEllen.

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