The 1,000th baby to be born in 1979 in that Stuttgart hospital - earned us a huge flower bouquet and special congratulations
Welcome home, little brother!
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Okay, so maybe my DNA doesn't include the "standing-in-my-dad's-hand-agility", but sitting is good!
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First haircut - happened at Grammy and Grampy's during my first time to the USA
Learning all about those American sports
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Osh Kosh b'Gosh forever
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So happy for a little brother . . . I think!?
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A trip to the zoo
Fun with Freya - no jumping on the beds!
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One of many pictures of the inseparable brothers
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Fashion forward?
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Always helpful
I love Legos!
Is that a flannel shirt?
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First day of first grade (flannel forever)!
Thomas and his Kreuel oboe
And then there were 3 brothers!
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