Changed much?

First day to the last day. I think Dylan has grown 4-5 inches since then.

wow! They are both so cute!

Growth spurt! He'll be so stoked when he's taller than his big sister!

They BOTH have changed! So grown up

Cute kids Ol!!! You should be proud!

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... Love the pics! By start of next school year he'll be the taller one!


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Wow - biggest change is in Dylan! Not just the height but the facial structure has matured a lot.

You are so good about taking pix of your kids. My son hates for me to take pix of him. I recently saw on his facebook all the pix of him at prom, him and his friends at various activities, and they were awesome candid pix! Guess old mom is out of the loop now. :roll:

Keep taking those pix!

Wow!! They grow like weeds, don't they.

At the start of the school year I could still see the top of my son's head. Now I have to look up when I talk to him.

they must have good looking parents

Lots of change in both! I know you're proud!!

Beautiful kids! But yeah, the biggest change is in Dylan. Like someone else said, not just the height, but the maturing of the face as well. I had the same revelation about two years ago with ShallowsSquirt. I had two pictures at my desk, taken about 7 months apart, one during Christmas of his 7th grade year and one taken in July before he started eighth grade. One of my customers noticed and said, "So, you have two boys? The younger one looks like you!"

Whew! It's been a long day and it's not over. I have to try to stay up until midnight and pick Sam and a friend up from a party. Normally that wouldn't be a problem but I am beat! Kinda late for a 14 yr old but it's a special day and it's a friend of mine that's throwing the party.

At Sam's graduation the orchestra played Smoke on the Water with electirc instruments. Sam rocked the electric viola. Actually, they all did. One of the girls played electric guitar and someone played drums for them too. All their fellow classmates were clapping and getting into it. It was so cool for them...not too often that "strings" gets that type of recognition.

Dylan's party was good ....no corn holing going on though....it was soooo hot outside. We got him a lacrosse goal and he was very surprised and happy. Tomorrow he turns 12.

Thanks for the compliments and yes, we are very proud parents.

BRING ON SUMMER!!!!!!!!

I was going to say this morning when I looked at the pictures that it looked as if Dylan was going thru puberty. (hopefully he doesn't read sowal.com Wouldn't want to embarrass him. )

And re: the electric strings, my son would KILL for an electric cello. We told him he will have to be happy with his first purchased cello and one GOOD bow. Electric strings are almost as expensive as acoustic. But they do have an awesome sound. I would've loved to have heard Smoke on the Water played by an electrified orchestra!

Does your school have that many elec. strings? If so, you're lucky. Some schools are lucky just to have a strings program at all.
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I was going to say this morning when I looked at the pictures that it looked as if Dylan was going thru puberty. (hopefully he doesn't read sowal.com Wouldn't want to embarrass him. )

And re: the electric strings, my son would KILL for an electric cello. We told him he will have to be happy with his first purchased cello and one GOOD bow. Electric strings are almost as expensive as acoustic. But they do have an awesome sound. I would've loved to have heard Smoke on the Water played by an electrified orchestra!

Does your school have that many elec. strings? If so, you're lucky. Some schools are lucky just to have a strings program at all.
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I'm a big idiot and had a 16 mb card in my camera by mistake. I couldn't even video the performance. I was so mad. The electrics were on loan from the high school where Sam will be going next year. It's right across the street from her school now. I'm not sure how many they have but I think we might have used almost all of them...4 violins, 1 or 2 violas, a cello and a bass. Out of the eight kids in strings, only 3 of them are continuing in high school. Kinda sad.

I don't know why they're so expensive...not much to 'em. ) They are really cool.

WOW!! How Dylan has grown! What a difference. Too bad you didn't mark his height on that tree in the background.

I remember when my brother zipped past me. Seemed like overnight. He's 6 ft. tall now. My mother is 5'. My mother complains about having to look up at us, so she stands far away and yells.

WOW!! How Dylan has grown! What a difference. Too bad you didn't mark his height on that tree in the background.

I remember when my brother zipped past me. Seemed like overnight. He's 6 ft. tall now. My mother is 5'. My mother complains about having to look up at us, so she stands far away and yells.

We've been tracking it on the wall in the kitchen! I take pictures in front of the tree every year. Hmm, let me see if I can find a couple.

Remember this one? Fall of 06...Sam's thinned out and Dylan pretty much changed completely. Summers here and his hair will turn really blonde again.

Look, his neck is just about in the crook of the tree. Cute. Now, what are you feeding that boy?

Holy cow! That's amazing OL. They just keep getting cuter too.

This pic just scrolled across the top...we have the BEST memories of this day.

OL, I just found this thread; I was driving to Sowal the day you started it, sorry.
They both have changed so much--so much more mature!
And, good grief, lock Sam in a basement somewhere!

OL, I just found this thread; I was driving to Sowal the day you started it, sorry.
They both have changed so much--so much more mature!
And, good grief, lock Sam in a basement somewhere!

You're forgiven. Hope you're havin' a fab time! I know you are.


For some reason that just brought back memories of Flowers in the Attic. I think I was Sam's age when I read it.

I don't know how I missed this thread either. Sam and Dylan are beautiful kids OL. Don't they change so fast? Thank you for the pictures. It is so much funn watching all of our kids grow up!!!!