Pics from around Christmas 2000

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Dione and Raphael.  Note that at 21 months and 2 months respectively, they are wearing the same size diapers.

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Robin, on the other hand, is growing tall, as the first pic ("I love my brother because he has a popsicle") shows.
The next two show his Kindergarten locker and classroom; he started in Sept 00.

Raphael

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Raphael contemplates the pinwheel.  Compare Dione (top right) at the same age.
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Yes, there's a reason his nickname is Chubblemans!
Raphael4.jpg (33666 bytes)    And here he worries about where his next meal will come from.

Dione

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Dione likes posing for cameras.  Where could she have got that from?
Below, she sets off on a hike, and reaches the summit of Mt. Table (yes, climbing by herself
with that backpack on -- got that from her paternal grandmother!).
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The Parents Show Up

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Mom Christmas tree shopping with Raphael and Dione, and then at home;
note the family resemblance in Mom and Dione's smile and eyes.
Below, Dad reads Confucius to Raphael, teaching him filial piety.
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