The World-Famous Cactus Project

1994
first official picture taken, just before I left home for Florida College

1997
after losing the pictures from 95 & 96, we resume with 97. I promise, I'll keep looking for those missing 2 years
*I've been married for ONE year now

1998
four years & going strong

1999
don't ask me what the super cheesy smile is for =)

2000
after visiting w/ the folks, we were allpacked up and ready to go back home, then I remembered the cactus pic. I had just put a bunch of gel in my hair & didn't want to take off my black shirt to wear the usual "white t-shirt" so I just slung the t-shirt over me

2001
Hannah joins the project!

2002
Hannah's 2nd year & still looking pretty bald

2003
now she's got some hair...& it's curly just like daddy's was at that age =)

2004
newborn Kaitlyn joins the project =)

2005
last pic before part of the cactus dies from sunburn

The cactus was badly sunburned and ended up losing its shorter (right) arm.
So we'll continue the project with only one arm (one's better than none).

2006
first picture with the new "one arm" cactus

2007
the girls are old enough to remember that we do this each year, so they seem to enjoy the picture session, rather than fight me while I wrestle with them & the tripod (Cindy took this picture)