My father-in-law is turning 60 this summer. His nephew got married this weekend in Idaho, and his sisters wanted to take that opportunity to roast him a little and honor his upcoming birthday. They asked me to put together a slide show for the occasion. It has been fascinating to look at all of the old pictures. It was quite the project, as I edited pictures to correct fading and scratches, etc., cropped, created scrapbook-like layouts as the title page for each section, and put it all together with music. I won't even tell the whole story of how I missed handing it off to my in-laws, by less than 3 minutes. Thanks to modern technology, it was in Idaho for the celebration and was well-recieved, by all accounts. Maybe when it is closer to his birthday, I will share more of the layouts/photos. This one was my favorite. I used scans from his actual graduaton program and a note he wrote in 4th grade. For those who know the Haltermans, he looks a bit like Jared, doesn't he?
Well all of this digging, unearthed some pictures of a young Barry (I had never seen very many). And I was struck by how much he looked like Kira when he was around her age. I have been debating with some who think she favors the Halterman side, that she looks more like me with totally different coloring, but these pictures, kind of suggest that I am wrong. Of course, she is a much prettier, more girly version of Barry. :-) And I may be OK to admit that now, that I have a child that actually looks like me! (I was chubby, too!)
What about Trenton? I think he is in the middle (not just age wise) between his two sisters. What do you think?
One more split screen. Tessa's Grandpa has taken to calling her the Gerber baby. I think it fits.
5 comments:
I thought it was Jared just when I saw it!! Oh my goodness. Almost indistinguishable. And I love the comparison of Daddy and Daughter!!
Holy cute! And your father-in-law looks just like Barry! Only his eyebrows look madder. And yes, Tessa definitely looks very Gerber-esque in that picture. So terribly cute!
Exact replicas all around! Your girls are so beautiful.
I still don't know how you figured out how to manipulate photos, music, and other scanned items while being a supermom too. Bravo!
love the split photos--Kira looks just like Barry and, wow--Tessa looks EXACTLY like you!
Sounds like a big job making that slideshow but I'm sure it was awesome :)
I love the side be sides, they are great. I've got to go digging now, you've got me very curious about who my kids look the most like. Sadly, I don't think it will be any of me.
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