Ever since Ryan was born we noticed a close similarity in looks to Kevin. Last month we decided to track how close they look by taking comparison photos every month. The 2 month mark was the first attempt. Today we took the 3 month photos. See if you can guess which one is Kevin and which one is Ryan.
2 month comparison photo
3 month comparison photos with Mom
3 month comparison photos with Dad
Every year, these three families get together between Christmas and New Years. This tradition started about 10 years ago, with about 20 people in total. It gets a little more chaotic each year, as more and more children and spouses are added to the mix. If every member of every family attended, there’d be over 70 people!
In the midst of the chaos, we managed to “pile” all the grandkids on the couch for a picture. From left to right: Ryan LeRoy on Taryn Fortunati’s lap, Mae Steenhausen on Sarah Fortunati’s lap, Kevin LeRoy on Paige Fortunati’s lap, Ryan Chadda on Nathan Chadda’s lap, Lily Steenhausen laying across Jacob Steenhausen’s lap, Alec Fortunati, Ben Chadda.
A few things to note:
- the Gestures game in the foreground. We actually played with all these kids – each kid got to pick out their own cards and take a turn.
- Ben Chadda has one of his Grandma’s shirts on (with a big paperclip holding it together in the back) because he soaked his own shirt with blood from a head-butting accident
- This is the only picture in which Alec Fortunati wasn’t holding his hands over his ears because Lily Steenhausen was screaming so loud
- Ryan LeRoy was mid-diaper change, which explains the nakedness
- Maureen Clark’s house will never be the same!
We have several “outtakes” of this photo. Funny enough, these are the best ones. 
Ryan Chadda (left) never cried through the whole progression, but he did wonder what the heck was wrong with everyone else! Lily Steenhausen (center) did not enjoy herself; and in the 3 minutes we spent taking pictures she went from screaming (top picture) to asleep (bottom picture). Ryan ranged from neutral to unhappy.
Tags: party
A few of our triathlon friends have birthday workout traditions. They usually start at age 40. There is Chris’s annual Stealthman competition that involves swimming, biking, running and eating lots of donuts. Yesterday was Eduard’s 3rd annual “birthday 400’s” celebration. This year he is 42, so we ran 42 times 1/4 mile (400m) on the track.
Now you’d think there would only be a few crazy people out there willing to join you for that kind of “celebration”. Below are 10 people who knew what they were getting into and all seem to be smiling prior to the start.
(left) Eduard, the birthday boy is showing everyone how it’s done. (right) Fred and Staffan make it look easy.
Here is a nice shot from the bleachers of the whole group coming around the track with Fred and Eduard leading the way. Thanks to Conrad for taking such great pictures. See everyone next year for 43!
Tags: Running
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