i think this is my sister. i doubt it's a picture of me, but it could be. *

here i am sporting some fly PJs.

i'm not sure if this picture was taken after the next one. that might explain a few things.

i like to think my mother is in the process of beating me. i was probably just freaking out for some reason. *

here we are playing with some sort of castle. i spent most of my time in footie pajamas.

this is one of my sister's birthday parties. the house looks new, so it must have been around 1981 or 1982. i'm wearing my favorite blue vest (and footie pajamas). *

lea, hanging out on a chair. *

lea is strangling a doll and showing off her hair helmet. *

since she didn't know better, we used to dress lea in goofy hats.

here we are taking the skate/scooter for a ride in the kitchen. that thing was fun. *

this looks like a photo shoot. *

it's a happy walton christmas! this was one of many charlie brown trees to grace that corner. *

we're surveying our christmas loot in the living room. wow! i can actually see the room! the living room has come a long way since then...

lea's admiring some pumpkin friends.

ahh... bouncing on my parents' bed was one of the best activities on a rainy day. or any day.

hmmm... this was the first day of kindergarten. i had locked myself in the bathroom to avoid going because i didn't think they could teach me anything new. i already knew how to write and read and paint. it seemed pretty pointless. so, all red faced and teary, i arrived on the steps to find girls inside. then i decided to stay.

can i have some cereal with that bowl?

it looks like i'm cooking... or just making a mess. *