First day of fifth grade for Laura and Cristina.

Laura, Cristina, and Meg, in Anne of Green Gables clothing made by Granny.

On Root River bike trail in Minn., Sept. 2001.

Daria, Cristina, and Laura making good use of leftovers from new floor installation, Sept. 2001.

Halloween 2001

Dinner before going out to trick-or-treat.

The fairies: Daria, Noelle, Laura, Cristina, and Nadia.

The fairies (and a couple others) and the first-in-46-years-on-Halloween full moon.

Noelle.

Laura and George and the leaves, November 3, 2001.