Sydney Largen is born in October of 1989! This justified the purchase of a video camcorder to record the event.

This video was made by Cindy Wallberg who wanted in on the action of making memories for Sydney.

It’s December of 1989 and everyone celebrates Sydney and her first Christmas.

Watch Sydney grow from January through October of 1990.

Everyone came over to celebrate Sydney’s first birthday in this video from October 1990 through April 1991.

Sydney gets to travel from May through July of 1991.

These moments from August of 1991 through April of 1992 lets you know that Syd has always been Syd.

Sydney gets a little brother in this video from April to October of 1992. And Nick has always been her favorite brother.

So many family members make it into this video from December 1992 through October 1993. Sydney and her family move from St. Louis Park Minnesota to Western Springs Illinois.

Two birthdays are covered in this video from October 1993 through October 1994. The family moves from Western Springs to La Grange Park.

Two Christmases bookend this video from November 1994 through December 1995.

This video starts in January 1996 and covers many school and sporting events throughout the year.

This home movie starts in December 1996.

Did you know that Sydney likes reptiles? She did in April 1999, too.

Sydney is a talented musician and you can see her in this eighth grade band concert broadcast on the local cable channel in 2003. Check out her solo six minutes in!

As long as we are talking about school performances, here’s one from Nick from December 2001.

Nick and his friends borrowed the old camcorder to make their own video in the pool.

The family got a new digital video camera and tested it out on this sk8ter girl in front of the La Grange Park house on June 14, 1997.

Some fathers got celebrated on Father’s Day, June 15, 1997, at Grandpa’s house around the corner in La Grange Park.

June 22, 1997, was a good day to visit the zoo.

Grandpa goes to Alaska – Day 1 of 9 – June 27, 1997.

Grandpa goes to Alaska – Day 2 of 9 – June 28, 1997.

Grandpa goes to Alaska – Day 3 of 9 – June 29, 1997.

Grandpa goes to Alaska – Day 4 of 9 – June 30, 1997.

Grandpa goes to Alaska – Day 5 of 9 – July 1, 1997.

Grandpa goes to Alaska – Day 6 of 9 – July 2, 1997.

Grandpa goes to Alaska – Day 7 of 9 – July 3, 1997.

Grandpa goes to Alaska – Day 8 of 9 – July 4, 1997.

Grandpa goes to Alaska – Day 9 of 9 – July 5, 1997.

Dad takes a business trip to Zurich, Switzerland July 8, 1997.

Connecting with relatives at the Schuetz Family Reunion, July 13, 1997.

Sydney and Nick wish their Dad good luck on his next trip to Europe, August 16, 1997.

Dad takes a business trip to Europe August 17-22, 1997.

Sydney and Nick first day of school, August 25, 1997.

Jimmy Wallberg gets married, September 27, 1997.

Jimmy Wallberg opens wedding gifts, September 28, 1997.

The Car Ride – a film by Sydney and Nick, September 28, 1997.