The Charlotte News

Back in 2000 in Los Angeles, I went to see Mark McGwire and the Cardinals play the Dodgers. This was after his 70-homer season but before he was widely discredited as a cheater. Every time he got up to the plate, the entire stadium went flashbulb crazy. I always wondered how anyone could concentrate with all those lights.

We’re working on getting the right photo for our holiday card. Charlotte and Bailey now know how McGwire felt.

I hope we don’t drive them to performance-enhancing drugs.

Here’s one of the first-thing-in-the-morning shots.

And here’s a just-woke-up-from-a-nap.

We even tried to pose her during election night.

“Yes We Can, Yeah. We Did. Peace. Put Down The Camera.”

For now, we’ll just make sure she’s wearing Christmas socks at all times.