That's great Kevin. Feel free to send me a PM if you have any specific questions.

Marty,
Thank you. You're right about the family resemblance too. I actually look similar to both of my grandfathers (below):
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maternal grandfather (left) & paternal grandfather (right)

So the Growing Until Christmas Challenge is done and I've finished trimming/shaping for the holidays so I thought I would share some new pics and change my profile pic too.
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My goal during the course of the challenge was to grow longer through the goatee/chin and then incorporate this length into my style. I've now done this and am happy with the result. During the challenge I also tried going with my natural neckline for a while, but found I preferred my carved line with my current beard length.

Some memorable pics from the challenge:
Starting out:
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The biggest/bushiest and most natural (including the neckline) I've ever had my beard:
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The end of the challenge:
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Btw, my starting length was about 3 inches and finishing length was about 3 1/2 inches.
Congratulations to all of the other guys who grew in the challenge. It was a lot of fun.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
- Fred

You either live life -- bruises, skinned knees and all -- or you turn your back on it and begin dying - Christopher Pike paraphrasing Dr. Philip Boyce (Star Trek - "The Cage")

Bearded in BC's Thread