Can you imagine growing up with an identical twin? Better still, imagine growing up with two! You basically get two built-in best friends right from the start. Today, we want to share snapshots of these terrific triplets as they transformed—from tots and teens to 37 year old men!

This is the Füger boys’ first birthday snap, taken in 1983 by their dad. We wonder if they knew that this picture would be the first in a series of many. Seen here is their first birthday card. This will become a running theme throughout the years.

Just look at those smiles! And look, the birthday sign is back! The boys have grown their hair out in the same way and are even dressed the same, this time donning Brazilian football uniforms—their dad must have been a fan. We wonder if the boys still support that team today.

Their parents must have decided to make it a tradition by now. Check out their matching Snoopy sweaters and the big toothy smiles on their faces! Their mom or dad must have figured out exactly how to get their attention at this point. Third time’s the charm!

This would have been when the boys entered school for the first time. The three of them look as bright and cheerful about their big milestone as the sun in their birthday poster. Although they still have the same boyish looks, one of the triplets has gone with a yellow sweater, unlike his two brothers in their sky blues.

It looks like two of the Füger boys wanted to opt out of this one. The three of them are wearing matching (but differently colored) sweaters. It’s one way to tell them apart. Maybe another sports reference? Either way, their parents did a good job wrangling them in for this one. 

Nope! The boys look completely identical once again. And their smiles have returned too! Maybe they just decided to give their parents an easy time. Here they are dressed in checkered race-car sweaters with a green streak.

Sweaters and jeans are sooo 1980s! This year, the boys went with embroidered overalls for their birthday snap. The sign is back with a fresh coat of paint and a new number in the middle. The boys look like they’re doing their best to look smart for the camera.

The boys got a fresh new look for the new decade: short and spiky on top. Those smiles look mischievous, but their dad snagged a great photo this year. All three are looking cool with their traditional Füger birthday sign. And it looks like the boys have a new line of chompers to boot!

It’s a miracle that their sign survived so long already. The triplets aren’t little kids anymore. Maybe they’re even enjoying the birthday tradition now! Despite the fact that they’re all sitting in this photo, we bet the boys were starting to get tall at this point too.

Double digits! Turning ten is a big milestone for anyone, but imagine being a parent and having to plan three birthdays! The Füger boys are out of sweaters and into plaid shirts. Looking smart! They look like such nice kids. We’re sure that by now, they would have played their fair share of pranks.

The boys may not be wearing matching outfits here, but their display of peak 90s fashion is unmatched: polka dot navy blue, stripy red and green, and a green-gold sweater. All three of them look unimpressed with their photo. By now, they must be expert posers (in the best possible sense). 

The triplets look very cool here in their blue and red shirts. Rather than matching, they’re color-coordinating. It looks like mom and dad had long since stopped planning their outfits. All the same, the short, styled hair is back.

You can now sort of tell the difference between each of the brothers. Here, one of the Füger boys has gone for a bright blonde surfer look. He looks like he came fresh from the beach, surfboard in hand! They’re not too cool to hug each other for a birthday photo, though.

Oops. It looks like we spoke too soon. The boys are branching out in more ways than one. The boys are doing their best “tough guy” impression. We bet they were still sweethearts deep down. It looks like they have the birthday pose on automatic now.

Check out the siblings here, debuting their radical new styles: bead necklaces, platinum blond hair, and even what looks like the root of dreads. This picture could have come straight from a popular boy band album cover. 

What a transition. The boys are filling out—they look more like young men now. We love their varied hairstyles and colors. Black and white seem to be in vogue. It looks like they might be fans of metal music, which was becoming more and more popular back then. Hopefully, their parents didn’t mind when they had the volume up.

They look so confident now, almost 18 years old. But we have to admit, even if they have different perspectives and personalities, they look more alike than ever. In any case, their parents must have been so proud.

The boys really look chiseled now. We think they must have started hitting the gym regularly. Their childhoods are long behind as the future opens up before them—but not before they take the old birthday board out of the closet and slap an “18” sticker in the middle.

The boys are back to their classic look: three big grins and relaxed poses. Maybe the weight of adulthood has gotten easier—or maybe their mom started to complain about their lack of smiling. Who knows. We wonder what she thought of the lip ring.

Whoa, check out these radical new dudes. A lot must have happened this year. It’s around this age that many young adults in Germany are busy studying at university. Apparently, the Füger brothers were all off studying in different cities and even different countries. 

Did the 60s come back around? It feels like a blast from the past with the bright colors and the t-shirts. The boys look happy and relaxed here at 21. We can’t help but wonder if they were coordinating hairstyles, though.

Here we are. 22 years old already, and the boys are still keeping with the backyard tradition. Notice that their hair has gone dark. Once again, we’re strangely reminded of the 60s. This time, we’re thinking of The Beegees. Night fever, night fever! 

The boys have clearly come into their own. Their styles have deviated somewhat. 2006 was a great year for mosh pits, pop-punk, and bracelets. Short hair, long hair, emo or metalhead, the boys have made time for another birthday party together. 

It looks like the boys are really into the tradition now. We think the long hair, bracelets, and earrings all look great. They certainly evoke a time of happy memories for us. The sticker is starting to look a little thick here on the board. Maybe they left a few of the older stickers on?

Their looks haven’t changed much since last year—it just looks like they added, well, more. They brought bigger, longer hair and wider grins. This year, it seems like they broke from the tradition of using their backyard bush as a backdrop.

It looks like the other two brothers wanted to try the long hair look for themselves. Here they are looking sharp on their 26th. They say that this is the year that most people stop growing into who they will be for the rest of their lives. We’ll leave it up to you to decide whether this is true or not.

It’s the start of another new decade, and the tradition is still going strong. We’ve seen them through so many years; it’s easy to forget that this was one of their special days. We wonder what they were getting up to on their 27th birthdays.

Yeah, the triplets are definitely into the tradition at this point. It’s amazing that they still had time to fly in to make this happen. Or maybe by this time, the brothers all decided to live and work close to each other.

If you’re able, flip back to the last slide and check out the brother on the left and the middle. They seem to be so good at this annual photo that it looks like they haven’t moved since the last time it was taken. Okay, the backdrop looks different, but it’s uncanny, no?

Arm in arm, the boys have made it to the big three-zero. They look like quite a team here with their “Unser Geburstag” birthday board still intact with a shiny new “30” on top. It looks like a beautiful day out too.

From their time as little kids trying to cause havoc for their dad as he took pictures of them to startlingly handsome adults themselves, it must have been quite a journey. As always, the boys are proudly holding up the sign their parents made for them all those years ago, hand-on-shoulders, beaming for the camera.

Time flies when you’re having fun. We hope that, for the last 32 years, the brothers have lived their lives to the fullest and that they continue to follow their dreams.

Here we are at 33. The triplets look as good as ever. This is by no means their last photo together. You’ll be happy to know that the boys still carry on the tradition, even to this day. All three brothers are reportedly doing very well—one of them is even a Youtuber specializing in Photoshop tutorials.

The boys make it another year with the board. Hair styles are different once again. One brother sports a man bun, one rocks curls, and one has a quaffed updo. They manage to express their unique styles while still looking so similar.

The boys return on their 35th birthday looking grown up as ever with huge smiles on their faces. They look to be proud of their tradition. And they should be! It’s incredibly impressive to be this consistent.

The long hair returns for each of the boys. It looks like the brother in the middle might be wearing the same flannel as last year!

It’s so hard to believe that the boys are now closer to 40 than 30. Really, it’s hard to believe that they are older than about 5! We’ve seen these triplets through so many phases of life. And we can only imagine what went on in  between these photos. Still, the bothers remain close and we are so thrilled that they continue to keep the tradition alive.