Family Photos for an Anniversary!

Over Christmas break I got to take photos for this lovely family in Worthington.  Everyone was in town celebrating a silver anniversary (I love being a part of special occasions!)  They were all dressed up for a night on the town (and for pictures, of course).

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The whole gang...

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The granddaughters...

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The love birds...

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Giggles.

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Sister silliness...

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This young lady has a Mona Lisa smile.

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Eeeew.

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And Sadie, the dog.

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Thanks for letting me be a part of your special day!

Behold the Wall of Photos!

I am from a big family. 
I mean BIG.

We used to get family photos now and then... back when the twelve of us could fit comfortably in a 16x20 print.

I have nine siblings... ten of us altogether.  Plus parents.  Plus spouses (nine are married).  Plus tons of grandkids (I have lost count, but there are more than 30). 
BIG FAMILY!

My mom has been wanting a current family picture with everyone.  The trouble is, getting us all together and making us all look the same direction and smile is pretty much impossible... and it would be outdated too quickly anyhow (there were two grandkids born this year!).

So here is what we came up with...

Behold The Wall of Photos! 

Mom and Dad get to be the pop of color in the middle.  They are surrounded by black and white photos of my siblings' families... plus portraits of grandparents, wedding photo, snapshots of fun family activities, etc. 
The beauty of this is that individual family photos can easily be updated.  They can just switch out the photos as the family grows.
This display is mammoth... about five feet tall and about ten feet long.
The frames are from IKEA.  They come with glass and mats and are very reasonably priced.

My mom and dad love this.  The wall is stunning and they always get comments on it.   What do you think?

PS- Can you find Santa, a Clown and an Ice Skater in the photos?  I have colorful grandparents.

The M Family

Taking pictures of big families is a fun challenge... especially on a chilly day... especially when the kids are nephews and a niece! 
We got everyone posed in their jackets, then quickly, they tossed the jackets behind the wall as I snapped several dozen pictures.
Brrr.

They were troopers!  It was very cold.
Everyone was glad when it was time for individual shots.  The kids bundled up, waiting for their turns to freeze.



This lucky gal has five brothers!  (She is one tough cookie!)


This one makes me grin.  We really had to coax a smile out of this one...


I think he was all too eager to show off that missing tooth!


Smile.  Click.  Coat please!


The little one...


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And here are the amazing parents of this crew...

Adorable.
(Can you tell he is my bro?)