A big family photo shoot is one of those things that I’ve wanted to do for a while, but is nearly impossible to actually make happen. Obstacles were stacked against me. My family is large and spread out, four siblings, 3 spouses, 3 states, 4 cities. We hadn’t posed all together in any organized fashion since before Chris left for Afghanistan and any of us were married. It was time. Over Christmas break there was a 12 hour window when we were all in the same place at the same time, so it was go time. As the oldest kid and natural born bossypants, I basically forced everyone into it, but most thanked me later. Just kidding, but maybe they will someday. I told everyone to wear any shade of grey, white, black, or red, and put a brush through their hair. Somehow my daddy managed to sneak in a baseball cap, but you can’t win ’em all. We called our friends the Filipeks and had them send down a photographer or two. We had three cameras going to get lots of pics. I marched the group down the street to the other side of the lake behind my parents’ house for a scenic backdrop. It was like herding cats. Finally we got to posing, and the results are pretty great.
Nice and normal, grouped close together.
Each little family group separate, looking at each other.
Surprised!
You’re a tiger! Roar!
Big thanks to the Filipek family for snapping our pics.
The silly ones are probably my favorites. After the group shots we took a couple of the grandkids with Dede and Poppy. My goal was to get these printed on canvas for my mama’s birthday, which is today. Over the weekend we sat down and edited them using Picnik and ordered a few canvas prints. I can’t wait to see the results. All in all it was totally worth the hassle and cat herding to get pictures we will treasure for years to come.
What tasks are on your “Make It Happen” list this year?
