Speaking of large family groups…

Here’s my own!

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Last summer we had a fun group vacation at Lake Tahoe. We rented a big house and stayed all together. Sounds like the recipe for disaster, right? Wrong. I think the reason it worked so well was that there were few expectations. Other than splitting the cost of the house and the food and being the designated cook for one dinner, the rest of our time was unplanned and open. A lot of the time we did the same things, but it was up to each family each day as to how they spent the day. Open, relaxed, fun… just the way a vacation should be!

One evening I took pictures for the whole family, and a friend of my mom’s came to snap the large groups (after I set it up), and my awesome sister-in-law Jami took the pictures of my family. In keeping with my goal to have smaller, less intimidating (to me) blog posts, I’ll just post a link to the slideshow instead. It makes me happy to watch this. I love these people. I love the song. I love the setting. I love the memory.

October 31, 2009 - 10:46 am

Brenda Miles - Great pictures! Now I’m jonesing for a family reunion.

October 31, 2009 - 4:18 pm

Hilary - ADORABLE pictures.
I did some of P this AM that I think are my best — I think you’re right, either newborn or at 6 months — prior to now it’s all been a bit iffy. :)
Oh, and check out our halloween costumes.
They’re a riot. :)

November 1, 2009 - 6:50 am

molly - love love love the one of your parents and all the grandkids! what a great big family!!

November 4, 2009 - 3:07 pm

cathy - love

November 15, 2009 - 7:15 am

Virginia - I found your great blog by googling “how to take large family photos” for an upcoming shoot. I”ve not done this before but now that I’ve seen your photos, I am inspired. Thanks so much!
V

December 8, 2009 - 12:16 pm

Debbie - So great to see everyone all grown up. Those kids are all so cute, your family could start a child modeling agency by yourself!

October 24, 2010 - 3:53 pm

Jennifer - What a great family pic! It is awesome that you were able to all get together in one house like that, without any major disruptions! You are truly blessed. I have 5 kids, but we don’t have any family that live near us, so it’s just the 7 of us…

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