Christmas 2008.
Last night, Evan suggested that my siblings, my mother and I recreate the photo I posted yesterday. We did our best, but only my brother Gordy was able to truly capture the essence of his expression from the original. The rest of us look too happy! I think I had the biggest challenge, though—I just don’t fit on my mother’s lap so nicely anymore. Other than that, I think the 33 years between the photos have treated us all pretty well.
Gordy, Mommy, me, Lisa, Sarah, Melissa.
And us in 1975.
That is so cute and funny! And you do all look great!
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soooo cute and i agree with benita, you all look SO great!!! your Mom’s hair in 1975— totally want it!!! ah, christmas is lovely xo
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Brilliant! I think you all look great!
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Hi Anna,
Thanks for sharing so much with us. Door Sixteen is where I come to relax, thanks for all the great posts.
Enjoy the holidays.
xo
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Too cute! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas!
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Hahaa, that’s so funny and cute! Seems like you had a nice xmas!
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Such a great idea. Love it, love it.
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So cute… you did it again! Brilliant!
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Oh my gosh that is absolutely adorable. What a great idea!
(Anna – Ive been reading your blog for quite some time but have never commented. I must take this opportunity to tell you how impressed I am with you! You strike me as a thoughtful, deliberate, bright and talented young woman, and I applaud your efforts to live in the spirit of vibrance and creativity. Merry Christmas to you my dear :) )
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Oh my goodness, how adorable! That is such a super thing to have!
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Love it! You all look wonderful!
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That is fantastic!
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Anna, I love this picture! Thank you for putting this on your blog. Also, thanks to Evan for having the bright idea to recreate the scene. And to Bernie for taking the picture as well as providing a place for us all to be together.
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how fun!! love this. they should be framed side by side!
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What a wonderful idea. A very good looking group present day and 33 years ago. A family photo worth the fireplace mantel.
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How cool is that! I think your hair is adorable.
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aww, this is a cute picture. i agree, you had the most difficult part recreating that picture, hehe. =D and i love love LOVE your mom’s hair!!!
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Such a funny thing to do! I can’t even remember having a picture with all of us on it…
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This is fantastic – what a fine-looking family you have. I hope you had a lovely Christmas, Anna, and a wonderful new year to you. xx
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aww, i love this.
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Adorable idea! I am impressed by how good your mom looks in both pics. In the bottom one, she has five kids, including a baby, and still manages to look pulled together and cute (and thin!) Impressive!
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You need to post this (awesome!) set on young me / now me: http://colorwar2008.com/submissions/youngnow
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Ha, ha! So cute! Thanks for this post. I got a really smile out of it. I’ve been having a rough day so I needed it. Your mother looks fantastic! She hasn’t aged a bit!
Happy New Year to you! I love your blog.
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Sarah still has perfect posture! Great pic (both of them). Love your blog!
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This is so fantastic! My own mother does this with her siblings every year based on a portrait they have of them from the 50s. In the end, this is what the holidays are all about.
(Happy to have found your blog through Apt Therapy and happy new year!)
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Did Gordy mean to mimic his pose?
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I love these photos. I love the look on your brother’s face in both of the pictures.
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so cute
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This is so extremely satisfying! And you are all so fortunate to still be in each others’ lives after all these years.
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Oh my goodness, this is absolutely adorable! I love that you all recreated the photo, and yes, your brother did a wonderful job recapturing his expression! I hope that you had a most wonderful holiday season, and Happy New Year!
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How fun to see this :)
Wish you a great 2009 Anna!
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HI There,
I first wanted to thank you for the nice comment you left on my room before and after on design sponge.
Next I would like to say that I love you post on your family portrait! Oh I I wish I would have done something like this with my family but I guess my daugther is 15 and my son 21 it’s not to late:)
I also really enjoyed seeing your image of you in your room your senior year:) So very cool! It really makes me think that I need to visit every highschool seniors home to see what kinda of cool personal spots that I can find.
~~Amy~~
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what a great picture!
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I love this idea, the pictures are fantastic so novel!!!!
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Your mommy is beautyful woman!!!
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Wow. This is such a cool picture. I love that all of the women have somewhat similar hair as they did in 1975…
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