Wednesday, November 10, 2010

The Gift of Family

"The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family." ~Thomas Jefferson

For my mom's birthday this year, we ("the kids") joined together to come up with some big ideas (after all it was a big birthday). We came up with a few surprises we were excited about - and one of them (perhaps my favorite) was family portraits.
(My SIL Kelly cracks me up. She's the beautiful brunette who always knows when to strike a pose.)
Pictures of her kids (and 1 grandbaby) for her to hang up, show off and treasure however she wished. No surprises I liked this idea huh? ;)
So we asked a dear friend of ours (who has a uniquely beautiful photography style) to capture some birthday wishes and family moments as a gift to our mom. We all LOVED the outcome...perhaps my mom most of all.
And the surprise gift was that in taking these pictures for our mom - we got some amazingly sweet pictures for us to treasure as well.
Pictures of love...
And laughter...
Pictures of siblings....
And sisters...
The ladies...
And the ladies-man...
The silly...
And the sillier...
Thank you so much Mary - you did a phenomenal job.
Oh... and happy birthday Momma. :)
We love you so much!

9 comments:

JourneyWithTheCrosiers said...

Absolutely gorgeous pictures. I can only imagine how much your mom loved every single picture. She probably loved the silly ones the most. :) Awesome gift!

Jill said...

RIDICULOUS!!! Those pictures are amazing! I LOVE! Your mom is one lucky mama. :)

Sarah Hull said...

Stop it right this second! I am in love with these! Did your mom bawl her eyes out!!! Those are wonderful!!

Jamie said...

Amazing pictures! She is going to be so excited!

truly blessed said...

blush* thanks joanna, but i really think anyone could photograph you guys. with a group as gorgeous as you all, you just can't go wrong. : ) it was so much fun and i'm sooo glad you all liked them. it makes me happy. xo

Summers Family said...

These are really GREAT pictures! What a wonderful gift for you all.

Leigh and Andy said...

What a fun family!! I'm sure your mom was in heaven when she got these!! They turned out SO GREAT!!

Scasmflops said...

These are fantastic!! You are the cutest family... seriously. :)

Meinhardt Family said...

Awesome photos! Your mom must have loved it!

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