This year, coordinating our family photo seemed nearly impossible. We almost gave up! Trying to work out schedules with four family units, John’s travel schedule (you can imagine why), weather, and well, the list could go on. Amazingly, right after Thanksgiving, we had a perfect day, and everyone was home and available. I’m grateful for the effort put into this picture: the young mommies getting their kiddos ready, Mary and Anna for finding a location, Mom working out schedules, Mary deciding on colors and drawing out an arrangement of how we’d be grouped, etc. Y’all are an awesome family!
Love,
Sarah
This is what happens when one needs to pause and tries to rearrange our pose. It just wasn’t working right.
The final product! Love that family of mine!
“One generation shall praise thy works to another,
and shall declare thy mighty acts.”
Psalm 145:4
Beautiful pictures! We have two married sisters who live in two different states, and with five little ones between them, it can be very difficult getting pictures;) But, we do our best!
I figure when we girls are married and likely live out of state, picture time will get more interesting! So I guess whomever is around gets to be in the picture!
“When we girls are married”….is that a hint? 😀
No, not a hint!
The family is blessed
I like the pose!!!!ahahaha velocity lovely to look at..
Thanks!
family portrait is the hardest in our families also. my brothers works at strange hours but we did have a professional pic before my parents & husband got ill. it’s hanging at my parents place. we don’t have formal family pics anymore just candid… i prefer candid also because than i don’t have to pose or blink my eyes … hahaha
Yes, they are so hard to arrange with everyone’s schedules!
ABSOLUTELY LOVE these!
Thank you!
You guys always take great pictures! Love your curls, Sarah! so pretty 🙂
Thanks! The funny part is that extended family picture? Well, I used the timer, so I RAN to get into position and just made it.
Beautiful photos,
Lovely family,
Praise the Lord!
Love to all
xxxxxxxxxx
Thank you!
These photos are beautiful!! Amazing job! You all look so lovely. I can’t even tell you had to run to set the timer, Sarah! I’d probably be half falling off the seat 😉
Thanks! Ha, I was kinda out of breath, but thankfully managed to get in the picture and look okay! 🙂
You all look great! Love Mary’s shirt, can you share where she purchased it from? So enjoyed meeting and talking to you all when you came to Austin in 2010. Especially talking to you Sara, about how we both enjoy writing for kids. Congrats on your latest book!
Mary’s top came from REI! A really cozy flannel top. That’s awesome we met in Austin! Good job on your writing!
Great picture! I know how hard it is to get everyone together for a family picture! Our family consist of 14 children, 6 in-loves, and 11 grandchildren…33 of us in all! One daughter and son-in-love live out of state, so when they come to town we try to get a picture! Sometimes the big kids are harder to keep in line than the younger ones!!! 😉 But it all makes fond memories!!!
Such a wonderful big family you have! Totally awesome!
Lovely pictures! It looks like you were having beautiful weather.
Yes, the weather was incredible.
Beautiful family photos! Good job y’all! I love that your blog has snowflakes falling on it; so cool!
Thanks. I wish I could say I was creative enough to do the snowflakes on the blog, but it was just a feature I enabled.
That first photo of the entire family must have felt like quite a triumph — everyone is looking at the camera, which is nearly impossible with so many small children. The backdrop is beautiful, too! Well done!
Yes! The funny part is Christopher had thrown something toward the camera so the kids would all look that direction, and it worked.
What beautiful photos of a beautiful family! Love to watch the family grow! May the Lord bless you all abundantly!
Love in Christ,
~Samantha~
(Québec, Canada)
Thanks! We just received your family’s letter today! Y’all are growing too! 🙂
Wow! Love the pictures! You did great. Usually when we take family pictures, someone is blinking or someone isn’t smiling, so it’s a miracle if we get them perfect! 😀
We took more than one, that’s for sure! 🙂
I’m glad to hear that we aren’t the only ones who have trouble with taking our family pictures. 😀
I think it’s a universal issue! LOL
It really is such a lovely photo. Your family grows bigger each year!
With the number of grandkids in your family growing every year, have you all thought of taking a yearly “grandkids’ photo? On my mom’s side of the family there are 18 grandchildren and soon to be 20 great-grandchildren, and whenever we get together (usually once a year in the summer) we get pictures of each group, grandkids and great-grandkids. It really is wonderful looking back and seeing the numbers increase year by year.
Thanks! Yes, three more next year (Chelsy and the babies!)! Actually, Christopher and Anna Marie do the nieces + nephews photo. It’s really great! See this link.
What wonderful photos! Just beautiful! And how exciting to think that next year there will be (at least!) three more faces!
Yes, at least three! Who knows. Maybe more!
Yes, miracles do happen — like getting 11 kids to look at a camera and smile – all at the same time!!! 🙂 Absolutely adorable pictures. Who is the photographer?
On that extended family picture, I set the timer and ran! 🙂 On the immediate family picture, Joseph took that one.
Great pic Sarah. The family all looks so great!
Wow! Adding 3 more next year, hey could be more, we never know!
I’m sure it must be a bittersweet thought for Steve and Teri thinking about you girls leaving. That will certainly change the family dynamics.
Blessings,
Johnna
Thanks! Yep, could be more than 3! Yes, life would change when a guy comes along for one of us girls, but we’d be excited. My parents pray for that!