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Favorite photos

I'm thinking this will be the first of a perhaps short series of favorite photos. Some will be shots I took and liked, others may be shots taken by other people, whose photo(s) I like. Let's see where this leads.





I always thought it would be clever to make a tower out of my family.

Eventually they were all willing to humor me at the same time, so a friend cooperated by snapping a picture of us all stacked up on the deck

And that's the way it was in about 1989.

Boy I love these 5 people! and now there are 20 of us.
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Hilary said…
It is more fun to look at than the standard, posed family shot. Brings back fond memories of growing up together!
April 13, 2009 at 10:44 PM
Heather said…
I know Kent took the pic, so I was at least halfway through college. Never noticed that bench on the table before-clever. Probably wouldn't have worked to really stack us...
April 13, 2009 at 10:55 PM
Heather said…
Are mom and Luke wearing the same glasses?
April 13, 2009 at 10:56 PM
PTCPAPA said…
Glasses styles are so funny because they just cycle back and forth between big and small, for no optical reason whatever. When women wore dresses all the time, the hemlines went up and down, again for no reason.
April 14, 2009 at 2:35 PM
Vivi said…
Boy, my hair sure was pretty back then. I wonder how I got it to look so dried out. Oh wait, this isn't about me, is it?

I only wish Kent could have taken a shot from the back. I do remember that pose being VERY uncomfortable, but it made for a memorable picture and I love your idea of posting some old faves.
April 14, 2009 at 3:23 PM
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