snapshot = future family heirloom?

This past weekend was my family reunion. Sort of. It was actually the family reunion for the kids and grandkids (and great grandkids) of Dick & Alice Verhoef. And since Alice was my great aunt, my family was invited to tag along. I have some very fond memories of previous family reunions and get togethers, and it had been several years since many of us had seen one another.

Many of us brought some wonderful old photos from my grandmother's generation - simple snapshots at the time, I'm sure, but today they are treasured memories. A glimpse at another world, another time. And as we photographed one another at the various reunion activities I wondered if someday these goofy snapshots would become family heirlooms for future generations? Maybe...





I love this photo - this is family. Not the stuffy Sears portrait (no offense Sears) - this is LIFE.



This illustrates the chaos of getting a big family together for a portrait.



We worked it out, though.



A huge thanks to Heidi and her family (pictured above) for organizing every activity and pestering everyone to come - we had a wonderful time!

And now for some color photos:









Day 2 of the reunion - Seal Beach, of course! I love hitting the beach with those that are landlocked most of the time. Makes me appreciate how great it is to smell salt water year round. And it's fun to see everyone really lovin' the beach!









And no family reunion is complete without someone getting tossed in a body of water. Used to be a pool in Palm Desert, but the Pacific Ocean would have to do this time...



A wonderful time indeed.