The story begins long ago--I mean a really long time ago as we are getting seriously older! Anyway...it all started with my husband's family. There are 8 children in the family. Paul is the oldest, so he has experienced this the longest! His mom always used to make them matching outfits and dress them alike! Now, I guess this wasn't always a daily occurance, but definitely when they were going places so that she could always keep track of them--a good idea when you have 8 kids, I think. One especially funny memory my husband has is of a Disneyland trip when they all wore matching whale shirts (or so he says! I've seen the pictures, but I can't truly remember if it was all of them, or just the girls in the whales and boys in coordinating colors.) 30 some odd years later, it is still a yearly occurance for each family to take a photo with everyone in the family wearing matching shirts so Paul's mom can use it for her yearly scrapbook page. Some of the kids express some of their teenage rebellion each year about doing it, so it will be interesting to see how many more years before the tradition is given up. For now, her yearly scrapbook page is always fun to see! So, Alisha and Kris--are yours done yet?! Can't wait to see them!:)Thursday, September 4, 2008
The yearly matching shirt picture!
The story begins long ago--I mean a really long time ago as we are getting seriously older! Anyway...it all started with my husband's family. There are 8 children in the family. Paul is the oldest, so he has experienced this the longest! His mom always used to make them matching outfits and dress them alike! Now, I guess this wasn't always a daily occurance, but definitely when they were going places so that she could always keep track of them--a good idea when you have 8 kids, I think. One especially funny memory my husband has is of a Disneyland trip when they all wore matching whale shirts (or so he says! I've seen the pictures, but I can't truly remember if it was all of them, or just the girls in the whales and boys in coordinating colors.) 30 some odd years later, it is still a yearly occurance for each family to take a photo with everyone in the family wearing matching shirts so Paul's mom can use it for her yearly scrapbook page. Some of the kids express some of their teenage rebellion each year about doing it, so it will be interesting to see how many more years before the tradition is given up. For now, her yearly scrapbook page is always fun to see! So, Alisha and Kris--are yours done yet?! Can't wait to see them!:)
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You guys are way ahead of the game on the t-shirt picture, way to go!
I don't think Aaron will be participating this year...anarchy has arrived.
The kids and I will put on the shirts and do the picture for Grandma.
that is a really cute picture!
ugh...i have yet to get ours done. i think i will wait until the very last possible moment before telling matt this needs to be done!
What a fun tradition! you guys are such a photogenic family :0)
That is so funny. Our family does that too and it is a pain to find all matching shirts that everyone will wear. But in the end it is always worth it for a good picture.
What a nice picture! What a neat tradition to have.
Shouldn't you include next door neighbors in the matching shirt picture? I think so. We will await the invitation next year. We both need XXL.
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