Portrait of a Young Family

This is my Mom and Dad and Me in December 1974…I was 4 years old.  Every year we did a “family portrait” for our family Christmas card.  When the dogs were involved there was a lot of running, swearing and I know there were lots of  bad pictures.  Check out the outfit that my Mom and I were wearing…we were “mini me’s” of each other!  I vividly remember that dress and can assure you that it was made entirely of polyester!  How about my Dad’s awesome jumper?  That jumper still exists…although no one has worn it for eons.  My parents were 27 years old when this picture was taken.  Life was good…I was still an only child!  We had a very happy life…

Flash forward nearly 34 years…

This was actually our first picture as our own family!  Little Miss was about 3 weeks old and we were with family on a VERY cold day out in June 2008 to Hunstanton.  We were sheltered under a tent with sand swirling and cold sea air blowing.  I had had Little Miss snuggled in the Baby Bjorn all morning but took her back up to the warmth and safety of the car for a nappy change and bottle feed.  I was FRANTIC about the sand and the cold and was in a pretty RUBBISH mood but managed to put on a smile for this photo.  I’m so glad I did as it is our very first family photo!

Flash forward nearly 2 more years…

We took our own family photo this week.  Little Miss is 23 months old next week.  Hubby and I have been together for 5 years.  We are a happy family and love each other so.  I’m rather grateful to Tara Cain’s Gallery theme for this week…Portrait.  We so rarely have a family photo and even less often am I even IN the pictures.  I’m always taking them!  We must remember to do this more often…