With all the families living in different parts of the country/world, it's been really hard to get a family picture with all 18 of us in it. Back in 2010 we took this photo while on a trip to Whidbey Island.
It had been a while since we all got together due to a baby boom. Let's be honest, we were all so busy with new babies here and there, we just couldn't get it together to all be in the same place at the same time. Anyway we finally did it in 2010, but Philip couldn't coordinate his holidays with this trip and Reagan, well she wasn't even born yet.
The next time the family was all together was last year. Summer of 2013. The Toronto clan (Calvin's crew) was increased by 1 and were able to make the trip to Vancouver. Yes it was a photo in front of the garage door, but with that many people (read: 'kids to appease') you take what you can get.
Poor Philip. Again his holiday times didn't coordinate with the time that the rest of the gang was in town. We joked about having to Photoshop him in. See that spot beside Joanne? That was the plan. Well, that was the joke anyways.
2014! That is to be the year that my mom FINALLY gets her picture! All 18 of us in one shot. Yes, we are still standing in front of the garage, but when you hear how this photo actually came about, you'll care less about the garage door.
This year Philip was in town for 3 weeks. He was here, but the Toronto crew and the Prince George crew were not. Philip was scheduled to leave for Hong Kong on the Friday at 3pm. The PG gang got into town late Thursday night. The Toronto crew were arriving at YVR around 12:30pm. We had high hopes that we could pick up the Toronto crew from the airport, whip them home to snap a picture before Philip had to leave FOR the airport to catch his international flight. It was not to be.
Then how did we get this picture?...Photoshop, HA! But it does have all 18 of us and we'll take it!
