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Dec102009

« view 05 - love thursday: family »

Photos of our friends Ken and Helen, and their kids, Conor & Vianne.

"Family faces are magic mirrors.  Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present and future."

~  Gail Lumet Buckley

 

 

 

 

 

 

December views.

 

Happy Love Thursday, everyone.  Please feel free to leave your stories or links to your words or images of love in the comments section, below.


Song:  All you need is love, as performed by Linden David Hall (from the Love, Actually soundtrack)

Posted on DateThu, December 10, 2009 | Comment19 Comments | | |

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    Response: Love’s reminders
    at Woulda Coulda Shoulda on December 10, 2009
    ‘Tis the season to be swept away on a wave of annoyances. I’m prone to agonizing over minutiae, anyway, and I don’t think anyone could or does fault me for the things that often aggravate me these days—the kids’ health, va...
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    Response: Christmas Anticipation
    by Mel at Me, Myself and Other Things on December 10, 2009
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    Response: Love Thursday: Christmas
    by Grace at What If No One's Watching? on December 10, 2009
    This is, perhaps, retro of me to admit, but I'll come out with it anyway: I love Christmas.

Reader Comments (19)

so much love in these pictures. i love the second one the best.

December 10, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterkamana

What a wonderful series of playful loving family photos!
In a whole new light - here is a way a mother expresses her love for her family.
Hanging laundry:
http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=1011

December 10, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterDaily Practice

Gotta love the spontaneous magic kids bring to photos!

Happy Love Thursday!

http://busymomma66.blogspot.com/2009/12/wordless-wednesday.html

December 10, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterbusymomma66

So, SO much love! I love the one where the boy is laughing into his mom's shirt. And the one where the parents share a private, loving look. Love is all around us - even in the everyday!

http://cantgetthere.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/love-lives-in-the-moment-2/

Happy Love Thursday!

December 10, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterKatie in MA

What happy looking family and so much joy and love. Hope you have a great day!
http://www.elephantsoap.com/2009/12/10/love-thursdays-2/

December 10, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterCindy

My post today is about the love my family and friends had for me this week when I was feeling blue.
I am so grateful for the opportunity to share Love Thursday with everyone .... every week without fail it helps me focus on the good things.

http://www.soeursdujour.com/2009/12/love-thursday-in-december.html

December 10, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterKath

What a beautiful family and a beautiful love story. Thank you. What a nice love touch to launch my Thursday work.

December 10, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterLeisa Hammett

I posted my Love Thursday here:

http://www.elzabelz.blogspot.com/2009/12/love-thursday-presents-neath-tree.html

My post is also about family, but my pictures aren't as lovely as yours. My 5 year old daughter inspired my Love Thursday today.

December 10, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterelz

Ohhhh, look at the eyes on those babies!!

December 10, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterkellee
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