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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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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 DateThursday, December 10, 2009 at 12:00AM 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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