Saturday was the big day. Sarah, Jane and Ed lounged
and Jane as a prelude to dressing
so that Sarah and Ed,
Ben
and our 3 children were ready
to get into the new rental car (an elegant yellow) and head to the photo shoot before the party
where we were greeted by Greg and Connor
Janet and Darryn
Erin
Dan
Syl greeting Paige and Darryn
as Janet watched
and members of our group joined Dan
as Ed greeted Paige
and the corsage was placed on Sylvia
while Jane greeted Janet and Connor
while Sarah, Ed, Larry and Greg stood listening to Janet
and then there were the random photos of Larry, Darryn and Paige
Darryn and Paige
3 generations of men starting with Larry
the men joined by Darryn and Paige
as we waited for groups to gather for family photos
starting with Erin, Connor and Greg
with the occasional elevation of Connor
including some above the camera angle
and after another picture
Larry demonstrated his Connor flying technique
before returning Connor for a few more photos
with the photographer who assumed many names during the shoot
capturing pictures like this
with a lot of audience participation
which seemed to settle Erin, Connor and Greg
before I went inside to warm up a bit and got these photos of Syl, the birthday girl.
as she spoke with Paige and Darryn
and Suzanne and Jane
and Sarah, Ed and Ben.
Next it was time for pictures of Janet, Greg, Connor, Erin and Larry
which Paige joined
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with a Suzanne break
before I returned to the group photos
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which lasted until Connor gave way and Mackenzie arrived
and posed with her parents
before Jason, Michelle and Mackenzie
headed off to greet Dansyl
and join them for some group photos
after which Greg and the photographer
and Mackenzie and friends
decided that the photographer should take photos of our six
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and Suzanne and I
followed by Jane, Ben and Sarah
and some random shots
before Sarah and Ed posed
as did Dansyl
and then we assembled the group to take a few pictures of the 8 of us
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and then of Dansyl together
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Mackenzie, Michelle and Jason when worked their way into a number of photos
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many of which were captured by Eric
but after one final shot
they made their way to other venues
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ending at the fountains
as Dick and Fran arrived and were greeted by Larry
and then Dick and Larry worked on the agenda of who should be next
and Connor having had a chance to run around, the camera focused on Larry's group joined by Dansyl
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where they also served who stood and amused
as a few final photos were shot
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before Dick and Fran posed with Dansyl
as did Larry and Janet
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and after a solitary Dansyl photo
Suzanne and I joined them
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and then Dansyl posed again
before Kate and Tess arrived
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accompanied by their parents
and many heads were lowered to be able to see them
as Larry and Janet arranged
for the photographer to record Dick and Fran
before Suzanne and I posed
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before the group began to assemble
for the Megary family photos
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supported by massive audience participation
which made the photos that much better.
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Dick and Fran joined
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and again the audience helped
make these photos better
and then Jason, Michelle and Mackenzie joined
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and as the group dissembled
Dick and Fran posed with Michelle, Mackenzie and Jason
even as Tess claimed her territory as Kate wondered what Connor was doing with her stroller
while the older children
and Kate and Tess enjoyed a small respite
before the effort resumed to get photos of Dick and Fran with their grandchildren
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again with audience participation
and after a few more shots
as Erin and Connor watched
Dick's whole family assembled with Dansyl for these photos
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and then a chair was brought out for Sylvia
and as the grandchildren and great grandchildren assembled
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under the watchful eyes of Suzanne and Ed
photos of the entire group were taken
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with an incredible amount of audience participation
for the photographer
before the final assembly began
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for the whole family photo
with only Darryn to do audience participation
as Ed recorded this group of photos
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before Paige and Greg posed
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and then the 3 sons posed
and we adjourned inside where Mackenzie, Emma, Matt and Jason played
as Ed watched Jack
and Dan spoke with Jason
as Erin and Connor sat briefly
before Tess and Connor greeted one another
as their parents spoke
and then we were ready for lunch as the group assembled at their tables
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and Emma posed
as did her table
and then Emma
and Mackenzie
showed their joy at having the macaroni and cheese
and not the filet
as food was taken
and Connor posed for numerous pictures
amusing Paige
and then after a last picture of Connor
I shot the table with the old folks
and a younger table
where Kate
and Tess played with their food
as the head table watched.
Connor
was excited when the birthday cake came
and Suzanne later held Tess
as Dick held Kate
and the older children set up
and performed their play
which much amused Ed and Ben.
After a short break at home, we headed to the beach
where the surf was going
and a kite was flying
even as we were unable to get a photo of the airplane overhead
but the kite
and the children on the playground kept us amused until we returned home
and noted the arrival of Janet
and Connor
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Syl and Larry (and many others who were not photographed)
as Syl showed off the back of her new coat.
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