I love taking photographs, I always have my camera with me and could bore the best of you for hours with my snaps. The downside to my photo taking is that I’m rarely in any of them. I don’t mind that too much, but I do tend to forget to take ‘family photos’ with me in them! Today’s Magic Moment and What’s the Story? is a moment in time, a moment with my son and my parents. A rare shot of the four of us together.
Now of course it would be too much to ask for all of us to be looking at the camera at the same time! Daddy P did try a few times and this is the best of the bunch. It’s also the only time I got in any of the photos during our recent trip to Spain.
Mum and Dad have lived in Spain for very nearly 9 years, they used to be a 15 minute drive away. Family is a funny thing isn’t it? You moan about them when they’re near and you wish they were nearer when they’re not – well I do anyway.
As Daddy P’s parents are dead, I feel the distance even more. Not just for me, but for Monkey. He can’t pop over to his Granny and Gramp’s house whenever he likes. He has a Skype relationship with them – thank god for that! I wonder how he would be with them without the computer. Would they just be strangers? We don’t have the money to be able to pop over to Spain on a whim unfortunately. In fact we hadn’t seen them since my Dad’s 70th birthday last November. So this moment in time, a rare moment, is a very special one for all of us. One we’ll be repeating in March for Granny’s 70th birthday – we are counting down the days 🙂
I’m the same with the camera, taking one photo after another, and rarely appearing in any of them. Our parents all live abroad, so I can sympathize with you.
Yes, I need to remember that we’re not unique in that fact, especially with the epic journey your Mum has to make to visit you.
I’m the same, there are very few photos with me in them! This is such a lovely photo, I like ones where not everyone is looking at the camera, it makes it more natural! It’s difficult when you don’t have parents close isn’t it. My husband’s parents are very close to our children and they are going to be moving up to Scotland (in the next week!) and it’s so difficult thinking they will not be close enough to see regularly. Thank goodness for technology hey!
Yes Skype is a wonderful thing
I like to stay behind the camera as I hate pictures of me!
It used to be hubby taking all the photos but now it’s me snapping everything in sight.
OH can’t be trusted with the camera – he takes really bad photos
awww honey what a beautiful post and what a beautiful photo to remember.
Thanks for linking up with #MagicMoments
p.s cant wait to hear how your next trip over goes honey x
Thank you 🙂 Neither can I!
Lovely to see you got a family pic…..something we never do either! So hard when one is always behind the camera. Lovely photo. Popping by via #MagicMoments
Thank you
Lovely family photo 🙂 I am also rarely in the photos, so we do make a special effort every so often to get a few with me in them. It’s hard being far from family, makes these moments, and photos, all the more special x #WhatstheStory #MagicMoments
Yes, you know that far more than I do, at least it’s just a few ours on a plane for us 🙂
Lovely photo and lovely to have a nice family photo. I know we don’t (even of the 3 of us as the OH hates photos) so if I’m in a photo it’s always a selfie!
We’re totally the other extreme. My mum was 7 miles away, my brother’s 7 miles as well, and my in-laws are less than 100 metres away across the drive (with OH’s sister and brother’s families also within 1.5miles). It’s great for N, but it definitely means you have to have a really good relationship as it definitely wouldn’t be for everyone. I do still have gripes though – main one being after he comes home from nursery I want to spend time with him, but often OH takes him to see Gran & Gramp at the farm. All very well, but means less time for us to spend together which isn’t on really.
Hope you’ve got a countdown going to the next Spanish meet up
They used to live within 15 minutes drive and my brother and his family is another 15 minutes in the other direction – we had a perfect family triangle!
Lovely family photo. I’m rarely in photos either (as like you I’m usually the one taking them). Also agree it’s hard to be far away so yeah for skype.
Thanks 🙂
I have the same problem with photos and think the boys will grow up and wonder if I did anything with them lol! Unless I ask my husband to take a photo…they don’t tend to have me in them
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I know I’m going to regret not being in more photos with Monkey
Oh Mary what a fabulous post and a great photo. I hope you had a brilliant trip. So great to see you in a photo. I’m the same, have very few photos of myself! Look forward to hearing about your March trip, the time will fly by I’m sure. Thank you so much for sharing with #whatsthestory
Thank you, it was lovely, just over too soon.
Aww this is a lovely photo with a lovely story. My Dad lives up North which I know isn’t as far away as Spain but still not round the corner, and I wish we lived nearer. I lost my mum 5 years ago so I know the importance of spending as much precious time as possible with parents! It’s lovely you’re able to get back out to Spain in the Spring xx
Thank you. Bless you, I know what you mean, my OH has lost both of his parents so we appreciate every moment with mine 🙂