What was the occaison?

Now where and why did we gather for this almost complete family picture? Well, we were all together in Belmont for a few reasons.
One) It was mother's day and
Two) we were gathering together there in Belmont instead of at home so as to allow a family friend who will be doing the wedding pictures an opportunity to see the beautiful church where Jenny will be married in just NINETEEN days from today!

But there was another reason for taking this family picture which is sadly missing our oldest daughter. I have been asked to contribute an article on parenting large families and discerning family size for the Family Foundations magazine, the membership magazine for the Couple to Couple League. In their July/August edition and they wanted a family picture.

So voila! Our family - sans our oldest who still resides in Boston.