Saturday, March 14, 2009

family pictures in yuyuan garden

When visiting Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai, you have to go dress up and take pictures in this gorgeous 400-year-old place. I think it was only 20rmb for you to get into their traditional costumes. Can't remember for sure.

And the clock began! You have 15 minutes to get into the courtyard and pose for the pictures you want. We took a little bit longer than 15 minutes because:

-Someone got a little high-and-mighty

-Someone was goofing off for the camera (you're adorable, Mom!)

-Someone couldn't figure out how to dress themselves (it was a lot of fabric!)

-Someone was having attitude

-Someone wasn't looking at the camera



-Someone was too busy pondering words of Confucius


(Sorry for the sideways picture....I have tried to tinker with the picture and it will NOT turn. I have uploaded it about 12 times and still is sideways...oh well)

-Someone kept trying to poke eyes out


-Someone had girls giggling and flirting with him (and the impressive part? Aaron could talk back and understand what she was saying!)
(She took several pictures ATTACHED to him. She wouldn't let him go!!!)



-Someone was always getting in the way of the pictures! They didn't care if they were standing next to us or right in front of us. Seriously, we were quite the attraction!


-Someone was pulling out their Kung-Fu moves

-Someone was still trying to poke eyes out!
After the initial giggling and non-coordinating attempts, we got these:



-Me and Ry



-Aimee


-Mom and Dad...er, I mean The Emperor




-Mom and Aimee


-Mom, Dad and Aaron



-The Boys

-The Girls


-The Entire Gang


What a wonderful way to spend the afternoon. In a beautiful ancient garden with my family! Stay tuned for more pictures and the history behind this incredible place.

10 comments:

Melissa-Mc said...

That was a very entertaining photo session! I love the picture of you trying to figure out what to do with all that fabric.

Holwege Family said...

That was a cute blog and great photos. Looks like you guys had fun and what an awesome experience.

lovedkat said...

VERY FUN!!!!!!!IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAD TONS OF FUN!!!!!!!!!

Jaimee said...

What a fun thing to do! I love those.

Aimee said...

Should we tell Aaron he was mistaken to be Mom standing there by me? :) jk. That picture taking experience was one I won't forget. Quite a show, for us and for others!

Suzanne said...

YOU are too fun, look how you've pulled all the pictures together with your creative writing style Ang! Miss all of you!

Kristi said...

Fun pictures! What an amazing experience that must have been. Someday I want Todd and I to travel, but probably without the kids. I'd be such a stress case if I had to go to a different country and keep track of the kiddos at the same time. Glad you were able to do it sans kids so you could enjoy it with less stress!

Tami said...

I love your photo essay. It was a lot funner to read about than standing there doing it. That does it. I'm vacationing with YOU every time!!

I really love those of Dad, Ryan and Aaron! Silly boys... Thanks to Suzanne for taking such great pics of us!!

Kristin said...

What fun pics...great memories!

Christy said...

Great pictures!! See? You guys are never bored, are you? Do you know what bored means...stop by our house and I'll let you know! haha. Glad you guys had fun and such an amazing experience!

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