{"id":85,"date":"2008-12-16T15:35:27","date_gmt":"2008-12-16T22:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfloreen.com\/blog\/?p=85"},"modified":"2008-12-16T15:35:27","modified_gmt":"2008-12-16T22:35:27","slug":"the-keller-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfloreen.com\/blog\/?p=85","title":{"rendered":"The Keller Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How do we thank someone for helping make your wedding day that much better?\u00c2\u00a0 That&#8217;s the question Rachel and I pondered as we tried to think of a way to thank Joe for being the MC and Sam for being our ringbearer at our wedding, exactly nine months ago today.<\/p>\n<p>While it certainly was a small token in exchange for all the Kellers have done for us over the years, we offered them a family photo session at a later date.\u00c2\u00a0 And they took me up on it just in time for Christmas cards.<\/p>\n<p>Meet the Keller family!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/12\/20081122-kellers-013.jpg\" alt=\"20081122-kellers-013.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(No, really, they&#8217;re not just models we hired&#8230;)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/12\/20081122-kellers-068.jpg\" alt=\"20081122-kellers-068.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/12\/20081122-kellers-026.jpg\" alt=\"20081122-kellers-026.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/12\/20081122-kellers-037.jpg\" alt=\"20081122-kellers-037.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/12\/20081122-kellers-049.jpg\" alt=\"20081122-kellers-049.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yep, you counted right.\u00c2\u00a0 That&#8217;s 3 boys.\u00c2\u00a0 But they sure are fun&#8230;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/12\/20081122-kellers-039.jpg\" alt=\"20081122-kellers-039.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/12\/20081122-kellers-061.jpg\" alt=\"20081122-kellers-061.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/12\/20081122-kellers-184.jpg\" alt=\"20081122-kellers-184.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/12\/20081122-kellers-055.jpg\" alt=\"20081122-kellers-055.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My brilliant wife came up with the idea of buying point-and-shoot cameras for Sam and Noah.\u00c2\u00a0 It was a fun experiment to see what they took pictures of.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/12\/20081122-kellers-139.jpg\" alt=\"20081122-kellers-139.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/12\/20081122-kellers-135.jpg\" alt=\"20081122-kellers-135.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/12\/20081122-kellers-177.jpg\" alt=\"20081122-kellers-177.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After about 10 photos of the same duck, it was time to take one of mom and dad.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/12\/20081122-kellers-144.jpg\" alt=\"20081122-kellers-144.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m pretty sure mine didn&#8217;t turn out nearly as cute as Sam&#8217;s.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/12\/20081122-kellers-150.jpg\" alt=\"20081122-kellers-150.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/12\/20081122-kellers-099.jpg\" alt=\"20081122-kellers-099.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/12\/20081122-kellers-076.jpg\" alt=\"20081122-kellers-076.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/12\/20081122-kellers-014.jpg\" alt=\"20081122-kellers-014.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/12\/20081122-kellers-094.jpg\" alt=\"20081122-kellers-094.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/12\/20081122-kellers-187.jpg\" alt=\"20081122-kellers-187.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/12\/20081122-kellers-022.jpg\" alt=\"20081122-kellers-022.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/uploads\/2008\/12\/20081122-kellers-193.jpg\" alt=\"20081122-kellers-193.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kellers, thanks for taking an interest in our lives.  You&#8217;ve been a big encouragement to both Rachel and me.  We&#8217;re grateful for your involvement in our wedding, and so much more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do we thank someone for helping make your wedding day that much better?\u00c2\u00a0 That&#8217;s the question Rachel and I pondered as we tried to think of a way to thank Joe for being the MC and Sam for being our ringbearer at our wedding, exactly nine months ago today. 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