Welcome to another day of sparking our creativity via Saturday Snapshot, hosted by Alyce, At Home With Books.
My old photo albums came down again, and these came from back in the late eighties. Here’s one of my oldest and youngest, when they were 21 and 11. I see from the decor and the unwrapped packages that it was Christmas. My oldest, of course, is the one now found mostly behind the camera: the Berlin Photographer.
And the next one was a couple of years later, at a new townhouse where we lived for five years before we moved to the foothills. We loved this place!
The big hair was in full effect that year.
What have the rest of you pulled out of albums or off your computers? I can’t wait to see!
SNOW SPARKS 
I could tell that photo was from the 80s! My daughter went to an 80s party the other night. She has straight hair. She asked me how I got big hair in the 80s. I’ve been fighting to avoid big hair since the 80s. She considers me lucky. Ha!
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Like the seventies, the eighties were a time marked by noticeable trends and fashions. (If we can call them fashions!). At the time, it was fun, but looking back, not so much.
Thanks for stopping by, Paulita.
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Nice shades! What a lot of fun they’re having 🙂 I love looking at pictures of the different places we’ve lived . . . so many memories.
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Oh, so do I, Trish…sigh. I’m glad that on some of the photos I wrote the dates and the addresses where the photos were taken. Not that I can’t find every one of these places. At least the ones that are still around!
Thanks for stopping by. I enjoyed my detour down memory lane.
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It’s so much fun to look at old photos:) these were great.
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Thanks, Diane…I spent quite a chunk of time looking at old photos on Friday…and my grandson was fascinated to see his mommy as a teenager!
Glad you could stop by.
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Love that time period. I was in school!!
Enjoyed looking at the photographs!
Here is my Saturday Snapshot post!
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Thanks, gautami…by looking at photos, I can conjure up a whole host of memories associated with those times.
Glad you could visit.
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Happy memories!
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Thanks for stopping by, Margaret. I do enjoy remembering those times via the photos. Otherwise I might forget the little details.
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Love the one of Heather on the stairs since it takes me back to my teen years in the 1980s: big hair, Go Go-inspired clothing, and plastic jewelry! Of course, it’s all making a come back now
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Yes, Helen, I love those times, too. I enjoy the photos that show my daughter when she wasn’t being defiant and sulky, although the second one does look a bit sulky, doesn’t it? LOL
Thanks for stopping by.
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Hi!
Great family photos. Thanks for sharing your family pictures. Have a great day!
Sherrie
Just Books
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Thanks for stopping by and sharing in my enjoyment of the old photos….have a great weekend.
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Oh, the 80s. I do not miss them, style-wise. 😦
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Neither do I, Dixie. Especially the hefty shoulder pads! Thanks for stopping by.
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I had overalls very similar to those when I was in junior high and high school. I just missed the end of the big hair years though. Phew! 🙂
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Lucky you, Alyce (about missing the big hair years!). Thanks for stopping by….
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It was all the rage, but my hair was never up to being big 🙂
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Mine wasn’t either, Eva. Too fine…At the time, I thought that was sad, but maybe I was lucky.
Thanks for stopping by.
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Cool pics! And sooo 80’s too. I remember the big hair. I rebelled and cut mine off into a Pat Benatar look.
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Good for you, Leslie. Sometimes it’s wise not to follow the trends. Thanks for stopping by.
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I remember that hair. Mine could only look like that with a perm though.
Here’s My Photo
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Alas, that was the only thing that worked for me, too. Thanks for stopping by, Vicki.
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Terrific photos…I love how the pose of each child relates to their age a little….there’s your son in his jean jacket and sun glasses looking all cool and there’s adorable Heather, huge smile, excited about Christmas with a gift on her lap…and in the second photos she’s older and has the big hair. She looks great but is standing a little self-conscious like most 13 year old girls do.
These photos are wonderful, priceless treasures. Thanks so much for sharing them!
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I like how you noticed the details that showed their traits. When I posted this on my son’s Facebook wall earlier, he had a few comments, too. He thought he had a bit of a “sneer” on his face. (That was how dudes did “cool,” I think!).
And yes, my daughter was going through her self-conscious phase.
I do love looking at the photos. Thanks for stopping by, Amy.
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I hope to avoid ducking a flying pillow with this but the first pic took me right to Karate Kid movie (Ralph Macchio) it has to be the shades . 😀 Aww and how your youngest was so excited with the gifts. Must be expecting one of her wishes coming through that day. The second pic was great too. The phases of life is seen. The big woven fan on the wall is nice.
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Yes…and some pictures of my son during this time period take me back to Duckie, in Pretty in Pink. Ah, yes, the big fan. I’m trying to remember when I got that one, but some time in the late seventies, I’m guessing.
Thanks for stopping by, Raine.
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Great nostalgic photos. Denim and big hair! The 80’s!
Soft denim is all back in this year.
carol
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Yes, isn’t it funny how things just seem to cycle round and round, with just enough change to make us think they’re new. Thanks for stopping by, Carol.
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Those are great pics – such fun to go through the old albums and make fun of the clothes and hair (and sunglasses!).
Here’s my Snapshot!
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I think so, too, Lisa. Thanks for stopping by!
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