• love is the answer, at least, to most of the questions in my heart, like why are we here and where do we go and how come it’s so hard •


The Whitney Clan from Michel Sandy on Vimeo.

no words. i have been given the most amazing gift. i don’t know how i got to be so lucky. thank you, mike and jay. thank you.

and if you want to see it in HD, go here. and you want to see it in HD.

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  1. This was one of the most touching things I have seen!! What a wonderful treasure to have. Tara, you are sooo very blessed to have such a beautiful family. The joy and love can just be seen all over the faces. Such a wonderful gift. You are very lucky in sooo many ways. I am going to go get a kleenex now….seriously….it just touched my heart.

  2. Absolutely breathtaking! Makes you just want to eat those little kidos up! Tara, after following your blog for years now and watching these kids grow up through your photos and stories has been amazing. This video puts it all together. How blessed you are to have such an amazing clan! We can feel the California vibes all the way out here in the Midwest. Beautiful! Now I need to go find that song to download! :)

  3. wow, wow, wow. that was beautiful. i’ve never wanted a family as badly as i do right now! it looks like you have an amaaaaazing one!

    (i’m a long-time reader, but i don’t think i’ve ever commented before. i absolutely love your photography… i’m a photographer myself, just starting out as my occupation, and every post of yours is a total and complete inspiration. thank you for that!)

  4. dude.
    DUDE!
    i have never commented on your site before now… holy moly, that was awesome.

    i wanna be a whitney kid!!!!
    it looks like so much fun.
    is it really that fun??!!!!
    oh please, adopt me.
    (we’re the same age, but i really think it could work.)

    truly, that was spectacular.
    you are beautiful.
    your family is beautiful.

    lucky girl is right:)

    ~b

  5. That has got to be one of the most awesome, sweetest things I have ever seen. I loveloveLOVE the still photographs – that Jay Reilly is amazing – and the video only made everything more authentic. I was laughing and tearing up at the same time, watching this. This is so, so, awesome.

  6. it’s really neat to see the glimpses of your family. while I am certain you have challenges just like the rest of us, your family’s obvious love for each other and for living is so neat to see. the video is really cool, has that old 70s or 60s vibe and OMG, I would love to know what song that is.

  7. Tears. I’m crying watching this and these aren’t even my kids. I love hw he combined the video and the still shots. What a great memory captured for your whole family. I really loved seeing your kids in true motion, and they are just as I imagined from all your photos. You are truly blessed to have such great kids and great friends to do this for you!

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