I was delighted when Dianne contacted me to photograph the momentous occasion of her father’s 80th birthday celebration in Etobicoke. It was the first family gathering they had in a long time and it was definitely the type of gathering we all missed for the past couple of years.
![80 year old man on right with his two grown daughters on left, all wearing white t-shirts.](https://www.rabbatphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hillier-Family-001-1.jpg)
Hehe and his grown daughters.
![Two side by side vertical photos. In both photos, an 80 year old man is holding a boy around two in his lap. They are all wearing white t-shirts.](https://www.rabbatphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Great-grandpa-1.jpg)
Hehe and his great-grandsons.
![Man sitting on a couch holding a photo of his deceased wife.](https://www.rabbatphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hillier-Family-021-1.jpg)
Honouring his deceased wife by including her in the family photos.
![80 year old man in middle with his grown daughters on either side of him. They are all wearing white t-shirt. He is holding a photo of his deceased wife.](https://www.rabbatphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hillier-Family-010-1.jpg)
Hehe, his daughters, and their mom/his wife.
![Two young women in their late teens and/or early 20s each holding a 2 year old boy.](https://www.rabbatphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hillier-Family-018-1.jpg)
Some of the younger family members hold the youngest family members.
![Two grown men in white t-shirts smiling side by side.](https://www.rabbatphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hillier-Family-019-1.jpg)
Brothers-in-law
![Man on couch with his dog, who is standing but has his right paw on the man's lap.](https://www.rabbatphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hillier-Family-017-1.jpg)
Grandpa’s main companion was happy to pose for photos with him!
![Family of three. Two year old toddler son in the middle.](https://www.rabbatphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hillier-Family-007-1.jpg)
The little guy was happy to pose for photos!
![Toddler son holding an orange toy car in-between his parents.](https://www.rabbatphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hillier-Family-008-1.jpg)
Family of three.
![Family of five on couch, all wearing white t-shirts. The kids are all boys and the youngest is around 13 and is lying on the laps of everyone else.](https://www.rabbatphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hillier-Family-004-1.jpg)
Sometimes it’s fun to try out different poses.
![Large group family portrait of 10 people, all wearing white t-shirts.](https://www.rabbatphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hillier-Family-003-1.jpg)
Dianne’s family.
![16 person family portrait, 17 including framed photo of deceased wife/grandma. They are all wearing white t-shirts.](https://www.rabbatphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hillier-Family-005-1.jpg)
17-person family portrait.
![Many family members all dressed in white t-shirts, doing cheers to the family patriarch](https://www.rabbatphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hillier-Family-022.jpg)
Cheers!
![Grandpa blowing out his birthday candles, while many members of his family watch.](https://www.rabbatphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hillier-Family-023.jpg)
They didn’t put 80 candles on the cake!