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Siblings surprise parents by re-creating hilarious 1980s childhood photo

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Mom bursts into laughter seeing children re-create family photo from the ‘80s
Tawnya Van Houten via Storyful
ByGMA Team
February 03, 2025, 4:49 PM

A group of siblings teamed up to re-create a childhood photo and surprised their parents on their 50th anniversary with the hilarious and heartwarming result.

When the siblings surprised their parents, they captured a video of their reactions, and the TikTok video post has since gone viral with over 947,000 views.

Tawnya Van Houten and her siblings re-created a childhood photo from the 1980s.
Tawnya Van Houten via Storyful

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Tawnya Van Houten told Storyful that the professional photo they re-created, with her brother in a button-down shirt and cardigan and she and her sisters in a blue-and-black sweater, a pink-and-black dress, and a sky blue dress, was captured 34 years ago. She and her three siblings went as far as reproducing their outfits from the 1980s.

Tawnya Van Houten and her siblings re-created a childhood photo from the 1980s.
Tawnya Van Houten via Storyful

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"My siblings and I were ages 5, 9, 14, and 16," Van Houten said. "For our parents' 50th wedding anniversary, we decided to recreate the iconic 80's look to surprise our parents. I sewed up some of our childhood outfits and thrifted our brother's sweater."

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In the video clip, Van Houten's mother flips the framed photo around and asks, "What?" while lowering her glasses to take a closer look before bursting into laughter. Meanwhile, Van Houten's father quietly studies the photo in surprise.

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