One of the best things about photos is that they capture memories that you can look back on years later.

One of the most fun things about those photo memories, however, is having the chance to recreate them.

It’s a great way for you to see how you’ve changed over the years and to bond with your family all over again. It can also have some really hysterical or really sweet results.

Here are 36 times that people absolutely got it perfect when it came to their family photo recreations.
You be the judge!

#1 We Don’t Change, Only Age

Take a look at these two pictures side by side and you’ll get all the feels. In the first picture, the girl was small, standing in her red dress next to her grandpa. In the second picture, she’s still in a red dress, standing next to her grandpa, but she’s a lot bigger. It shows just how fast time flies.

#2 Ten Years Difference

Here is a father with his daughter and their pets over a period of ten years. You can see just how big the once small girl grew. At the same time, you can see how their pets grew from a kitten and a puppy into full grown animals. This certainly is a beautiful tradition to look back on.

#3 Following in His Father’s Footsteps

This little boy always looked up to his dad and said that he would follow in his footsteps and become a police officer. In the first picture, he was sitting on his dad’s lap, a small little guy. In the second picture, 20 years later, he is sitting in the car again, also a police officer now, and quite a bit bigger.

#4 A Dog’s Last Photo

These pictures are real tear-jerkers. In the first picture, the sisters are holding their new puppy. 16 years later, they took their last photo with their dog before they had to put him down. Sure, it was a sad situation, but they’ll always have these beautiful pictures to remember their faithful friend.

#5 New Baby Recreation

The man in the first picture was such a proud father with his new baby. Sadly, he passed away when his little man was only three months old. Here is the baby, all grown up with a baby of his own, recreating the picture for his mom’s Mother’s Day gift. This surely brought a tear to her eye.

#6 Thirty-five Years Later…

Here we have five brothers as little boys, posing for a picture. Thirty-five years later, they are posing for the same picture again. It is easy to see that not much has changed over the years, except they may have gotten a little taller.

#7 From Pre-K to Harvard

Kids grow up so fast that it almost feels like you blink and they’re all grown. Here is a boy with his grandma on his first day of kindergarten. Nineteen years later, he’s standing with her again, on his way to college. She hasn’t changed a bit, but he’s definitely gotten a little taller. It looks like he got into his dream school.

#8 Never Abandon Your Car

These little boys loved their car and took it on many great adventures. Here they are some years later, but they don’t fit in the car anymore. It also looks like its adventuring days are over, but the memories will never change.

#9 Boy and Uncle, 24 Years Apart

This young man is sitting and having tea with his uncle in the first picture. In the second picture, he is also having tea, but he is 24 years older and seems to be paying a bit more attention. They always say you get older and wiser.

#10 A Copy Isn’t the Same

This little boy and his mom put their faces in a copy machine and printed the picture off. Years later, they repeated the process, but their copy wasn’t the same. They’ve both grown older, but their smiles haven’t changed, proving the bond between mom and son is forever.

#11 Happy Easter!

It’s always great to see families keep their traditions year after year. This family loves to dye eggs together. Evidently, nothing has changed as the years continued. The dad is still getting bit and the sister is throwing a fit. Poor dad.

#12 Mom Hasn’t Changed Since 1988

It’s amazing how our children grow and change over the years. This little girl grew up into a beautiful young woman. Her mother, however, doesn’t seem to have aged a bit and looks as beautiful as ever.

#13 Dads and Babies at 2 Weeks Age

In the first picture, we have a proud dad with his two-week-old baby. In the second picture that baby has grown into a man with his own infant. We think this is a perfect recreation of a beautiful picture.

#14 Retirement Recreation

This dad was proud of his little army baby back in the day and is even more proud now. They recreated this picture 29 years after the first was taken. Now, dad is retiring, and his once little boy is taking over as the military man of the family.

#15 Back to the Beach

These siblings went back to the beach to recreate their family vacation photo. They got it perfect. They’re definitely all grown up now. The only difference is the people in the background, but we guess it would have been a little too much to ask them to leave the water.

#16 Christmas Memories

Cousins always are the best of friends with the greatest memories. These lovely ladies decided to recreate their childhood Christmas picture and even used the same accessories. They haven’t changed a bit and the girl in pink still isn’t amused.

#17 Twenty-one Years Grown

Dads are pretty amazing guys. This dad delivered his baby boy at home all by himself. Twenty-one years later, his son decided to give him an amazing birthday present and recreate their very first picture together. What a beautiful recreation!

#18 Thirty Years Bring Beards

The bond between brothers is one that will last a lifetime. These brothers took the same picture 20 years after the first one was taken. We don’t think they have changed much, aside from the beards.

#19 Sibling Rivalry is Forever

This brother and sister have literally not changed a bit in 20 years, except that one of them has ditched the stuffed bra. They have the same poses and facial expressions. We’d say this is one accurate recreation of a childhood memory.

#20 Daddy and His Baby Boy

Everyone loves to take pictures with their new babies. This proud dad was catching a few winks with his. Give it about 25 years and nothing has changed. Baby boy still likes to nap in his daddy’s arms. This one might not be as close as a recreation as the others, but it makes up for it by being funny.

#21 Always a Pasta Lover

Once a pasta lover, always a pasta lover. This girl still loves spaghetti just as much as she did when she was little. We don’t think walking around with sauce all over your face is socially acceptable at this age, but as long as it was only for the photo…

#22 A Couple is Forever

This couple is absolutely adorable. In the first picture, they were just starting out in life with a beautiful new car. In the second picture, they are retired senior citizens, still with the same car. It’s amazing how people change, and how the things they put care into can remain.

#23 Still a Diva

Once a diva, always a diva. Sure, this girl may have grown up, but her personality has definitely stayed the same. Here she is, 20 years later in the same pose and same outfit with just a bit more sass. She nailed it.

#24 Sixteen Years Later…

Nobody can wait to turn 21, because then, you’re legal to drink. This girl was able to hang with the adults and look pretty cool when she was 6. Now she is 21, and she’s still just as cool with her Jack Daniels, which she may even get to drink this time.

#25 Never out of style

The colors of their hair have changed but not their style. They still have the same spunk even if they’re older.

#26 Together

Studying must have been fun for these two. For sure, they’re not just sisters but best friends, too.

#27 Sisterhood

The fact that these ladies were able to take a picture together after so many years means that they’re super bonded. No one can break this kind of sisterhood.

#28 3 vs 20

After 17 years, this guy still likes key lime pie. Red must also be his favorite color!

#29 Family photo

It must be fun to hang out with this family. They look like they have an awesome sense of humor. Just look at what the mom did!

#30 50th year

This couple is lucky. They were able to celebrate their 50th year together. They were able to recreate their wedding photos, too.

#31 Father and son

He’s the spitting image of his father. At first glance, you might even think that they’re the same person.

#32 After 10 years

Before, the kid in the middle is the shortest of the three. Now, he’s about to be the tallest! After a few more years, they won’t be able to do that to his head anymore.

#33 Brothers in a bathtub, 20 years apart

These three brothers grew up in a bathtub together, and they hardly fit as adults.

#34 Cousins combining together after 15 years

This girl sought to recreate her childhood photo with her cousins. She bought all the accessories to recreate this Christmas moment, from 2002 to 2017.

#35 Pops and son 21 years later

This father delivered his son at home all by himself, so they had to reenact the moment 21 years later.

#36 30 Years And Beards

These superheroes all grew crazy beards in 30 years for this memory.

#37 From Pre-K to Harvard

Kids grow up so fast that it almost feels like you blink and they’re all grown. Here is a boy with his grandma on his first day of kindergarten. Nineteen years later, he’s standing with her again, on his way to college. She hasn’t changed a bit, but he’s definitely gotten a little taller. It looks like he got into his dream school.

#38 Never Abandon Your Car

These little boys loved their car and took it on many great adventures. Here they are some years later, but they don’t fit in the car anymore. It also looks like its adventuring days are over, but the memories will never change.

#39 Boy and Uncle, 24 Years Apart

This young man is sitting and having tea with his uncle in the first picture. In the second picture, he is also having tea, but he is 24 years older and seems to be paying a bit more attention. They always say you get older and wiser.

#40 A Copy Isn’t the Same

This little boy and his mom put their faces in a copy machine and printed the picture off. Years later, they repeated the process, but their copy wasn’t the same. They’ve both grown older, but their smiles haven’t changed, proving the bond between mom and son is forever.

#41 Happy Easter!

It’s always great to see families keep their traditions year after year. This family loves to dye eggs together. Evidently, nothing has changed as the years continued. The dad is still getting bit and the sister is throwing a fit. Poor dad.

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Source: Reddit/PastAndPresentPics