Breaking out the old family albums is the staple of every holiday, and laughing at all the hilarious and outdated outfits your mom used to put you in. It’s easier to love the nostalgia of looking at your youth. But people re made their old family memories. Here are 40+ people we think hit the nail on the head!
A Very Happy Christmas
I think there’s something so awesome about that feeling of growing up Christmas morning, waking up and seeing good ol’ Santa brought you the toy of your dreams. This was one family member and they managed to perfectly recreate that joy.
It seems the sister got the dream present of Nintendo’s Donkey Kong Country for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). If it wasn’t her brother’s impressive beard or his full set of adult teeth, it might have been impossible to guess that this was taken many years later.
Daddy’s Little Girls
Talk about a handful! These sisters have managed to keep their dad busy by recreating this adorable old family photo. While the two girls obviously couldn’t fit into the exact same clothes as their child selves, their dad managed to find an almost identical shirt!
Posting on Instagram, user @maitecenedesi said that opening the family photo albums felt like a range of different emotions, “Feeling the warmth of the sun…taken by the happiness that was experienced”. What a beautiful ode to a precious recreation!
Halloween Déjà vu
There are two types of people at Halloween — those who dress scary, and those who do not. These two are in the latter category, and not only that, but they’ve managed to dress up in matching costumes, too!
Reddit user, u/Jogoya, posted the image online of him and his sister recreating their first Halloween costumes 20 years later! There are so many cute details in the recreation, such as the spooky faces drawn on the bucket, and the cowboy’s brilliant attempt at matching his costume perfectly!
A Family Tradition
This adorable recreation sees the two sisters posing in complimentary pajama outfits. The first picture on the left was taken in 1991, whereas the updated version was taken 28 years later in 2019, and it really shows how grown up both girls have gotten!
Not only are the bottoms almost an exact match, but the sister on the left must have gone on several shopping hunts just to find a red cardigan that matches exactly. Soon enough, the girls will have another member of the family to join them for their next photo recreation!
Soccer Fans!
Nothing brings father and sons close quite like sports, and this adorable family is quite the example. It looks like over the 13 years that the boys have grown up, a lot has changed — but not the soccer team they all support!
u/lvcabral on Reddit stated that the first photo was taken with his kids in Recife PE, Brazil in 2005, and the second photo taken in Tucson, Arizona. It seems a lot has happened during that time, but dad is still sporting his lucky yellow shirt!
Under the Christmas Tree
This recreation is a mixture of perfect recreation, and a little bit of Photoshop magic. It’s almost impossible to get kids sitting down for long enough to take a photo, so this one must be a treasured family memory.
The recreation sees the trio posing in the same awkward way they did when they first celebrated Christmas together. The details are fantastic, with the youngest brother even managing to get the perfect shorts and sock combo. The photoshop background is a perfect pairing!
Back to the Future
At first glance, we thought these photos were screencaps from Back to the Future given that the car looks almost exactly like the DMC DeLorean! Whilst the father and son in these photos might have aged, the car certainly hasn’t — it looks almost exactly the same.
Reddit user, u/Impossibarth, posted the two photos with the caption ‘Same car, same kid, 24 years apart.’ Even though they’ve both gotten older, it’s very impressive that the dad has the strength to lift his 24-year old son like that.
A World Traveler
When Cody found this picture of his grandfather in Tokyo, Japan, he knew that he had to recreate it. Cody’s interest in World War II when he was younger led him to find out that his grandfather was part of the occupation of Tokyo.
So, when Cody eventually traveled to Japan, he knew he had to recreate his grandfather’s photo. Cody’s appreciation for Japan grew and he ended up staying for an extended period of time. This photo led Cody to an adventure of a lifetime!
Double Denim
For all those children who experienced their mother giving them a bowl cut, we’re sorry for the memory this next recreation brings. This cute photoshoot features the two brothers in their matching denim overalls posing for a photo that we’re sure is still displayed on the fireplace.
Deciding to recreate the image for their parents, the brothers managed to find two pairs of grown-up denim overalls, and sport them for this hilarious recreation. The brothers went to such great lengths to get this image perfect, the youngest one even gave himself a bowl cut!
A Big Con(grad)ulations
College degrees can be hard work — late nights at the library, weekly tests, and those assignments that take all night to complete. It’s even harder work when you’ve got all of the above, plus a newborn!
This cute recreation shows the mother in 2002 receiving her degree, and then again 17 years later at her own daughter’s graduation. Looking at the details in the background, it’s staged at almost exactly the same place. We don’t think this mother has even aged a day!
Band of Brothers
It must have been quite the twist when these three brothers welcomed home their baby sister for the first time. However, the dedication that went into recreating this photo exactly is really something else.
Posting on Reddit, user u/joshsundquist discloses that he found logos from the original t-shirts online and got shirts custom printed for this exact recreation. In Josh’s own words — “The only thing that’s changed is the length of my sister”
40 Years Later
Move over, Ron Swanson — we think we’ve found someone to rival your iconic mustache! This photo was posted online by Reddit user u/bitbot2000 with the caption, “40 Years Later.” But, in all honesty, we’re really struggling to see the differences!
For one, not only does their dad still sporting his iconic mustache, his hair has not changed one bit in the last 40 years. Furthermore, the mom has done an incredible job of recreating that hairstyle, and finding a shirt that is almost an exact match. This is really a 10/10 recreation!
Mom’s Request
Whilst you may be made to think that the sons are behind this brilliant recreation of a sweet family moment, it was actually the mom’s 60th birthday wish! Even after 30 years, the mom looks absolutely stunning in her beautiful gray dress — you wouldn’t believe she was turning 60!
As for the boys, there was a fantastic effort on their end to match their outfits from the one’s they wore as children. While the original tee in the first picture may have been too small for the eldest, he has done an amazing job of recreating the design for his bigger version.
Who’s the Baby?
Whilst the dated brown and blue velvet couch may have been traded for something a little more sophisticated, this sibling recreation is absolutely adorable!
Looking closer, it almost seems like at first glance that the baby is a completely different person given the eye color. Fun fact — a newborn’s eye color starts to change after six months due to their exposure to light, meaning that your baby could be born with blue eyes, but these could easily change to green or brown!
Rock ‘n’ Roll
Reddit user, u/rxhunnel, brought a flavor of the 1970s to Reddit when he posted this side-by-side picture of his parents. He reveals that the first photo was taken in 1975, and the second taken in 2020 — and that they have been making music together for 45 years. Quite the partnership!
u/rxhunnel also reveals that not only were his parent’s musicians, but they went on hundreds of adventures before he was born. They built themselves an RV and traveled all over the US for years to live as traveling musicians. A very rock and roll lifestyle.
My Brother and I
Young boys love to go exploring and meeting new creatures along the way. In this occasion, these two brothers managed to catch a frog and bring it all the way home for this adorable photo. The original photo was taken in 2001, and the siblings recreated it 19 years later.
Whilst they may not have found a frog close by, Reddit user u/thats-the-puzzle announced that the recreation is actually celebrating the memory of their mother, who took the original picture and is sadly no longer around. She would have loved it!
Children’s Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday that brings families from all over the US closer together for a meal that’s well worth the year’s wait. These cousins decided that after 20 years, they would recreate this iconic photo from their family Thanksgiving.
Even though the background might not be the same, all three cousins manage to get their facial expressions almost identical! The biggest mood of them all is the girl on the end admiring the biscuit, why wait to make your very own turkey sandwich?!
Almost Identical
This user really went to great lengths to show just how similar he and his dad are in these two photos. Posting the side-by-side comparison on Reddit, u/Nadname shared that these two photos were taken 38 years apart.
Whilst the shirt may look identical, eagle-eyed Reddit users were able to spot that his dad was sporting a University of Michigan shirt whereas the son opted for his alma matter of Toledo University, Ohio. We hope when u/Nadname has a child, they’ll be able to recreate this.
Peas in a Pod
It’s not very often that you’ll see young brothers be affectionate to one another, but this photo really shows the brotherly bond between the pair. The first shows the oldest brother cuddling up to the newborn and placing a small kiss on his head.
The recreation is almost perfect. Even though the boys look like twins with their matching beards, the eldest has really committed by finding and sporting the same yellow blanket as the original. We hope that their parents loved seeing how much their boys had changed.
Siblings for Life
When people look back at old photos, sometimes its easy to see that they haven’t really changed much at all, and that could definitely be said about this brother. The first photo shows the oldest brother proudly holding his newborn sibling.
The second shows both siblings, now much older, but in the same pose. Although there’s no way the youngest one could have fit into their baby blanket, the blanket in the recreation feels like it is exactly from that time period. A beautiful family memory!
A Mother’s Touch
When mother’s become grandmothers, it’s almost as if they begin their journey of motherhood all over again. They’ll dote over their grandchild, and spoil them with whatever they want. This daughter spotted the love her mother showed her own child and decided to recreate this photo.
The photo on the right is the grandmother after she had just given birth to her daughter, and the photo on the right shows the grandmother holding her daughter’s child. This is just such a beautiful and pure expression of love, and something we’re sure both parties will hold onto.
An ’80s Makeover!
Nothing screams the ’80s quite like permed hair and a strong eyeshadow look. While in quarantine, u/etan_pecan decided to recreate this photo of her mother in the ’80s, sporting her own purple shirt and gold chain to match.
She is definitely her mother’s daughter! Whilst Reddit users praised her exact recreation, they encouraged u/petition etan_pecan to get a hold of some Aqua Net (a popular hairspray used to keep those perms in place) to complete the authentic ’80s experience.
Look at Me!
Whenever this mom got her son this sweater for his third birthday, we don’t think she expected that he would debut the rebrand 23 years later at his 26th birthday! Despite the design being decades old, the rebrand is surprisingly close to the original!
For Mother’s Day, Reddit user u/farmch said he recreated his mother’s favorite picture of them both. Other users were quick to spot the mother’s youthful look even after all these years. We hope this was a Mother’s Day gift worth remembering!
First Photo Together
Photographer u/blackmachine312 recreated this photo with his sister. The top photo is their first photo taken together, with the bottom taken 22 years later. A Reddit user was quick to point out that the user’s haircut hadn’t changed in 22 years. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!
u/blackmachine312 went to great lengths to make the photo look as close to the original as possible, including painting the bottom of a bed the same color as the crib in the original photo.
