The family that poses weirdly together, stays together, right? That seems to be the case with the Kinsella siblings, a family that Huffington Post first visited with three years ago. For almost three decades, the Kinsellas have posed for photos in the same somewhat strange stance with the brothers on the outside and sisters with legs crossed in the air in the middle. It's something they started doing in 1988 and they've struck "the pose" at weddings, multiple Major League Baseball games, their mother's funeral, home gatherings, a tattoo shop and the penultimate photo for this baseball-loving family: the Field of Dreams site. The four siblings -- three of whom live in Houston and one in Nebraska -- even traveled back to their childhood home in Brick Township, N.J., to pose for a photo there.
After we wrote about the Kinsellas' pose, they were contacted by The Today Show, Ellen DeGeneres and Good Morning America -- all seeking to have the four adult siblings on the air. The Today Show flew the four to New York where they struck "the pose" for the world to see and "had a blast for three days," said family spokesman Mike Kinsella.
Brothers Mike and Tim Kinsella and sisters Sharyn Bauer Kemper and Eileen McFarland all have identical "pose" tattoos. While no two of the siblings agree how "the pose" originated, Mike Kinsella notes, "Remember, we started taking them long before date-stamped photos."
How does Mike explain the connection the four have -- and the world's interest in their family photo tradition? Simple, he said. "We grew up loving each other and we remain very close," said Mike. That comes across in "the pose." "We just have fun. We get together and always laugh. You can see it in the pose."
He said a family reunion is planned for later this summer and the Nebraska sister is thinking of moving to Texas once she retires. The times, of course, aren't always good. Sister Eileen just completed a 30-day treatment course for skin cancer and brother Tim lost his job at a print shop. But "we will always be there for each other," said Mike.
And yes, there will always be more photos of "the pose."
Related
Before You Go
