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Momentous Photo Features 5 Generations Of Women From Same Family

This definitely doesn't happen every day.
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Huff/Post 50 Editor, The Huffington Post

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A child’s relationship with his or her grandparents is a very special one, and for Blair Eloise Mitchell, she’ll get to enjoy three times the cuddles, kisses and wisdom as she grows up with a grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. The birth of the infant was an especially joyous occasion as it made her the fifth generation of women living in her family.

The Cavanagh family, from Gympie in Queensland, Australia, posed for a once-in-a-lifetime remarkable portrait featuring five generations of mothers, daughters and grandmothers.

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The family matriarch is Olive Cavanagh, who just turned 100 two months before the birth of her great-great-granddaughter, the Gympie Times reports. Also pictured is great-grandma Bev, grandma Andrea and Blair’s mother, Alexis.

The family has deep roots, dating back over a century to the small Australian town, and they’ll undoubtedly be thrilled to pass along the family history and stories to their newest family member. 

At Huff/Post50, we love celebrating large families.

Just last year we wrote about an Illinois couple who had welcomed their 100th grandchild and an 86-year-old woman who celebrated her birthday with 86 grandchildren. 

With three times the grandparent love to go around, Blair is definitely one very lucky little girl.

Before You Go

Grandparents Play An Important Role In Families, AARP Study
Child Care(01 of06)
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Eleven percent of grandparents have a grandchild living with them -- this jumps to 19 percent for African-American grandparents. Of the grandparent who have a grandchild living with them, 43 percent are the grandchild's primary caregiver. Some 16 percent of grandparents provide daycare services for their grandchildren when parents are at work or school. (credit:Alamy)
Listening(02 of06)
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More than 80 percent of grandparents report speaking to their grandchildren on the phone at least once a month and more than a third communicate through new technologies such as e-mail, Skype, and text messaging. Some 58 percent of respondents said they speak to their grandchildren at least once a week. (credit:Alamy)
Financial Help(03 of06)
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Forty percent of grandparents reported spending more than $500 on their grandchildren over the last 12 months. They widely report spending beyond traditional gifts, most noticeably contributing to education costs (53 percent), everyday living expenses (37 percent) and medical or dental costs (23 percent).Flickr photo by: AMagill. (credit:Flickr:AMagill)
Discussing Values(04 of06)
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Sharing Religioni Traditions(05 of06)
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Having Fun(06 of06)
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About two-thirds of grandmothers said they take their grandchildren shopping (versus 58 percent of grandfathers); 63 percent of grandmothers cook or bake with the kids, versus 48 percent of grandfathers. Men were more likely to do physical activities with grandchildren -- 63 percent versus 56 percent of grandmothers. (credit:Alamy)
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