Susana, shopping with her 6 children. A monthly shop for food, detergents and general household products, generally cost 1500€.
Maria and Darius have 11 children. They go to a special supermarket to get a large family discount.
Maria (44),mother of 11, and director of a software company has just done a monthly shop. They consume about 6lt. of milk a day,to make an omelette they need 24 eggs and they consume 20Lt. of detergent a month.
Susana´s children waiting at the supermarket.
Some of Maria`s children helping to put away the shopping.
6,45 Susana wakes up 7.00 prepares breakfast, tidies bedrooms 8.20 takes children to school, does shopping and housework 13.00 picks up children 13/15.00 feeds them 15.00 brings them back to school 15/16.30 relax 17.00 picks up children again 19.30 prepares dinner 20.00 puts children to bed
Maria, lunch time...she is cooking 1kg. of pasta.
One day of washing for Maria.
Every sunday evening Susana prepares the children`s uniforms and their snacks.
Susana preparing her children in the morning.
Susana has just woken up the children who are having their chocolate milk for breakfast.
6th of january,the 3 Kings have arrived and the children are waiting to open their presents. Jordi (father) is underneath his children.
6th of January, the 3 Kings have arrived and the rest of the morning is spent mounting toys. Now the eldest children help the little ones.
Guillermo (13) finds refuge in his room, intimacy is a rare thing in a large family.
Maria`s children, Jorge, Maria, Guillelm and Ramon looking for the printer`s cable.
Maria`s birthday, today 45.
Carmen, Maria´s niece. Maria´s sister is mother of 6. Their parents have 23 grandchildren.
Young Silvia about to start her horse riding class.
Susana and family at the beach in Tossa de MAr.
Susana dressing Silvia after spending the morning on the beach in Tossa de Mar, where they have a holiday flat.
Maria celebrating her 25th wedding anniversary surrounded by her daughter and nieces.
Maria and her daughter Maria J., the only girl of 11 children.
Fiona the dog and Pipo the parrot extend even more Maria´s family.
Maria and Dario on the day of their 25th wedding anniversary.
Alejandro, Maria`s youngest son is hugging "La Suave" ("The soft one"), the "hand me down" blanket.
Maria´s house at lunch time.
