Adopted as an infant, Reddit user Averne was raised as an only child and never got to experience the joys and struggles of growing up with siblings. It was only later in life that she found her six full-blooded brothers and sisters, four of whom lived less than 45 minutes away throughout most of her childhood.

Now all grown up, the siblings have had unique paths—they come from five different adoptive families. But this year in Los Angeles, Calif., they gathered together for the first time, all seven of them. They hired a photographer to help them create the childhood memories they never got to experience together as kids.

Averne shared the photos in Reddit’s Adoption community. She writes that she had been searching for her siblings since high school, but ultimately, they found her. “It took me 10 years and all seven of us 15 years to finally get all of us together in the same place at once,” she writes in the thread. “… It was amazing to have a space where just the seven of us existed with no interruptions.”

Here’s how they made new memories by creating ones they’ve never had.

They crammed into a bunk bed fort and read stories.

They had a pillow fight.

And a tickle-fest.

They celebrated the birthdays they missed out on all at once.

They had an outdoor jam session.

They all sat at one big table as a family.

For more family photos, check out the original Reddit thread.