Today was the day we got our family pictures taken for the year! There are a handful of different dynamics that come with them nowadays. Since fostering, its tricky, because who happens to be living with you during photos may not still be living with you at Christmastime. But! Family is family! 💜 This unfortunately means we can’t share any online :/ We couldn’t last year, either. Which SUCKS, because it is SO fun having such a big group in our picture! 😍 My heart is SO full when I see my beautiful crew. Thank you LORD for bringing us all together!
We took pictures intentionally a bit sooner so the weather would be cooperative. Especially with little little ones, being cold can end a photo shoot really quickly. So. Sooner rather than later!
Speaking of a photo shoot moving quickly, that really is the ideal. So for the last couple of years, this has been the method of choice.
Everyone wears their favorite thing to wear. As long as its clean and doesn’t have words on it, it passes. I don’t care too much about the color or making us all match. Just, like what you’re wearing, and be warm enough. We run outside for maybe 20 minutes max, and take a few smiling shots, a bunch of casual ones of us just chatting and getting settled, and some funny faces. Grandma shakes the noisy toys and keeps the babies attention for as long as they’ll hack it. And then its over! Boom. Done. Mom brings out the bribes, and thats a wrap. This year was orange cream filled Twizzlers. I gave one to everyone. Even the babies. It. Was. FUN.
It helps when your best friend pops out of retirement for a sneaky moment in time just to make it happen for you 😘 Her camera is old and her services are pretty darn closed, but she lovingly chased us around our backyard this afternoon to make this happen for us 💜 Thank you, Cher, from the bottom of my heart.
One more cute shoot done ✅
Off my list.
Off Cher’s list.
Aaaaand onto Melissa’s list 😏 Lol! Soon enough! Get readyyyyy!
I think, for the first time ever, I’m going to have family pictures up on my wall 💜 I can’t wait!