Our Happenings: Family pics

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Family pics

Family pictures are one of my most unfavorite things. It takes all day to get ready for, well when you're the mom anyway. You have to make sure everyone is happy, fed, bathed, matching, clean, clothes ironed, and napped and it has to happen all at the same time! Yeah right! Oh and you also have to make sure they don't ruin their hair before you get the pictures! It is always such a relief to have over. There's a reason we only do it once a year. My cousin's wife, Allie, took these for us. The family ones are coming soon. She just gave me these two to tide me over until she finishes the rest. She does a really great job! Alex was being a real stinker about it, but I LOVE this picture of him. Audrey was a little angel and did exactly what we told her to. It was quite cute. I can't wait to see the other pics. Thanks Allie, you are amazing!

3 comments:

Ruby in the Rough said...: Audrey is a beautiful little girl! You sound like you put more thought into family pictures than I do. Usually the morning of I'm rushing to prepare. They are a pain, aren't they?; December 7, 2008 at 9:35 PM
heidi said...: All your hard work always pays off in the form of lovely pictures. I can't wait to see the rest!; December 8, 2008 at 3:08 PM
Angie said...: I've decided that Satan hates family pictures because it seems like he's always there trying to make everything go wrong. Going to the temple, and getting pictures taken are the two things that always give me such obsticles to overcome. So I figure it has to be him messing things up, right?? :) Way too stressful to be fun. I totally agree. But isn't Alli the best?

Also, I need your address for a Christmas card. I thought I had it somewhere, but now I can't find it. Just send it to my email, if you don't mind. angielayt@aol.com

Thanks!!; December 9, 2008 at 1:03 AM

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Audrey Funnies

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Alex Funnies

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