I try and get family pictures done every year and for the past three years (ever since we've had more than one child in our family) I always leave the session thinking WHY IN THE WORLD DO I DO THIS TO MYSELF!?!?
Not only is it stressful coordinating everyone's outfits and trying to get everyone to look perfect and STAY looking perfect before the session, but during the shoot the kids are running all over, someone gets dirt on their white shirt, someone doesn't want to smile and has a meltdown, someone spits up babyfood all over, someone cries because they're cold, someone cries because they're hot, someone's hungry... ALL the children want to do is play instead of take cute, sweet pictures that help us look like a perfectly put together family. It's pretty much impossible to get all the children to look and smile at the camera at the same time and every year, by the end of the session, Drew and I are pretty much exhausted and swear we'll never do it again.
But THEN... I get the pictures. And no, they're not perfect. There is not one picture where everyone is looking and smiling. In most pictures one kid has a goofy look on their face. Usually (if the kids are smiling) they're cheesy smiles. In some pictures one kid is a blurr because they were moving. But you know what? They're {REAL}. They are pictures of what {REAL} life is like for us with three young children. They represent a far from perfect and yet completely beautiful time of life that we're in.
And so, we'll continue taking family pictures every year. We want to remember how our children and our lives are {now}. And someday we'll be thankful that we didn't wait until everything was "perfect" to take pictures and make lasting memories!!
To see our 2011 family pictures click here.
To see our 2012 family pictures click here. (This was before we could show Eloise's sweet face!)
To see our 2013 family pictures click here.
Pictures taken by the lovely Kimberly at Kimberly Renee Photography.
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