The Reality of Family Pictures

Every year when I start gearing up for family pictures, I scope out a perfect spot for scenic surroundings and excellent lighting, I pick out the perfect outfits for all of us to wear, and I schedule the photo shoot to happen at the perfect time (when the girls are the most amiable: in the morning with full tummies.)  So I think: this is going to be a breeze.  Right?

Wrong.

Wrong again.

Yep, still wrong.

I won't tell you how many different 'sessions' we had, how many hundreds of pictures were taken, or how many times I had to launder these outfits, and maybe I also won't tell you that we never got to the 'perfect spot' I had picked out--but you know what?  I love this family of mine and even if it's hard to snab a "perfect picture"--it doesn't take away from the fact that I am so perfectly happy.

And sometimes a little lucky, too.

 And in case you were wondering, yes, Geoff enjoyed every second of our family photo shoot(s)!