Last Minute Portraits

On Saturday when I was talking with Mark's Dad's fiance she asked us for a family portrait. Yikes!!! So, Saturday night I was up until after midnight finding clothes around the house that the kids could wear and then we were back up by 6 am to get ready and go to take family pictures. I have been picking people's brains about where to go and when to go and I think I finally found a spot that I like. So, the pictures turned out fairly well, and I have found (through a great recommendation from Rebecca Matheson) a great printing shop. Hopefully everything will come together. I need to start having somebody come with us when we take family pictures though so that they can keep pushing the button instead of me pushing the button on the camera and then running into place. It made for some funny moments though. Especially the moment with the huge piece of cactus in my heal. We even made it back only 10 minutes late for church. Whew, that was a crazy morning.

Comments

The Kohler Family said…

WoW! I am officially impressed! What a super woman/mom you are! I think the pictures turned out great! What kind of camera do you have? I need to have some family pictures taken..we have never had one done..is that not SAD??

5/20/2008 12:13 PM

Kate said…

I am totally amazed by you and your family. I love you guys! And the picture- love it. You all look so great. Are you enjoying your week with another driver in the fam?

5/21/2008 8:51 PM

Lindz said…

You guys are such a cute family...you got such cute pics with everyone smiling!! And wow, you are talented to take all those pics with you pushing the button and running into the pic in time!

5/22/2008 1:57 PM

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