I had a great time today taking pictures of a friend of mine and her family. It unfortunately ended early when her sweet little boy fell off of the playground equipment, but all in all it was a fun morning. These were a few of my favorites.
So the funny for the day was this. I need an assistant when I do photo shoots. Someone who can hold the camera bag, extra lens, and keep my thoughts organized. So, I had to bring Rachael which meant I didn't have a babysitter and so I told the kids they all had to come too. The morning lighting is best right now at about 7-8 am. So, we were all awake and out the door by 7. I promised everyone that if they were on their best behavior I would buy them a doughnut from Lehi Bakery since they have the best doughnuts EVER!
The kids were incredibly good and well behaved. We got into the car after the shoot and I praised my children for their their excellent behavior and took everyone's order. We pulled up to Lehi Bakery and to our dismay they were closed both yesterday and today. So.... NO doughnuts for us. :o( (like I need a doughnut) Jillian of course cried. Poor girl didn't understand closed when they are supposed to be open. The rest of the kids were fine though and we went to Walmart later on in the day to get ice cream instead.
Which leads me to my second funny of the day. For whatever reason the boys decided that they wanted to race me to Walmart. I would drive with the girls and they would ride their bikes through the neighborhood and field. I was sneaky and was loading up the girls before they knew we were ready to head out. Andrew of course caught on so we didn't get a head start. A funny side note to this is that Andrew started practice for his Extreme Soccer team this week and they work the team so hard that he comes home walking like he has cerebral palsey or something. I don't quite know what made him think he could beat me to the store with as "handicapped" as he is but it made for a really funny race and quite frankly great mental images of him trying to book it with his legs in as much pain as they were in.
As we were driving along the street we saw the boys riding over the burm out in the field and we of course won with enough time to get out of the car, walk over to the benches outside at the front of the store, and leisurely sit as they rode up. Andrew tried to convince me that they could have won if he didn't get a huge gash in his jeans from the stupid bike he was riding. But I know better. Those wobbly legs were the real culprit. Well, after we got our things and headed outside Andrew begged me to load up the bikes so they could ride home. Yep it was a definite pain thing which I knew would happen and totally called on the way to the store. So, we loaded up the bikes, 5 kids shared the middle seat in the Expedition, and we illegally drove home.
My favorite moment of the day came when the kids were eating their ice cream and that boom boom song came on the radio. Everyone cheered including Jilly and they all sang to the song as we drove (including Jilly). I looked back at my sweet children and noticed a really cute messy face on my baby. The whole classic beautiful summer sweetness got to me and I became teary for a minute thinking about the magic of the the precious moment I was experiencing. I love summer, sun, rain, ice cream, bike rides, singing, and craziness. Life is so good.
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