My friend Tara (who takes our family pictures every year) sent me a picture of these shirts a few months ago commenting on how fitting they were for us. I showed Tim the picture and he immediately laughed and said we should find the shirts and do a photo shoot. Well, after some digging I did find the shirts but they were crazy expensive, so I decided I would just try and make them myself.
Crafty Mom strikes again. Ha!
The photo shoot was a bit of a struggle… Levi didn’t nap well that day, then wouldn’t stop crying, then wouldn’t sit still. Maddie was so excited to take pictures that she kept jumping up in the air. And Josiah was loving on his siblings too much which made Maddie mad and not want to sit by him… it was a bit chaotic. In fact, considering how much noise and tears and movement there was I am surprised at how many great pictures Tara was able to capture!
The good news is, this is the hardest point picture taking is going to be. From here on out, Maddie is going to get more agreeable and be able to sit still longer, and soon it will just be Levi we have to wrangle. Whew! Either way, it’s always fun to capture the kids in this moment of chaos in our life to remember forever.
On the positive side, I’ve never seen a girl smile as beautifully as Chloe does (and pretty much always has.) And knowing what all is going on behind the scenes, it is even the more amazing. She just has what I’d call a dazzling smile. Always.
The shirts turned out great!