We took really nice family photos this summer that I fully anticipated using as our Christmas cards. What I failed to realize {bing bong} is that babies turn into toddlers really, really, quickly. So our daughter looks totally different now than she did five months ago. Enter Christmas card photo shoot!
Now, I'm not one of those bloggers with a fancy camera. I own the "less cool" version Canon Powershot. It's a great camera, but it doesn't take photos super quick and you have to be super quick to photograph a toddler. And when I say super quick, what I really mean is speed of light quick. They don't sit still for long. Especially when there's so much to explore. Why sit on some dumb bench when you could be playing with dirt and sticks?
To give you an idea of what took place that day, I have some of our photos to share with you...
The funny thing about pictures of your kids is that none of them are ever bad. Somehow the "bad" ones become the ones you remember most over time. They tell a story.
Obviously these didn't make the Christmas card, but I'll keep them forever. One day, when I'm old and grey {wait that's me now}, anyhoo, one day when we're older, we'll pull them out and laugh. What's not to love about that?
She is too cute! I have a hard time getting pictures of my toddler too!
ReplyDeleteI love this Jen!! That second picture of Caroline reminds me very much of you when you were her age! She is adorable. Can't wait to get your Christmas card!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you pointed out that none of these are "bad," since she is so adorable. Of course, how can she help it, with such a beautiful mommy!! :)
ReplyDeleteHa ha, She is too cute! This was definitely us over the summer. Now I just can't get my daughter to stop making that goofy "CHEESE" face! (all teeth and squinted eyes)
ReplyDeleteI photographed some friend's 9mth old this past weekend. She crawls like a champ!! :o)
ReplyDeleteSo I know exactly what you mean. Your daughter's precious!
Adorable! I also had a difficult time taking pictures. I ended up going with a bunch of different xmas cards:) We are your newest followers.
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well i think these are adorable! her dress is precious.
ReplyDeletei can count on one hand how many photos i've gotten of my kid's face:)
he never cooperates, so i have a million blurry and backend ones:)
I so was doing this just the other day and couldn't get all three of my boys to sit together so the together pic on our card they are acting like monkeys but then what else is new.
ReplyDeleteWhat a doll! I'm a new follower from Southern Lovely. :)
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHAHA!!! oh caroline, you make me giggle!
ReplyDeleteShe is just beautiful - it's even worse trying to get a good picture when there's more than one - one of my all time favorite pictures is of my three falling down when I asked them to stand up straight for a picture and they had just had enough
ReplyDeleteWow your so creative, I 've just been looking back at other posts and love the thigns you have made .. Your little girl is gorgeous hehehe and such sweet captions xx
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