I love family picture day. Some people loathe it. Outfits. Kid’s hair {the beauty of boys?}. Getting it all together between naps, food and tantrums. But I love it.
Since we had Barrett, Adam and I try {emphasis on TRY} to get family pictures taken every so often. We have plenty of candids. Who doesn’t nowadays with cameras on every tech gadget under the sun? But having someone else get behind the lens and capture the spirit of our family is so precious to me… I just love it.
And I love, even more, getting the cd, or proofs, and dissecting every picture. Every moment. Every little expression. And with kids, the perfect imperfection of it all. So fantastic.
On the most recent family pic day, Jonah happen to be on day 1 or 2 of what turned out to be a 10+ day virus including a double ear infection. And every time I look at these pictures, I will remember that. When we had Barrett’s newborn pics taken, he screamed the entire time. And I will always remember that. And when we had Jonah’s newborn pics snapped, Barrett was having tantrums to end all tantrums. I will always remember these otherwise ordinary days, now frozen indefinitely. I am a big fan of those very unposed and not-so-contrived moments that are snapped up and I just love finding photographers who share that same philosophy.
These newbs, as well as our last family pics, our Jonah birth pics, and the “snow” pics that people seemed to love, were taken by Adam’s colleague and friend, Nikki Moseman. When Barrett was six months old, our very dear friend, Jamie Scott, took pictures of baby B. When I was pregnant, a college friend, Toby Burger, took photos of baby on the Brehm. Each time, I’ve been overjoyed with the results. Priceless moments, standing still.
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