WW: M Family Pics '13

On Sunday, we made our way to Prophecy Creek Park, just north of Philly, for our annual family session with the wonderful Steph, of Stephanie Glover Photography.  

Now, I'm going to be honest... when we left the park an hour after we arrived, I didn't think we'd get very many decent pictures out of the session.  And not because of Steph, obviously... we all know how talented she is.  But because of the fact that it was cold, WINDY LIKE WHOA {my hair was everywhere, let me tell ya} and the kids were just not having it.  Especially Brynn, who flat out refused to get in any pictures, especially those that included her two brothers. And we actually had the opposite problem with Carter who wanted to be in ALL THE PICTURES.  All of them.  Poor kid had to be physically removed from some of them. 

As we drove home on Sunday, I looked over at Bob and said that I'd basically call the entire session a success if we got one good family picture out of it.  Bonus if we got one of each of the kids.  Obviously not together... Brynn made sure of that.  Ahem.

So, you can imagine my surprise when I get an email on Monday night from Steph with a total of 60 pictures from our session.  Sixty.  What?  I expected four.

Steph, I can't thank you enough, once again, for your amazing work.  You're the best ever.

Here are just some of my favorites from our session this year...

I still wish it wasn't so damn windy {Bob may or may not have been injured by my hair during this shoot} but I just love the way these turned out.  If you're in the Philly area and looking for a miracle worker a great photographer, don't forget to check out Stephanie Glover Photography!

And for those interested, here's a link to the outfits we wore for this session... so glad I changed it to the grey and purple, I just love this color scheme with the fall foliage!

Happy Wednesday!

 

WW: Fall Picture Outfits

Well, it's that time of year again and we're getting excited about our annual fall family pictures coming up this weekend with Stephanie Glover Photography!

This is a tradition that I just adore, mostly because it's amazing to see just how much our family can change with each passing year. I posted a Through the Years post {what seemed like yesterday but was actually last fall} and with the addition of our session in 2012... {aww, itty bitty Reid at just 2 months old!}

... you can see just how much we've grown.  Andplusalso? It's crazy to think that we're adding yet another baby to the mix soon!  {Turning this year's family session into a maternity session as well. EEEKKK!}

So, of course, before any photo session, I somewhat obsess over colors/themes/ideas of what everyone will wear.  I try to go with a different "pop" color each year and, while I originally was going to go with a burnt orange {because, let's be honest, who doesn't love burnt orange in the fall? #guilty}  I actually found a sweater that I fell in love with for Bob in Target and never looked back. Yep... I changed our whole theme to match this one sweater. 

So this year's color scheme? Purple and grey.  And I'm so excited about it.

Here's what it will look like altogether...

I can't even with those boots for Brynn. Love.  And the puffer vest for Reid?  Come on. I was also SO EXCITED to find PURPLE in the BOYS aisle for Carter and Bob.  #winning #iknowimexcited #okayillstopwiththehashtags

Anyway, here's a link to my board on Polyvore so you can see where all the items were purchased.  The only items that are different from the board linked are my purple cardi/sweater and Brynn's purple scarf {which is from Etsy}.  The sweater I'm wearing is actually from Banana Republic, but I got it over a year ago so it's no longer online.  However, the Target sweater I linked on Polyvore is similar in color/style so you get the idea and it will totally work if you want to go with the same/a similar theme.

So please send us lots of luck {omg, pictures with 3 kids is exhausting} and good weather for Sunday, thankyouverymuch.  I know Steph will do an amazing job and I can't wait to share the results with you!

Also, since I've been totally slacking here lately... let's do a linky.

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WW: Halloween Costumes

Sorry I've been slacking here lately, things have been completely crazy at work and at home {3 sick kids FTW!} but I wanted to share with you our Halloween costumes for this year!

As always, I let Carter and Brynn pick whatever they wanted.  Carter's was a no brainer... he's been completely obsessed with Star Wars lately and the first words out of his mouth were DARTH VADAR!  Done.

Brynn was pretty easy this year too.  I showed her several costumes online that I thought she would like {Doc McStuffins, Sofia the First, etc.} but as soon as she saw the "princerella" costume she was hooked!  Sweet.

Obviously Reid is way too little to pick by himself, so while I was looking through different options online {a monster, a dinosaur, etc.} someone came over to help.  And I bet you can't guess who made the final decision on Reid's costume...

I have to tell you... Carter did a great job, because Reid is the cutest little Yoda around!

I'll be sure to take lots of pictures of the kids tomorrow too!  Carter has a parade at school and I also got picked to go into his classroom to help out with his party after the parade {I'm so excited about this!}  Then we're heading over to my sister, Kacy's, house for a big dinner/party and some trick-or-treating around her neighborhood.  This is a tradition we started last year and I absolutely love it because I get to see all of my nieces & nephews in their costumes as well, and the kids just LOVE being able to ToT together.

I hope everyone has a safe {and warm} Halloween tomorrow!

WW: Bumpdate {Weeks 6-20}

I started this tradition with Reid and just kept it going with this baby as well {I almost feel like I've been pregnant this entire time anyway, so why not?}  Like many of you already know, my belly pops out right away.  That'll happen when you get pregnant with your 4th baby just 8 months after popping out your 3rd.

Apparently.

So, here's my bumpdate.  The first 20 weeks.

I  love how you can tell the exact week I broke my phone {between 14 & 15} and had to borrow my sister's old iPhone 4 until the new 5s comes out.  My pictures with the 4 look very.... green? Overexposed?  Something.  Can't wait for my new phone, that's for sure! Also... gotta love my lazy girl curls... I haven't straightened my hair myself since... I can't even remember {week 17 was courtesy of my hair dresser.}  I gave up.

And, oh yeah, the bump.  It's big. :)  For comparison, here's my first 20 weeks with Reid. I think I look slightly bigger this time, what do you think?

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WW: One.

I know I seem to say this no matter what birthday we're celebrating {and I think most moms are guilty of this too!} but I can not believe that my sweet baby boy is one today.

ONE.

Can you believe it!?!  I feel like he was just born.  That I was just announcing our wonderful news that I delivered a healthy baby BOY! That I just shared this wonderful experience with my very own sister as she delivered my niece on the same exact day!  How in the world is it possible that the birthday twins are ONE today!?!

For this post, I really just wanted to share pictures and link you back to a few of my favorite posts:

• Our "It's a...." Moment {announcing the arrival of our sweet baby!}
• Reid's Birth in Pictures {birth photography}
• A Birth Story. Or Two. {the birth story of Reid and my niece Aubrey}
• Reid's Newborn Session {umm, that's self explanatory}

Not sure how my sweet boy went from this: {just minutes old}

To this: {1 week old}

 

To this: {2 months old}

To this: {6 months old}

To this: {from his first birthday party on Saturday}

... all in the blink of an eye.

Happy birthday to my sweet, sweet boy.  A boy with the most contagious smile. A boy that has made one of the most difficult years of our lives so much brighter.  A boy that has the best personality in the entire world.  A boy that we love more than life itself. Our Reid Joseph.  Happy birthday, buddy!

And I'm also wishing a very happy birthday to my Auggleberry!  {Aubrey Jean}

You are so adorable and Aunt Jenni loves you so much, my sweet girl! But no one loves you more than your "little" Monster Man... you two will always be the best of friends! Happy birthday, Pumpkin!

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