Last year at this time...

I was flipping through some of our self-attempted family photos from last Fall and was noting how much our kiddos have changed this last year...
among other things...

It was a bit of a windy day to say the least so you can see why these didn't quite turn out.

 

I think that the last time we actually had a real photographer do a real family photo was...

hmmm okay maybe never!

Well, besides during Emmie's newborn shoot my friend doing them let us all jump in and she shot 3 or 4 pics of us all. That doesn't really count though. Emmie didn't even have a shirt on...

Every year, I really, really, really want to have them done professionally but if it weren't just so darn expensive. $300-$500 is a LOT to pay when theoretically you are going to (hopefully) get new ones every year! I know it's worth it (by the right photographer)- trust me I am kind of freak when it comes to pictures and how important they are (if you haven't noticed from the billions of very amateur shots I take), but when it comes down to it, Chris and I just have a hard time shelling out the money!

On a side note, Chris had a huge ditch he had to race over and leap across to get back to position after hitting the timer on these ones last year. It was pretty funny watching him race to get into position on time! At least it got the kids smiling, right? Doesn't he look like he just slid into home? And he's SAFE...

Meanwhile, I guess doing our own these last few years with our trusty tripod has worked out for us okay. Not perfect (note P's peekaboo ankles/socks), but regardless I am so glad we have these!

And look what I even came across in one of our attempted picture outtings last Fall -

A WAIST!

Don't mind the crinkled/not so flattering shirt (& nevermind my vain-ness in fantasizing about having a waist again) - but just a year ago, I HAD A WAIST!

How things change in a year's time....

This year in it's place is a 25 lb watermelon....

disguised as a cute baby girl who will be joining us probably within this next week!

So says the doctor anyways. We'll see!

We took these pics a few weeks back (I was 2 days off of being 34 weeks) at the Thanksgiving Point Gardens. I didn't have the idea to take pics of the kids until we were all ready to go. So we're dressed totally random and not in what I would have chosen for pics, but let's face it, I don't have any clothese that fit me anways not to mention it was too hot a day for any of the cuter new fall clothes I have waiting in the closet for the kiddos. But whatev, right?

I at least got a few cute shots of the kids for our Fall 2011.

I feel like we'll never be leaving the house again once #3 arrives.
I'm okay with it.

It's a good thing I'm a bit of a homebody.
 I'm just glad I got some satisfactory Fall pics of the kids checked off of my neverending list of things to do.
Next up.... NEWBORN pics! I need a real photographer for that one...;)

We're getting pretty eager to meet this little watermelon and can't wait to welcome her into our home!!!