Family Pictures

On October 6, Lea graciously and patiently took our family pictures for us. She went along with an idea I had that didn't work, and an idea I had that turned out quite lovely. Good thing the locations were close to each  other! I also learned why family pictures don't happen as often as some would like--Michael was a bit of a punk! But, all's well that ends well. Thanks to digital cameras and Photoshop, we were able to get some great photos where everyone is happy and sort of looking at the camera.

 The Raes 

 The Brians

 We tried tossing them together. In my excitement, I may have tossed Rachel a little too high. Good thing Lea caught it.

The tongue. 

 She made so many awesome "Rachel" faces. 

 "Dada" will probably be her first word. She LOVES her dad, even if you can't tell from this picture.

 We were just going to put her on the grass so Lea could take one of just Brian and I. But, then she turned on the good ol' Rachel charm. 

 You have to do some silly face pictures in the mix. 

 And some swinging pictures, even if mom looks terrible. 

 And with Michael, there must be some running pictures. 

One of the last photos of the shoot. He wasn't too happy to stop running to take a picture with Mom, but he was a trooper anyway. 

Thanks again, Lea! We can't wait to get these up on our walls. Once again, you have out-done yourself, and we're going to have a hard time narrowing it down from these ones (which have been narrowed down from hundreds!) You are awesome!