Family Pictures 2014

We had our annual family photos taken back in October with Sara K. Blanco Photography. We were so pleased with how they turned out! My friend Lauren from Keesler lived in San Antonio before moving to Biloxi & randomly remembered that Sara was the photographer for one of her friend's weddings in SA. I was so glad Lauren recommended to her to us! One of the perks of the military life is having connections all over the place. ;)

Here are some of our favorites from our photo session! :) 

Shelby's fake laugh ;)

This one cracks me up b/c it is so typical--Shelby being the sweet, kind, loving big sister & then there's Hadley ;)

Hadley usually takes a while to warm up to people. She's not one of those babies who will freely smile at strangers, you have to work for her smiles! So true to form, she was all about the stink eye throughout the photo shoot. But thankfully, the photographer was able to capture a few sweet photos of her! I love this one!

Shelby was balancing on a rock in this picture & was so delighted with herself!

Another classic "real life" picture ;)  The photographer wanted a cute, snuggly family shot--Shelby happily obliged, but Hadley just wanted her space!

I love this one of the girls! But it makes me laugh every time I look at it b/c I just think of Hadley being grumpy & wanting her own space. ;)  The photographer wanted Hadley to be right next to Hadley or right behind her, but Hadley wanted NOTHING to do with that. This was as close as she let Shelby get. ;)

Shelby was all smiles! Love her goofy grin!

One of my favorites!

This is another one that makes me laugh--Hadley was teetering on the edge of glee & melting down b/c she
only wanted Mommy to hold her ;)

Family photo sessions are never easy. The time & effort it takes to plan the coordinating outfits (I bought & returned two different pairs of shoes for the girls before settling on the ones they ended up wearing..ridiculous, I know!), coordinating the time of the photo shoot for optimal lighting for the photographer with the nap/meal times of two small children (to make sure no one is hungry or tired!), and then trying to get everyone to smile on cue--it's an experience to say the least! It's never fun while we're doing it, but we'll always be thankful we did it. We will treasure these pictures for years to come!