– Get new family photos taken!
It’s been on my to-do list for so very long now. It just keeps getting rolled over to next month’s list and never really gets done. I have been trying to be better about being IN photos more instead of behind the camera, but the last real family photos we had taken was on the beach with Rose in 2009? And…well, Addie had just turned 4. Emma was 6. Babies!

I have been telling J. that we really should do it this year, with celebrating the 20th anniversary and all. And then Jeff & Jessica had just had baby Amelia’s photos taken by Ann Molen and I really loved how they turned out. I also loved that she came over to the house and she shoots on film! (Seriously…on film! I didn’t know people still did that!) So I booked a date before we could back out or find some other excuse or reason to not get them done.

I just got a few (ok, many!) sneak peeks back from Ann. They are the best present anyone could have ever given this Mama. I’m usually happy when I can look at one photo and think “Wow, that is a good shot of everyone! Nobody’s pouting. I look decent. etc…” 

But this session. I love every photo more than the last. Every.Single.Photo. I just kept opening them and literally tearing up because I couldn’t…can’t…believe how well she captured all of the love that we have for each other. And everyone’s personality. There is even one where Addie is looking a little pouty…like her dramatic self, but you know what…that is the perfect snapshot of our family at any given moment.

So these are just the sneaks…apparently there are even more (!) on the way. You ready?

I could just die. And die happy. I can’t even pick a favorite to print – I love them all.

My eternal gratitude to Ann for capturing these. They are priceless to me.