Photo Shoot,... it was a tough one!

On August 22 I put on a brave face, and loaded up my kids for a friendly little photo shoot. Why the brave face you may say? It was the photo shoot from Heck! Beads of sweat were running down my face and everyone else was crying. I was sure I was going to just wash my hands of it and forget it ever happened. In the end, I did end up purchasing some though. That girl at JCP really knows how to work it! She views each picture with you and coos over how cute your kids are, well her selling tactic worked. Preston, you may have gotten out of it this round, but your not off the hook :)

I Love this picture. It is not our complete family, but it spoke to me. D and M LOVE their daddy. They are so excited when he comes home from work. Dylan always has big hugs and kisses for him, and Maddie loves to crawl all over him and wrestle. BUT, there is just nothing like mama...right? I am so blessed and thankful to be Dylan and Maddie's mom. The whole purpose of this photo adventure was to get some good shots of the kids with their blankies. These pictures don't really capture just how much they love 'em. I get a twinge of pain every time I think of how fast it's all going. I love the way Madelyn points up to the sky and says "mum, book, a bur" (translation: mom, look a bird!) And, I always respond by saying, "Yes Mad you mean, LLook a plane". Or the way she says to herself "ya okay?" every time she falls. Or the way Dylan gets so excited about all the small things like watching steam come off hot food and clapping and squealing with excitement. It melts my heart the way he says "ta-da!" when he has accomplished something (usually something he shouldn't be doing). I will miss all of it when they have outgrown it. So, yes indeed, you will out grow my lap, but never, never my heart. No matter what.