We always take pictures after church on Mother's Day (and Father's Day) so I know at least once a year I'll have a few pictures of me and the kids. It's never an easy task though since they both seem to want to do anything but smile like normal people. I don't know if their mouths lose moisture the moment the camera comes out or what, but suddenly they both have lips stuck on teeth, squinty eyes and goofiness to spare.
Randy took this picture while I was trying to encourage the kids to do some decent smiles, clearly I wasn't successful, but I still like this photo because it's the closest thing to a candid of me parenting as I ever get. (I love candid photos because they show real life.)
Since I already said my peace on my official Mother's Day post, these photos will have to say the rest.
**Did you post your SPT today?
Do you have many pictures of you and your kids?
What about of you with your mom?**
Do you have many pictures of you and your kids?
What about of you with your mom?**
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What, First to comment? WooHoo! I love this idea on Mother's Day because I don't have enough with my own kids. And I have only a couple with my mom and I from when I was little and even those aren't very good (they have been peeled off those old crappy photo albums that were sticky.)
I have an SPT to post, I just need to get around to doing it, hopefully after lunch.
LOVE the candid shot!
I don't have enough photos either. I love the candids also. They are so hard to catch but so wonderful when you do.
i love the *candid* photo of you and the kids. it captures a great moment.
i need to get better about having my picture taken with jack!
Oh, Jill. This is a tradition that I need to adopt! I rarely remember to take photos of ME and the littles! This yearly event will now remind me to do so! Thanks!
Love your photos! Love the candid one!
I was with my Mom this past weekend and never thought to take a photo of us! :-(
Whenever I want to take pictures of my girls, it's always seems like it never completely works out. But all well! Great pictures, really sweet.
I always love the traditional mother's day photo. Too bad it didn't happen this year. We took some with me on Easter so that will have to suffice. I love the photos of you three.
Hi! Thanks for coming to visit me on my blog. I loved the pic of you and your cuties on Mother's day. I had my mom, my husband's mom, and my husband's grandma all over for Mother's day dinner, got out my camera, but then forgot to use it! I was so mad! I wanted a shot of four generations sharing a meal. I am glad you have an established tradition so you don't get stuck forgetting like me!
I love the pictures of you with your kids, and that is a great idea. I have very, very few pictures of me with the kids because I'm usually the one taking the pictures! Beautiful!
The more my 2 grow up, the more I look back on pix from the past & get teary & say Aaaaah!Because at the time, it's just a cute photo of THEN, but years later, look again and bam! it's a whole new take on the cuteness of the littles!! and the memories!!Love the pix!! I didn't get any -from the airport I went to my in laws and tried to eat & visit, but was just tired out! Maybe Sunday I'll do a 'pretend' it's mother's day photo!!haha -Janae
What a terrible thing for me to say 'No. No. No.' to your questions.
We had our Mother's Day in the UK in March, so no SPT for me today.
I'm rarely in any shots of our kiddies.
And I don't have many pix of just me and my mum. There's always a bunch of other people hanging around in the shot! LOL.
Love your corsage. So grown up and sophisticated! That's the bit of Paris in you you've brought back!
I have quite a few as of late of me and my kids thanks to blogging. Remember my obnoxious EVERY Sunday photo of my kids right before walking out the door? I guess I will be glad someday. But my kids always ask, why do we have to take ANOTHER one?
I think all of those photos are great. Candid shots are always the best. I think you look very sweet trying to get your kids to take a photo. My angry eyes come out along with my frown.
oops Taylor signed in as me. Blast!!
jenny :)
I love that you take pictures every year. I don't. This year I actually did plan to, but the boys refused to come away from their cousins for pictures. Fairly willful for 2 & 3. I probably should have just tackled them down regardless. Ah well...next year.
Happy Mother's Day.
Cute pictures. I need to start taking pictures on moms and dads day. It is a really good idea.
I forgot about spt. I always forget. Tuesday seems to be the day when I can't hit the computer at all. I will have to try next week.
No, I need to get back to doing SPT. Haven't done it in awhile now!
I have to say I LOVE that pink color on you! And your hair looks especially good in these pictures!
Cute Mom, cute kids!!
Great Mother's Day photos. We too have the same problem with smiles, snot, weird faces, closed eyes... Why can't they just cooperate for a few quick pcitures and then it would be all over. Instead they make us lose our minds, and the "photo session" takes double time.
Cute kdis and Mom.
i had 2 seconds to read one blog, well i didn't read any words, but couldn't wait to see your mother's day photos.
can you even stand how wonderful and great you loook!!!
These are beautiful pictures of you and your kids. I am always behind the lens, so I have very few pictures of me and the kids. I need to remedy that.
love the pics of you and the kids. my camera is down (hopefully not out??) so i have no pics from this mothers day. i plan to do a re-shoot of sunday and fake pics and all. :) is that legal?
You look fabulous. I especially like the candid with your hair hanging down. I was determined to get some photos of me and my mom together in Paris, but it never happened! (The weather was truly against us this last week.) So bummed. I got some of just her, but it's not the same...
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