Pefect Pictures?

I have said before how frustrating it is to me that I can never get a good group shot of my kids. Someone is always looking away, or has their eyes closed, or on a really bad day... pouting. Why is this?

Here is a picture of the kiddos on Easter, that I never got around to posting.

This was the best one I got. I know it isn't horrible. Jack looks great, and at least Reagan is smiling. I have no idea what is going on with Kennedy!

Sometimes it seems like you can have this image of the perfect shot in your head and when it doesn't translate to the camera it can be frustrating. My problem is that I have managed to get those perfect shots before. But, I can only seem to get them when someone else is behind the camera. This picture was taken when Jack was just two weeks old and four days out of the hospital (story here). It was the second week of December and we used it for our Christmas card that year. I know this is a bad scanned in copy, but at the time it was perfect! It was exactly what I had in mind, if not more.

This one has made an appearance on the blog before. Also a Christmas card picture... you try getting a 3yr old, an 2yr old, and a 9 month old who is crawling to sit still long enough for this one! It was a miracle. It is still my favorite picture of the three of them.

So for now, I won't complain if this is the best I can do on my own...

But... Leah do you think you could give me a call? Its time.

The story behind the picture...

Sorry to keep you all waiting! I'm sure the suspense must have been killing you. There were quite a few guesses as to why I had this picture taken...

But only one of you was right. If I was awarding a prize, it would have to go to Toni. I have no idea how you knew, but kudos to you! Yes, this picture was taken as a professional head shot for my little aspiring superstar! A couple of weeks ago Reagan stood on a stage in front of a theater full of people and sang her little heart out!

Our local Cancer Care Foundation hosted an American Idol night at the Wagon Wheel Theater. I know, I know she's a little young to be an American Idol. But, they had a special category just for the "future idols". Turns out she was the youngest one of the night and she had to go first! She sang Tomorrow from Annie and even though she forgot some of the words, she did amazing! I was just so proud that she had the courage to get up there and do it. I tell you this girl is not afraid of anything! She didn't raise the most money, but she was a winner in my book!

So, I have to give another little shout out to my friend Leah, who took the head shot. It was a whirlwind of events around here last month! We found out about the show on a Wednesday, auditioned that Thursday, and on Friday got the call that she had made the show! We had three weeks to get her ready for it! When they told me they needed a good picture of her I was afraid I would have to use her horrible school picture from this year. I called Leah and she came and took this photo on Saturday. I can't thank her enough!

So, this may have been the most exciting event of the month, but rest assured it was not the only event! I have many more pictures to post and stories to tell, so stay tuned!

Reagan's headshot

I know it's been to long... and I know you all deserve an actual post with real information. But, its been a crazy month and I just don't have the energy. I finally have pictures uploaded and ready to go, I just don't have the time to write about it all. So I decided to leave you with this small teaser...

Isn't my friend Leah amazing? She took this headshot for a very exciting event around here that we spent the whole month of April getting ready for. Anyone care to venture a guess as to what this picture was for?