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New Pajamas and Brownies

Common Question as a Photographer

One of the most common questions I get as a photographer is, "what should we wear?"  People fear picking their outfits...they agonize over it but it isn't that hard, y'all!

Here is the method I use almost every time we take a group photo.  I pick Georgia's outfit first.  Her outfit is normally the most fun and has the most pattern because little girl's clothes have the most options honestly.

I had been looking forever for Georgia and I found this plaid dress on Gymboree and put it with her fur (Carter's) vest that we already had just to break it up a bit.  Then I picked two colors from her dress, orange and blue and found the perfect outfit for Milam that had both colors from Little English.  I put J in orange and me in blue (that we already owned) and we're done.  It is coordinated but not "matchy" and that is what I typically go for.  As a family it looks good and no matter how we're paired up or grouped it looks good, and as a photographer it is interesting to the eye and keeps you moving from one person to the next.

You'll be seeing this on a Christmas Card soon!

Now...onto buy shoes for me and Georgia!

Week in the Life - 26

This is the first blog post I've written from my new laptop.  On the digital front I feel a little behind because I'm getting used to a new system.  I'm on my computer all the time working and I still haven't memorized the "feel" of it.  I went from a crummy PC laptop to a super great MacBook Pro.  I'm familiar with apple but there are few little things that I'm still trying to get to become second nature.  Anyhow, here's what we've been up to.

I had my back to school sessions! I dressed Georgia to match one of her little besties when I learned they had the same dress.  They are so cute together.  K is going into 1st and G is going into 2nd because K missed the school cut off by 12 hours so although they are great friends they are in different grades.

Brother did THIS while I was shooting.  Ugh.  My children take monkey to another level.

Eating lots of odds and ends and watching A LOT of Full House!

Hanging out with this girl at night while Jonathan works extra hours.

Played Putt Putt and went to a new hot dog place in town.

Eating out way too much and washing a lot of food out of his hair...always.

Milam being so sweet with his little baby.  In his swim class they use a baby doll to show him how to float.  I found a little doll in our collection that would float and now he's obsessed with making it kick and float.  It's so cute!

My mom and Aaron have come over a lot.  All the babies need them.

We made a new trellis for the front yard.  File that under...why didn't we do this sooner.  I think I'm going to plant jasmine to grow on it.  It's been a favorite for awhile but I didn't have a place for it. Our house is a 1965 ranch.  It has the classic roofline and then the one window on the master that is a-symetrical gives that 60's vibe because it's off center.  We're trying to make it more cottage because other than the roofline and that one window the rest of the house is pretty nondescript.  We've added shutters and window boxes and now this trellis.  I think they all really help add to the curb appeal when the basics of the house are all pretty boring.

Milam is so so spoiled between Milam and I.  It's ridiculous.  He was leaning on Georgia's shoulder and saying, "night night" while she hand fed him.

Jonathan tried a new recipe tonight (Monday) and it was a flop for us.  Nothing he did wrong, it just wasn't for us so we went and got some dessert to end on a good note! Milam is living the life I tell ya'!

Scenes from Home with Milam

Easter 2017

I always do a photo shoot before Easter Sunday so I don't feel so much pressure on the day of to get the "good" pictures.  The morning light in our backyard is just perfect and I love how these turned out.  I didn't get any of Milam by himself because he eats all the leaves he can find.

 We didn't do any Easter "theme ware" this year which is odd for me (love themed clothes!) so we all wore blue on Palm Sunday   Milam's collar was accidentally tucked inside his jon jon but he still looks so cute.

I bought these buckets at Aldi and then had a friend make the names for them.  I love how they turned out.  

Georgia took hers to school on Thursday for her class Easter Egg hunt.

I love it when G's teacher texts me pictures.

On Saturday we went to our friend's annual Easter party.  They live on a farm and this is what Georgia looked like at the end of the day.

 Before her bath...

On Sunday the kids were excited to see what the Easter bunny brought.  I usually do summer things like swimsuits and sunglasses.  Milam didn't get that much (book, swimsuit, stuffed animal, and a beach towel) because he has no idea.

I didn't put any sweets in their baskets because we already had all this from the previous day.  Ridiculous.

Then, we went to church

 We had a egg hunt, dinner, and an afternoon of swimming at my brother's house.

Last up is all our Easter decor we had around the house...well, first up was our little area for St. Patrick's day.