keriann

Our former neighbor, Keriann, has taken our family pictures for years now and this might have been the first year there were no tears or major tantrums out of anyone during the shoot! We always do it pretty early in the morning and it’s a major task getting four girls dressed, hair done, accessories, emergency tissues and bribes (gummies) ready to go and out the door to Coto de Caza by 7:30 a.m.

We turned the kitchen into a salon, with combs, bows, curling irons and hair spray everywhere, with Grammy on baby and accessory duty, and Jake and I on hair duty. We sprayed, combed, curled, and sprayed some more while the girls chowed down on their breakfast and watched a show. Amelia’s curls turned out great and Jake tried his best to curl Samantha’s hair, but I didn’t have time to re-do it, so off we went.

We had an extra assistant on hand with Grammy in town on our photo shoot day, and we credit her for getting out the door on time with minimal crying. The hardest part was timing Eleanor’s nap so that she would be happy for pictures before going down for her nap, and she stayed up for almost everything until the very end!

Best buds.

3 Amigas.

Even though I remember Keriann taking this photo, the first time I saw it, I though Sammy was looking in the mirror!

Nope, not a mirror.

Double trouble.

Eleanor was just about to meltdown from being overtired!

WHAT IS GOING ON?

My friend, Phi, let me borrow her daughter, Maple’s dress, for our photo shoot for Eleanor to wear. Maple wore it on her 1st birthday… Eleanor was only 4 months old and it fit like a charm!