A beautiful day

So theoretically I'm going to wait until the end of each month to post that month's pictures from now on, but I could not wait to post these sweet shots of the kids! I never intended to take family pictures today, but everyone was so happy and it just worked out right.  Today is very humid, so their hair is slightly curly, which it is normally not in the least. We didn't even brush our teeth yet, yuck! But when you are given a present of quiet time, it's best not to waste it!!

We were all outside and the girls were picking peas when I realized the lighting was perfect for pictures and everyone was happy. So I ran inside and grabbed the camera.  Charlotte went off and made "stew", which consists of twirling a stick between fence slats so long strips of bark hang off (don't as me where it came from, I have no idea!), so I asked Paige to look at me and smile.  She never really did - she was waaaay too busy eating peas to stop for me!

 

 

Charlotte stood still for just a quick moment, then begged me to take a photo of her jumping.  Doesn't she look so proud of it??

 

Paige kept popping her lips together, trying to copy the sound I was making to get Jacob to laugh and smile.  By the end, she had me so frustrated!  I kept telling her to stop, trying to explain what was going on, and she would stop, and then immediately start again the moment I brought the camera up again!  I finally decided I was getting worked up over nothing - this was just a bonus photo shoot anyways, right?

 

Now, I never got that perfect family shot - someone's eyes were closed, or Paige was busy smacking her lips trying to copy the noise I was making to get Jacob to smile, but one came close.  I decided to photoshop Jacob's eyes from a different picture so I could have the "perfect" pic of all three.  I'm just warning you, so that if you try to pint this, or enlarge it on your computer or whatever, you'll understand why the shadows don't quite line up on his face!  I don't care, totally worth it!!