Friday, May 3, 2013

Candid photos

 These are our last two attempts at a family photo.  One in St. George and the other on our front porch before church (I've thought about doing it after church but everyone is so tired and disheveled and the clothes are off before you can say "snap-dragon").

I think they are OK.  Its real.  Like my son who loves to do silly faces or put his hands by his face for pictures.  Like we're wearing whatever we were wearing that day.  But they are a far cry from the dew drops in the field, purposely mis-matched but somehow all pulled together professionally photographed and edited picture.  I like those pictures.  I like how you can blow them up super huge and everyone still looks good.  These are not one of those.

Our family has been through a lot these past 6 months.  Heck, this past 1 1/2 years.  We moved to a new state.  Started a new job.  Rented a few houses.  Bought our first home.  Survived Sean being in the hospital for a month and home for another month with GI surgery and recovery.  And more.  But we are intact.  We are together.  We are healthy.  We have each other.  Our children laugh and play a lot.  We try to keep our yelling little.  To quote someone else, we are not perfect, but we are perfect for eachother.  I'm good with that.





3 comments:

Kricket said...

So fun to see an update from your little family. We miss you guys.
Glad to hear that you hubby is doing better. I'm excited that you bought your own house. Things seem to be going well for you. I would love to see some more posts from you if you want to!

Birrd said...

And you are beautiful and wonderful and lots of people love you.

Scott said...

You're doing exactly 2/3rds better than we are taking family pictures of kids.