Worth the Wait

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It’s a daunting task to get a family picture taken with 8.  So daunting, in fact, that I’ve been putting it off for a very long time.  The last family picture we had taken was 2 1/2 years ago.  Sadie was about 9 months old.  I didn’t like it so it’s still sitting in the big envelope it came in.  The family picture that is displayed in our living room was taken 5 years ago when Soren was 5 months old.  When I told Sadie we were having a new family picture taken, she started to protest until I showed her our family picture on the wall.  I pointed out that she is not in it.  She quickly changed her tune and started telling the kids that we were having our picture taken so she could be part of our family.

I can confidently say these are the best family pictures we’ve ever had taken.  I am so happy with how they turned out, including all the individual ones of the kids and Jeff and me.  My friend, Lynne, took the pictures and did an amazing job.  She’ll tell you she does it as a hobby, but her work is completely professional.  I think it helped that the kids, especially the younger ones, know her and weren’t afraid of her.

We’re good for another 5 years.

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