10/18/08

Today was family picture day!

Well, we've been planning this day for months! Every year we do a family picture, usually in the fall so that we can send out with our holiday cards. I start planning WAY in advance because I have to coordinate everyones outfit to make sure they match perfectly. Last year I drove my co-worker crazy by asking her opinion on the different sweaters I found LOL! This year I got started super early because I found these adorable dresses in the Easter collection...well turns out they didn't have in everyones size so I bought one for Jada and decided to work around it. I went back and forth with the colors but we finally decided on Black and White. One weekend we were at a local mall and I found a black dress for Janea and a white one for Jula. The next store I found a black and white one for me! PERFECTION! I was so excited!!

So, I scheduled the appointment for today at 2:30pm to work around Jula's nap. We figured she'd be in a semi-nice mood in the afternoon and hopes for a semi-nice picture!

We spent the morning prepping for pics which means washing hair and ironing clothes. In the midst of it all Jula falls and hits the side of her face leaving a bruise...we tried SO hard to keep that from happening all week! Then Jula goes down for her nap around 10am. About 10:45am we hear her still playing and I start to wonder if she'll ever go to sleep. A few minutes later she knocked on the door...WHAT?! She knocked? As in, she climbed out of her bed?! YES! She got out of her bed. We put her back in and she immediately threw her foot up, pushed off the other and turned over the side like a little pro!

After that, getting her to take a nap was a HUGE fight! I was so aggravated because I knew if she didn't sleep she would be a complete monster later. I think she finally settled down around 12! Julian was ironing her dress and found a big huge spot on it! I was ready to lose it...nothing was going as planned and at this rate I didn't expect a picture at all!

Miraculously we got everyone out the door at 2pm and arrived on time at 2:30. When we got there it was crowded but we only waited for a few minutes and then they took us. Sure enough Jula was a monster. Since I couldn't drink I just sat there and laughed! We also bribed with tons of cookies and it worked as much as it could. The thing about Jula is that if she doesn't want to do it she won't, no matter what. The girls who were working busted their asses to get a few good shots and I have to admit they succeeded which is why I'm a returning customer!

Thankfully we only do this once a year!!!! In my opinion all the pain was worth it! We look great in pictures! LOL!

Here are some of the outtakes LOL!!! Enjoy!
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4 comments:

Heather said...

You guys look AWESOME! Was worth all the pain of the day I think :)

Sandy said...

Look how cute you guys are! Love Jula with a mouth full of cookies! Haha!!

Kimberly said...

OMG. THAT is A D O R A B L E !!!!!!!!!!!! Love the black and white. You all look SO fancified. That pic of Jula with the cracker made me WMP. SO hilarious. I am waiting and waiting for the slideshow to come on... Boo- I wanna see!!

AKMomma said...

LOVE Jula laughing with her sisters. You guys look great!