Category: Being a Mom

A few weeks ago, our friends David and Shannon of Locke Innovations Photography, who took Bobby’s and my 10th anniversary Beloved photos, took our family photos as well. We had the best time and they got some really amazing shots.

These two made me tear up:

And these make me swoon:

The most amazing thing about this shoot was all the wonderful shots they got of Sophie. Sophie was NOT performing – she cooperated for about 5 minutes until she realized what was expected of her. Then she just got crazy. She wouldn’t even be bribed with candy. (The girl will NOT be bribed. Very inconvenient for mommy.) And yet, they still got so many beautiful photos of her! I could not believe it! We are so thrilled with our portraits. If you are in Ohio and need photos for any occasion, I highly recommend Locke. I’m definitely signing them up to take baby #3’s newborn photos!  You can learn more about them at their website, Facebook page, or blog!

And now, tell me, isn’t my family beaaaauuutiful??

I love my family portraits!  To see what others love, check out Things I Love Thursday at the Diaper Diaries.

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Disclosure: Locke Innovations did not compensate me in any way for this post.  They just took beautiful photos of my family, which I paid for, and I wanted to share them with you.  Imagine that!

In the last month or so, my kids have moved into the stage in which they enjoy nothing more than to annoy the other. (As an aside, how long can I expect that to last? About 6 months or so, right?) Sammy is learning to pull his weight in this game, but there’s little doubt that Kate’s the driving force at this point.

She seems to love to bother the snot out of her brother. She is particularly good at provoking him – and doing so in a way that she thinks we won’t notice. Because, you know, I can’t hear her say “Sammy, hit me! Hit me!” three seconds before I hear “MOMMY! Sammy hit me!!!”

This behavior drives me nuts, obviously, but it really makes me cringe because it is so familiar to me.

Something tells me it seems rather familiar to my little sister as well.

Last night, we stopped by Andy’s school on our way home so that he could pick up something, and for the entire three minutes he was gone, Kate was whispering (though not silently enough, apparently) to Sam that Daddy was going to be gone for a million years. I immediately had a flashback to the time I packed a bag and sat in the driveway, trying to convince Anna that I was running away from home.

Older sisters are just mean.

Seeing my not-so-pleasant behavior in Kate is tough, and it makes me wonder what other things she’s inherently picked up from us. Which really, is a scary thought.

Tell me I’m not alone here… how do you see yourself reflected in your kids?