My Family...

I love love love taking pictures of my family and have a ton of fun trying - but decided that once a year, or maybe more if we can find someone willing to do it for us...

I'd like to have family pictures taken that include all of us...not so much for me, but for them, when I am dead and gone and they wonder if I ever existed!

So - not too long ago I made the family put on clean clothes and we headed out...

My boys before we got ready to go...

H figured if we were taking pictures and I was bribing her - she should wear the pettiskirt, that she hasn't worn since LAST YEAR'S photo shoot! -

and it still works!

So we headed out...

...stopping to check things out along the way...

and waited patiently for our photographer friend to arrive...

but while we waited...

I snapped a few of my own shots...

While the kids frolicked around in this great new place we discovered...

Complete - with a TURTLE ISLAND!

But I didn't want the kids to 'explore' too much before Megan got there, so I didn't let them too far into the garden and I put my camera away...So now, not only can I not wait to see our pictures that our photog friend Megan took that day - but I can't wait to visit this little hidden gem not too far from our house again! Next time - No stopping me - I'm going to cut loose and take a ton of pics!