a little surprise

I've been keeping a little secret.

My mom has been begging me for a good picture of all of her grandchildren together. Since her 60th birthday was coming up, my sister-in-law and I met to have pictures taken of the girls. It was all planned out for the week before Easter. We would meet and have plenty of time for the girls to relax so we could get some good shots. But we all know things don't go as planned.

It was the worst day. Things were stressful at work. Addison had to pull over to poop. Morgan cried from that point on. The black clouds were looming overhead and hail was heading our way. We had about 10 minutes worth of picture taking. And Morgan wanted no part of any of it. Her tongue was out most of the time. Both my sis-in-law and I were in tears when we got there.

I kept telling myself that it was all for mom and that no matter what we got that she would love them. Between the jumping, dancing and singing in the background we were able to get some good shots.

Taryn Lewis from Sugartree Studios does all of our pictures. She really is good at what she does. Even on the worst day she knows how to make magic happen.

Seriously? Look at those faces. That may be my favorite picture of Morgan...ever! And it was the last one she took.

Addison loves her cousin so much.

Mom's little party was this past weekend. We blew one of them up to a canvas which is now hanging on her wall. I think she was surprised and happy. My sis-in-law and I are so happy to have these memories. Love these girls so much.

(Taryn is here --> click!)