Taking the Photoshoot down

Maddy and Reagan had pictures at school today. We started the morning well. We got up and ready. We waited to put the matching outfits on until right before we left. We arrived and got in line. We didn't have to wait long. Maddy was a little slow to get warmed up to the idea. She wanted to hold onto her blanket and cup. She didn't really look like she wanted to participate.

With some  help from her big sister, she walked onto the white tarp that was on the ground and started posing. Perfect... or so I thought. Not soon after the first few poses, they directed her to sit down. She did. Then she started scooting. Backwards. She scooted so far back that she bumped into the backdrop, which I'm sure she though was the wall, and about took it down.

She bumped it enough that it rocked and wobbled. We all paniced. She was un-phased - if that is a word. It rocked the photo set enough that we all had to wait while they put it back together.

Oops!

After that, Maddy did well. At one point, she got her feelings hurt. I'm not even sure why. I just know that at one point she got upset and just turned away from everything and stopped. She didn't answer anyone, she didn't move. She pouted. Sigh... my sweet.

Reagan was a pro. She posed and laughed on cue. I watched her sit there so beautifully act for the ladies. She posed so well, it actually made me a bit jealous that she doesn't pose that way with me. Hmmph. Either way, she looked like she had a ton of fun doing it.

Playing with Lights

I had a fun experiment this morning with my girls. The girls had wands that lit up and twirled around. Reagan wanted to be in a dark room to watch the lights. I ran to get my camera and started to take pictures. The shutter speed was super slow. I wasn't really sure what would turn out, but what did was pretty cool... at least for me.  I'll be she'll do that again with me.

Reagan - my model

Today, Reagan embraced my crazy desire to take her photo. She posed so nicely and not nicely in her pretty purple dress in the perfection of the sunlight for me. When she got tired of me posing her inside, she took me outside with a container of bubbles and just played. I got some awesome pictures of her. Once she started playing, she was fine. She even got to the point that she let me just sit there and click away.

My little angel of life. So girly today. So sweet. So crazy. I love her. Thank you for posing sweet!

Maddy loves pictures

Maddy loves to look at the pictures in the house - especially the ones in our kitchen. She will crawl over to the wall with the pictures, point up to them and start talking "da... da..." She wants to be picked up so she can look at them. So cute.

When she gets picked up, she analyzes them so closely. It just cracks me up - what is she studying? But if you ask her who's who, she can point to everyone up there. Love it.

Maddy's first school pictures

Maddy got her school pictures back today. She had them taken a couple weeks ago and they are just darling. I can't believe my baby is old enough for school pictures. :)

Daily pictures

I think I've given up trying to get both a standard daily standing and face shot for Maddy. For the past few weeks, I can't get her to stay still on the couch. So instead of having the two girls to compare on the couch, I'll have to figure it out. I am still getting her face and body shots, but just in very different places in our home and lighting. Oh well. It will still be awesome to have that daily view into her first year.

Bumps and bruises

I picked Maddy up today and she had a lovely open mark under her left eye. Sigh. I said "she has pictures this weekend". Not that it matters much, but I would like her to look good. That gash is in addition to the nice cut she gave herself with her nail on Saturday and then the bruise she gave herself Saturday night. Then comes the bump from opening the dog crate on her head. Oh and now she has another cut on her right temple.

Should I cancel pics or let it go?

Next big project

I am putting together a picture collage of me and my girls (baby pics) and then also me, Reagan and Katie (my brother's girl). We all look so similar at the age of two that it's uncanny. Every time I show Reagan a picture of me at two, she thinks it is her. I showed it to Jordan last night and she laughed out loud at how similar our pictures are. I can't wait to see all three together. :)