We finally were brave enough to take the entire party of five to get pictures taken! I've been wanting pictures of my three little bears together, but have put it off for fear of all that might go wrong. It took about two hours to get everyone dressed and cleaned only to get to our 3:10 appointment and be told they were running behind and there were 5 people in front of us. If people just walk in, they try to fit them in to the schedule so I'm not sure why we even needed an appointment . . . Dilemma: do we wait or leave??? We decided to wait since it was such an effort to coordinate in the first place. Thankfully, my mom was with us and she brought the boys drinks and snacks and I even remembered a bottle for little lady - I have no idea where I could have gone to nurse if I'd had to.
Almost two hours later, we were finally called back. I'm really proud of the kids for being as good as they were and we did manage to get some good shots, enough to satisfy our goal of Christmas gifts for the grandparents. The boys even put on dress shoes for the shots (which will probably be the first and last time they are worn) and trust me getting them out of their crocs typically involves tears and tantrums (mostly mine).
I got stuck reviewing all of the pictures by myself and being the indecisive person that I am I had the hardest time making up my mind. I went in there with thick skin, thinking I would stick to the special and maybe a couple extra sheets tops. True to form, I came out with well over $100 of pictures and since I spent over $69, I also got a c.d. with all 103 images to make more copies of when I want to! I'm posting a couple of all the kids together, though we also had family shots, couple shots and individual shots.
Lessons learned from this experience:
1) Never make a Saturday picture appointment, especially in the months of November or December.
2) Bring lots of snacks, drinks and quiet toys/activities for the kids.
3) Bring support whenever possible to help with the little ones!
4) Have a game plan for how many pics you plan on purchasing and stick to it. Use restraint . .
5) Be well rested and carry an optimistic attitude - you'll need strength and patience to make it through!
Almost two hours later, we were finally called back. I'm really proud of the kids for being as good as they were and we did manage to get some good shots, enough to satisfy our goal of Christmas gifts for the grandparents. The boys even put on dress shoes for the shots (which will probably be the first and last time they are worn) and trust me getting them out of their crocs typically involves tears and tantrums (mostly mine).
I got stuck reviewing all of the pictures by myself and being the indecisive person that I am I had the hardest time making up my mind. I went in there with thick skin, thinking I would stick to the special and maybe a couple extra sheets tops. True to form, I came out with well over $100 of pictures and since I spent over $69, I also got a c.d. with all 103 images to make more copies of when I want to! I'm posting a couple of all the kids together, though we also had family shots, couple shots and individual shots.
Lessons learned from this experience:
1) Never make a Saturday picture appointment, especially in the months of November or December.
2) Bring lots of snacks, drinks and quiet toys/activities for the kids.
3) Bring support whenever possible to help with the little ones!
4) Have a game plan for how many pics you plan on purchasing and stick to it. Use restraint . .
5) Be well rested and carry an optimistic attitude - you'll need strength and patience to make it through!
1 comment:
You are so brave!! I haven't had "real" pictures of the kids since Christmas 2006. How bad is that? But, you have given me hope! Maybe I can schedule an early morning appt during the week. Can't wait to see the new pics!
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