Family Pictures 2016

Happy Tuesday!

I hope you all had a great weekend!  It was nice to have an extra day off with the kids - long weekends are always the best!

We got our pictures back last week, and I couldn't wait to share them with you all.  I love the way they came out!  This year we dressed a little different than past years, usually we would all wear jeans and nice shirts but this year, I decided to have us girls dress up a little fancy for the pictures.   We also chose an area in Ft. Lauderdale that is a bit urban and rustic as opposed to our usual park pictures.  The end result is LOVE!   It was FREEZING the day we took these and the wind was crazy strong. The kids were such troopers - they are such go with the flow kids, which made for a smooth photo session.  There were so many good ones, but instead of boring you, I'm going to share my absolute favorites.

 I love taking these yearly.  It's incredible how much the kids change in so little amount of time, they're always so much fun to look back on!


For any of you wondering here are the details of what we wore.  My shoes are discontinued but I found similar ones, same with my skirt.

Have a great day!!

Family Pictures | What to Wear

Time is flying by so fast and it occurred to me that our family pictures are coming up, FAST!  I started brainstorming on the feel that I wanted them to have, and I wanted them to be different than our normal pictures that are usually taken at a park.

This year I want an urban background.  We're going to Ft. Lauderdale to take some pictures with a city feel.  So, since I want a city feel I figured why not channel my inner Carrie Bradshaw and wear my pink tulle skirt?!  Here's the vision I have:

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As far as clothes go, this is what I have in mind for us:


For me:

I'm not sure whether to go for a sequins shirt and tulle shirt or keep it simpler with a striped shirt and the shirt.  What do you think?  Is sequins and tulle together too much? The shoes will vary depending on which way I decide to go with the shirt.  As will the accessories.



 For E:

I ordered the dress for her yesterday on Nordstrom and I am obsessed with it.  I think she's going to look so cute in it and I like how her and I are matching, she's a big fan of matching with her mama!



For Hubby:

My husband's style is crazy simple.  He goes for comfort at all times and his idea of dressing up is a polo shirt and jeans or dress pants.  So, he'll be in a polo, jeans and his boots.  Easy... and predictable ;)


For J:

He'll be in this button down gray and white shirt that I ordered for him and jeans with casual shoes.


I wish boy clothes were more exciting, there's never anything that wows me!  But he's a handsome little guy so he'll look adorable, I'm sure.




What do you guys think of my vision for the pictures?

Family Pictures on the Brain

It's that time of year when I start thinking and planning for family pictures.  I usually wait until it gets cooler out so we don't sweat to death while we're taking pictures since I much prefer taking them outside than in an indoor studio.  I love how the pictures catch you in the moment, rather than forced smiles; and lets face it - nothing beats sunlight!  It's been over a year since we've taken some pictures so it's time #momfail

I usually go to Pinterest for ideas for our poses (duh) here are some of my favorites!

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And because I always stress on what to wear this article is supposed to give 100 ideas on what colors to coordinate for pictures.

I always get excited to take our pictures and love putting all of the pictures we have side by side to see how our family has changed through the years.  To see some of last year's pictures click here.

Have a great Thursday!