Shoot

For the girl's birthday photos I had a brilliant concept. I found out I could get a bunch of 3' balloons from a nearby party supply store. Imagine two tiny girls with oversized balloons... could it get more festive? Well, the balloons didn't fit into the car so I had to hang them outside the door and hold on to the strings for dear life. We weren't even 1/2 mile down the road when they had all blown free. I was SO sad! The photos turned out well regardless, but I'm determined to make it happen for a future photo shoot. Stay tuned for that one. Ireland was in a giddy mood right up until we got to the studio. Then she cried and fussed pretty much the entire time. I was amazed the photographer got any good shots at all. Liesel on the other hand is getting more and more comfortable in front of a camera. She was a pro and we got a lot of good pictures of her. The laughing ones don't show off all her features, but they make me smile. I couldn't help but go for another ultra girly wardrobe. In my defense, I did think about plain t-shirt and jeans... but this seemed so much more fun. Especially with huge balloons *sniff* This studio encourages multiple wardrobe changes so I thought we'd pull out our BYU gear and get a family picture. In Brent's efforts to hang on to Liesel, he inadvertently covered half his face in every shot. This is the best one and I love how the girls are looking at each other, sharing their confusion about these crazy parents of theirs. We got a more traditional photo but I like the fun ones. It shows our personalities much better! I'm thinking about framing this and hanging it near the desk where our diplomas reside.