Last Thursday we had our family photos taken. Whew! What a chore it is! I really hate getting family photos. It is just too stressful to figure out what to wear and making the kids smile and be happy, now that is whole other story! A girl in our ward did the photos (Maren Sijbrich Photography). She is awesome. She met us downtown. We just walked around and had some fun. She was so patient with my kids. We bribed the kids days in advance to smile. If they were good and smiled a lot, we told them we would buy them a surprise. With both Robert and I continuously reminding them that there was a prize in store for good behavior, they actually did quite well. So, the next day Robert took the kids to get their prize. No surprise to me, Avery picked out another stick horse. Owen chose a ball and bat, and Payton got fake nails! I am just glad the photo shoot is done for another year. That's right, once a year is all I can handle! You can check out all the photos at Maren's website. If you live in the Boise area, I would recommend her in a heart beat. She is very reasonable (cheaper than any of our stops at Kiddie Kandids!) She also gives you the entire cd of your shots and you can print what you want. So, here's her site.....http://www.marensijbrich.com/
