1. We took our own family Christmas pics this year. ha. We brought a tripod and a Snickers (for bribery) and I thought it would go perfectly smooth. Optimismmm!
Merry X-mas from the Walkers.
notice McKay's face.
notice McKay's face.
2. I have a new goal- to not be on my computer or watch TV (very much) in front of Jax. It's amazing how fast babies pick up on things. The other day, we were sitting on the couch and Jax picked up the remote, pointed it towards the TV and started whining. And I just thought-no. please no. He can't be one of those kids. And whenever I get that worried feeling, I turn off anything electronic, sit next to him and try to play or read, or do something- but a full hour of playing on the floor with a baby is hard. And pre-mom I would have probably read this and judged. But it is. It's hard. Thirty minutes is hard. So, today I am planning on asking Google "activities for boys who are 18 months," and I'll see what she comes up with (or he?)
3. This weekend I had to stay home alone because McKay was on a campout with the scouts again. Can I just say it should be against the law for wives to have to stay home alone? It's so scary. So to ease my discomfort I made myself an entire pan of brownies and I watched Jersey Shore for the first time. Omgsh. I don't get it. So then I watched Friends. But I ate almost the entire pan of brownies! So sad. And happy. There's something about being completely alone in a room with brownies and your TV. I know, it's sad that I just said that.
4. I was going to do the 1, 2, 3 yesterday- actually, I was thinking about it and I really wanted to. But I'm not even kidding...my house was more disgusting than it has ever been. And we had no food. So I did my wife/mother duties and I grocery shopped and cleaned. Allllll dayyyy longgg.
Anddddd Jax is awake...
Awe they are still cute!! :)
ReplyDeleteHaha! They are super cute! It'll be super fun to look back at these pictures a few years down the road. :)
ReplyDeleteThe pictures still turned out great! :)
ReplyDeleteOh, gosh... those pics are priceless. You had to have at least one winner?!! It reminds me of trying to take pictures with my puppies last year. The outtakes were hilarious!! In the final pic, my husband had the one pup in a head lock and the other pup had a big ole bone in his mouth... lol! I've yet to brave the Christmas photo this year... I think we're aiming for a New Year's card. ;)
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh…they're so cute. i hope you send that last one out. haha! i want a christmas card from you! : ) the setting & the fog are so cute…and i love, love your dress. is it madewell? i think it's the one i had my eye on a month or two ago.
ReplyDeletewe've been taking self-portraits for a few years now…and man, it's tough sometimes. but i always love how at least a few of them turn out…and then i always treasure the outtakes too. plus, it's fun to look at the photos and feel some sort of authorship to them!
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on that last one, it looks like your baby is crying for help! 'help, i don't want to take pictures!' they are too funny, but awesome. and your dress is so pretty! love polka dots.
ReplyDeletei totally hate when my husband goes out of town. i swear i sleep with all the lights on and have all the kids in my room. couches in front of the door and gun loaded. just kidding about the gun. maybe. hahaha.
The pictures are to cute!!! As a mom I know how hard it is! It gets easier tho when they get a little older, now my little girl can help a lot with what I do and the toys get a little more fun!
ReplyDeletethe pictures look great, in spite of the tripod and candy obstacles!! I don't blame you, eating a whole pan of brownies and watching tv has got to be one of the most relaxing and theraputic things ever.
ReplyDeleteThey are so cute! Do you guys use a remote for them or is there that crazy mad scramble to get back to your seat? And brownies, yummmmm
ReplyDeletewe did the tripod family pic for our Christmas card last year. in 10 degree weather no less. we did find at least one keeper. i bet you did too! ;)
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness I absolutely loooove the last photo. How cute and funny! Jax face is adorable!
ReplyDeleteThose photos are priceless! They turned out great! :)
ReplyDeleteAs for the playing and interacting instead of plopping the little one in front of a TV...I sooo get that! James is into EVERYTHING these days! It is straight up exhausting. Let me know if you find some good 18 month boy activities...I'd love to hear 'em!
Good effort with Christmas photos! That would not be an easy thing to do, and they turned out cute!
ReplyDeleteI need to get out of the same habits-sometimes it's just so easy to have them watch a cartoon so you can have a quiet breakfast and coffee. I try to limit it to just that one time a day!
These are hilarious! That last photo is adorable, and Jax's face is just priceless :)
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Awww your family pictures came out so beautiful, yore such a lovely bunch! I like how you've coordinated outfits. Jax is so adorable! You're so right, I believe kids pick up things far too quickly, especially from multimedia sources.
ReplyDeletethe last one is so funny!!!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, the photos! YES! Love them all. Seriously. So, which did you choose?? :)
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Oh man I totally hear you!! I try so hard to just say TV is off except a little bit here and there! I try to do my electronic stuff while they are sleeping. I am lucky we get three hour naps! It gets better though don't worry!! Now that I have two and a nice little backyard I am starting to see the light. Don't get down too hard on yourself though!! Mommas need their time too!! And I have a hubby in scouts as well! We have moved five times since being married and he gets called to scouts every. Single. Time. I am officially a part time widow! But I am glad he gets to be part of such a great organization. So maybe next time we can just eat a pan of brownies together? At least we could split the calories!! And I love your pics!! You guys are a beautiful family!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the pictures! You are such a cutie! I love jax hairdo, totally trending!
ReplyDeleteThose pictures are adorable! I love the chair in the field and your little man in a suit! And here did you get your dress? so cute.
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DeleteHere is a great link for activities - catergorized by age! http://handsonaswegrow.com/category/activities/ and I just posted one of my own a few weeks ago! The Magic Drawer! http://lmrphotographyphotos.blogspot.com/2012/11/magic-drawer.html
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Lindsy! :)
DeleteI love how real you are!!!
ReplyDeleteI was cracking up looking at these! He's so cute! Beautiful family.
ReplyDeletePlease tell me that you're using that last photo on your Christmas card -- priceless! And y'all are so lovely.
ReplyDeleteAs for activities, Maile is also 18 months old. I subscribe to Productive Parenting's daily email. (productiveparenting.com) You just fill out a quick little ditty with your wee one's birthday, and you get a new, age appropriate activity emailed to you daily! The emails are generated at, like, 3 AM, so they're pretty much guaranteed to be waiting for you by the time you wake. ;)
I love these photos. your hair and outfit are so pretty! I was thinking of something similar for my family's Christmas picture. :)
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I love that chair. And your hair. And Jax's expression in the last photo.
ReplyDeleteEverytime I'm home alone, the dog starts freaking out at the littlest noises, and makes me freak out and then I end up with all the doors and windows locked hiding under the blankets hahah it's SCARY!
that is the most cutest bunch of family photos ! so cute! thanks for sharing that with us hun =)
ReplyDeletelove the NANA girls xoxo
brownies make everything better!
ReplyDeleteGIRL I KNOW.
I'm home alone all of the time. In a house, by myself, backed up some woods...creepy much?!
And those Christmas pictures:
#1 your outfit is BEAUTIFUL
#2...the faces...i'm dying, hilarious!
Haha - I actually love all those pictures, they're so cute!! Especially that last one, I would totally put that on a Christmas card...LOL.
ReplyDeleteJersey Shore...that show is one big fat "WHAT IN THE WORLD!?" Makes ya sad for society...like Katy Perry. ;)
Those pictures are so cute and your little guy is adorable. I know how you feel my hubby travels for work every wk and in the beginning it was something to get used and now its normal even though my daughter gets very sad. I did the same thing yesterday cleaned and did the groceries oh and its hard to play for an hour with your kid!!
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Every single one of them are perfect! If you're a mom you know what it's like to try to get a child to take a photo... AND stay clean! So any of the photos would make any mom smile :)
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
I know how you feel about the staying home alone thing! I recruited my sis-in-law to come spend the night with me because Chris is going out of town! Wife = scardy cat when home alone.
ReplyDeleteyou are hilarious too! i think a pan of brownies and jersey shore sound incredible. actually, it's embarassing, but i've been addicted to real housewives recently. and i don't get jersey shore either but it makes me laugh.
ReplyDeleteyah, we tried that whole tripod thingy one year and paid my oldest son finn $1 to run back and forth to snap the pictures. it was impossible. never again!
ReplyDeletebeautiful scenery and such a cute family!
These are so funny! The ones where he's trying to squirm away are priceless :)
ReplyDeletep.s. thanks for your sweet comment on my blog! I just splurged on a Canon 7D with a 50mm f/1.4 lens and I love it!
oh dear those pictures made me laugh. pure hilarity. but that's how most family pictures go. my poor mother...she's a photographer and yeah it takes forever to get one good shot. just one. haha
ReplyDeleteYour hair is getting so long and I love your dress!! The pictures are priceless. Jax is so funny! You are such a good mom!
ReplyDeleteThese picks are adorable! So perfect and unperfect all in one!
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Love your goal with tv/pc. Those pictures- So great! Your family is so darling.
ReplyDeleteThose family pictures are just darling!! I love it! It really shows the way your family is now, even if it's not a perfectly posed picture, but I say send them out! It's authentic!! Also- if you're home alone, you are definitely allowed to eat a tray of brownies. No judgement.
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