up's and downs of pictures

My babies as you can see are not really babies anymore and I'm having a hard time accepting that fact. I keep staring at these pictures and I am at awe that these two little beautiful souls were created by Thomas and I. It amazing me daily how fast time goes. Truly. Tristen is SIX. wha?! how did that happen? and who was I before these sensitive adoring little boys graced me with there presents?! and what the hell did I do with all that free time?
Anyway~
Here are a few of my favorites at the session with "My Photographer"
Tristen often has a "staged" smile. He smiles but it's the most forced smile you have ever seen. His top lip goes over his teeth completely and he looks so annoyed. It's pretty funny actually. But these chicks cracked my kids up. She was great at getting them while they laughed.

real bunny too!


I love this one.


You can tell Tristen was laughing in these. And Tanner was awesome. He's kinda shy sometimes till he gets used to you but he was great with his big brother there to help. They are both so yummy.

***This is just a statement that I feel like I should also note. These are really great pictures and I'm so glad in the long run that we do them. BUT, thats right a BIG but the whole procedure of "getting" them done is pretty much a whole day event. and it blow. We were there for 2 1/2 ~ 3 hours and it felt like I just worked a double waitressing on my feet all day. We waited for 50 minutes before they even asked us what was up and took us in the picture room. And waiting for that long in his family is not good. Both boys could not sit still no matter what we did- there had to be 8 other kids there waiting doing the same things my kids were doing. and it was KAYOS. I dont know how those people work there. I would lose my mind. And Thomas. omg you could just look at him and tell he was ready to get the hell outta dodge. And I dont understand why they make you pick all the pictures after they see that your so ready to get out of there. If they would of let me come back the next day and got to mess around with the pictures, I for sure would have spent more money. But in order to get the "special" I had to do it the SAME DAY. damn it.
Then I saw the pictures and saw how fricken cute the boys are and I got over it.
kinda like labor - as its happening you feel like its never gonna be over and you wonder where the end of that damn tunnel is, then you see the results and forget what hell you just went through. Then you get pregnant again and do it all over.
that's life. and what a sweet life it is.