Wednesday, September 26, 2018

My baby is going to be FIVE.

FIVE.

The age Connor was when I had Noah.

The last age where he'll be wearing clothes in the Toddler section.

The last age where he can show how old he is on one hand.

My sweet baby is going to be FIVE in a few days... but he's promised me …"I'll still be small when I'm five, Mom."











Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Annual family photos complete!

I get SO excited to get our updated family photos, but, man, am I glad I am behind the camera WAY more than in front of it!  The amount of thought that has to go into clothes, shoes, haircuts, hairdo, coordinating colors without being matchy, sucking it in, stretching neck to avoid double chin laugh faces, making sure the kids are real smiling and not fake smiling....holy schmoly!

But we are done with 2018 photos! Phew!  Kids were great--no whining at all.  It's amazing what a little candy bribery will do when needed.  And Matt always does a good job of not complaining--I think he knows how much the once-a-year-family-photos mean to this mama, so he behaves! :)

Here are some of my faves…























Now onto Noah's 5th b'day pictures & gearing up for the kids' Halloween themed pictures soon.

Sunday, September 16, 2018

Big Whitaker fam 2018

Another cute boy added to the grandkid bunch for 2018!



Happy 40th Anniversary Mom & Dad!