family pictures 2014

All credit goes to our fabulous photographer.

The family.  This picture was the very last one to be taken that day and it so perfectly captures all our personalities.  It is also scary how much Alex is a reflection of me and how much Jakob is a reflection of Kara.  This picture was worth the entire day of chasing grumpy kids around the park.  And note - Jakob's reaction is a result of learning that he could have ice cream for lunch.

 Our life with toddlers.  Negotiations.

The boys.  This was one of the first pictures to be taken that day.  And the boys were being angels.  We quickly learned that both Jakob and Alex thought that the promise of a visit to the playground after we finished taking pictures was being translated as "If you take one picture, then we get to go the playground."  So that's why this was the best picture we got of the boys together all day.  They thought after this picture we were headed to the playground.

Alex.  The photographer got some great pictures of Alex while Kara and I were off calming down Jakob who was having a major meltdown over the delayed trip to the playground.  This is again a perfect capture of his personality.

Jakob. This picture was taken at the playground.  Pure Bliss. 

Mary