Our family
Monday, May 8, 2006
It’s difficult to get a picture of your family when there are little ones. Then add in a timer and a rigged tripod. Whew. This is the best I could do. (In case you’re inclined to compare this latest picture with the one on my “About” page, I’d like to note that I do own more than one shirt.) Here we are.
I’m guessing we won’t make the front cover of a magazine. We’re regular folks. We eat frozen waffles from a box, and in this picture, it looks like our kids are having fun. But I didn’t say that out loud. I love Front-Cover-Families, just so you know. Honest.
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what a great looking family! you should see our christmas card bloopers. all i can say is thank goodness for digital. before the delete button on a camera i felt obligated to keep all those goofy shots.
Comment by melissa (May 8, 2006 @ 6:32 pm )
Very, very cute kids. And, I don’t believe you about the shirt.
Comment by Holly (May 8, 2006 @ 7:50 pm )
Cute picture Amy. As soon as I saw the pic, I knew you’d have something witty to say about the shirt. Must be your favorite!
Smiles~ Angela
Comment by Angela (May 8, 2006 @ 8:19 pm )
*Gasp* FROZEN WAFFLES! The box is more nutritious than the waffles. How do I know? Ask my toddler. Everybody else got sick from eating the waffles. My toddler didn’t touch them and she stayed healthy.
Lovely pic. You have a beautiful family.
Comment by Anonymous (May 8, 2006 @ 8:21 pm )
You can’t be front-cover-family material without at least three violins and maybe a harp or two. Oh, and your clothes can’t be storebought either. However, your waffles can be frozen if they are homemade from freshly milled flour.
Those children are just precious. Thanks for sharing the pictures with us.
Comment by Jo in Orlando (May 8, 2006 @ 9:47 pm )
What a great family picture! And I love the one with your children on the floor, too!
Stacy
ps- I did actually notice the shirt. (me thinking: “Was that the same shirt…”) and had to laugh when you commented on it! You are less shallow than me because the second I would have noticed the same-shirt-scenario, I would have had the entire family rushing back out for picture re-takes!
Comment by reforming mama (May 8, 2006 @ 11:14 pm )
Amy,
So there you are with five children! What a sweet picture! And almost everybody actually looking at the camera and their hair looks combed and their clothes look clean… hey, you tryin’ to make me look bad?
Comment by Amy Howard (May 8, 2006 @ 11:58 pm )
The fact that you were so together that you could pose for a family picture at nine weeks postpartum is astounding to me! I don’t think I have everybody’s hair brushed at the same time for at least three months
Comment by emily gunn (May 9, 2006 @ 12:32 am )
Amy, Totally impressed that you got your whole family in a nice photo. We tried back in December with just our three kids and it was a nightmare!
Loved the picture of the kids looking up at the camara. Great shot!
Comment by Amanda (May 9, 2006 @ 2:38 am )
Great picture! When we got the pictures back that we had taken at the hospital for baby #4– I got to noticing that my husband’s shirt looked awfully familiar. I went back through old photo albums and realized that he had worn the yellow golf shirt with the navy blue stripes for the births of babies #3 AND #2. I started laughing my head off. I knew it wasn’t a conscious decision. My water always breaks in the middle of the night and my husband is always in a mental fog, fumbling for his contact case and the keys.
For some reason, that shirt was nowhere to be found when baby #5 came along…
Comment by Michelle- This One's For the Girls (May 9, 2006 @ 7:11 am )
Very nice. Are you going to share the secret for getting better than 50% of the kids to look directly at the camera? We still haven’t figured that one out.
We invariably have 2 or 3 looking at the baby, trying to get *her* to look at the camera, while somebody else is watching butterflies or really cool clouds…
BTW, I love your front door. It looks almost exactly like ours.
Comment by KimC (May 9, 2006 @ 7:31 am )
Amy, What a lovely picture!
We eat frozen waffles by the ton…not homemade!
Comment by Diane (May 9, 2006 @ 9:23 am )
Nice picture!!My sister has 2 boys that are 10 months apart,They had kindergarten pictures taken one year apart in the same shirts.Guess my sister liked the shirt because she didn’t know until we received the pictures and made a comment that Jimmy was wearing the same shirt from Danny’s picture from last year.OOPS!!
Comment by Tammy (May 9, 2006 @ 9:31 am )
What a handsome family! I love reading your blog. So funny, witty, down-to-earth, and R.E.A.L.
Take care.
Dana in GA
Comment by Dana (May 9, 2006 @ 12:19 pm )
Loved the pictures, You are very blessed! I can’t believe you eat frozen waffles…for some reason I thought you’d be someone that would make everything homemade and very healthy.
Comment by Wendy (May 9, 2006 @ 12:48 pm )
Cute cute. Just in case you ever need a good photo. Here’s a tip…put pennies under your childrens hands where you want their hands placed. Then tell them there job is not to let the penny drop. It has worked for us every time we’ve tried it. I learned it from a photographer years ago.
Comment by Spunky (May 9, 2006 @ 3:36 pm )
That’s how we do family pictures too.
We usually just balance our digital camera on something, set the timer, then we all run to our spots and stay still and smile… This is how we took our family picture that is at the top of my blog.
I’m wanting to take a new family picture, as the kids have really grown, but I’m making myself wait until after this sweet baby gets here….
Comment by Candy (May 9, 2006 @ 5:14 pm )
*Gasp* FROZEN WAFFLES! The box is more nutritious than the waffles. How do I know? Ask my toddler. Everybody else got sick from eating the waffles. My toddler didn’t touch them and she stayed healthy.
Lovely pic. You have a beautiful family.
Sorry for some reason I posted as anon. Ooops. There ya have it words from the milkmaid. I have some good waffle recipes…homemade…not artificial I can e them to you. You can whip up a batch in advance and freeze them for the same effect, but they will be healthier. I haven’t used the recipe in a while because we are now on a pop tart feddish….just kidding. We actually made our own cream of wheat from wheat I ground up the other day. I added that healthy carob powder. The children took a bite or two and the rest went to the pigs. So, we are back to cornflakes. *Sigh*
Comment by KSMilkmaid (May 9, 2006 @ 7:00 pm )
Thanks for sharing a shot of your family with us–even if it is imperfect. It’s so fun to see them growing up. Happy Birthday to your son too!
Jeanne
Comment by At A Hen's Pace (May 10, 2006 @ 2:00 am )
I just love baby “frog legs!” My son doesn’t do that too much unless he has gas. He likes to stick his legs straight out and flare his toes.
Thanks for sharing the too cute pictures!
Comment by ladyscott (May 10, 2006 @ 7:38 pm )
Frozen waffles are no problem, but if you serve them on paper plates–horrors!! We actually keep the paper plate companies in business. We serve Dad’s homemade ones on paper plates because he sometimes takes the time for this special treat. Just get them fed, clean, and loved. We can work on the details later. Thanks for the encouragement, Amy. God bless.
Comment by Heather (May 11, 2006 @ 9:17 am )