Get in the picture

I read something about how when you look at a families pictures you rarely see the mom in any of them.  That is because she is usually the one taking the picture or she doesn't want to be in the picture because she may not look her best.  It talked about how it's important to document your time with your kids and save visual memories of your love for them.  It is so true.  I am very rarely in pictures.  Jeff isn't even in very many of them.  We just take pictures of our kids...and who can help us...they are so cute.  But I thought it was a great point that when they get older they will want to see their parents in pictures with them and see us being happy and loving them.  So, I'm trying to give the kids the camera more often and let them take pictures of every day life.  Sometimes I end up with a lot of pictures of the floor or people's feet (when Jacob gets the camera), but it's been fun to have more candid shots of me with the kids. 

A lot of Jeff's pictures with the kids are like this.  They are good at putting
each other to sleep.

Absolutely LOVE this picture.

Doing reading homework

I wanted an individual picture of me with each child.  I don't look great in these, but who cares, they will know I love them. :)