No-Tears Photo Shoot- Synonymous with a Unicorn Sighting

I have this need to have professional photos taken of my children. Posed photos. With a backdrop.  Maybe it's because my mom has photographic evidence of every stage of my brother and I's childhood, captured by Olan Mills on totally awesome 80's backdrops.  No matter the reason, the sense of urgency to photograph my children before they lose another tooth or grow another curl is always there.

However, I also dread these sessions. We love Portrait Innovations, but each time we are there, all of the parents have a shared look of terror on their faces. Because the kids are so unpredictable. And it all depends on them.  Usually everyone's prepared with rolls of Smarties and all kinds of bribery options for more saavy preschoolers, but most parents still leave looking as though they've just spent 10 days fighting the elements in the jungles of Belize.

Thankfully, this photo shoot wasn't too painful.  No one cried. No one puked. No one scratched anyone (a real concern with my super-fair Nordic princesses- any teeny scratch looks like an angry, bright red injury instantly).  No one pooped their pants. So all-in-all, things were good.

We took these pictures about a month ago, and I just hadn't posted them yet. The weather was much warmer then, as you can see, so I'm happy to post them on a chilly Fall day like this.

After we took them, I realized that we look like a dressed-up fan club for our favorite team, the Seahawks...our blues and greens scream Seahawk pride. :)