It’s always a hassle to get a family as large as mine to stay in the same space for long enough to snap a picture, but this year was so much easier than the last family photo that I shared (and I wish that was the only awkward end result we’ve had). This year was simple. We walked out the door and Spencer pushed the self-timer button. done. I love that the photos turned out more natural than we’ve had in the past because we’re comfortable as a family and the little ones didn’t have a stranger trying to get them to smile on command (which in the past often resulted in tears). The only person missing is my brother in Mexico. Miss you Robert!

We like to tease my parents that they’re going to have their hands full with three teenage girls in their old age. Really though, it will just be a party.

All the girls! My mother has a mother-daughter picture frame in the house that needed an update.