Adventures in Taking Pictures of My Kids- Part II

On Friday, Reddic turned 6 months, and to most mommy photographers like myself that means one thing - PHOTOSHOOT! Haha! I wanted to do something special, because 6 months is kind of a big deal.  I'd wanted to do the whole "fake bed" set up since Grady was a baby. I didn't have the white comforter though, and I was too cheap to go and buy one. I just stuck to taking Grady's pictures outside.  Somewhere over the past two years though, I've discovered that I am really drawn to photos of babies indoors, more than I am of babies outdoors. I guess it just seems like more of their natural habitat to me. That is just my personal taste though. I was so over joyed when I found this comforter at my parent's house recently. I think Reddic is just starting to get old enough that I'd really like some outdoors pictures of him now though. Yay for more photoshoots! :)  Anyways most of you probably already saw this photo on facebook. Here is a little of the behind the scenes action.

*disclaimer* - I'm just speaking from my personal experiences here, not as any sort of expert on the subject.  Nor do I claim that my pictures are perfect, I just like them as a mom. :)

My pull-back shot. :) I was so proud of myself that I thought to turn my kitchen table upside-down and use it as the "headboard".

 So here's the truth. Reddic can't really sit up. Actually he has just barely started rolling over. He's just our fat and happy blob. He is close to sitting, but he usually only stays up for about 30 seconds. There was a lot of me getting him into place and hurrying as fast as I could to get my shot before he tipped over. Don't worry, he was on top of a comfy mattress and he actually thought it was quite fun to fall over. :) I got lots of pictures like these.

Just for fun, here are two more of my favorites.

For all the fun stats, Reddic has 2 teeth already. He is definitely our earliest teeth-getter. He also weighed an even 19lbs. at the doctor's office a few days before he turned 6 months. That makes him our fattest baby ever too. We love this little guy. He is just so happy all the time. He is so quick to laugh and smile. He is also has a very easy-going personality. He is so much like Luke and Grady, and yet so different at the same time.

One other thing I have learned being my kid's personal photographer, is that everytime I look at a picture of my kids that I took, I'm not just reminded of what they looked like at that particular age, I'm reminded of the great memories we made that day doing our little photoshoot together.

Okay, one more just for fun.

My little milk addict.  -and yes I just took down our Valentine's Day decorations just yesterday.

Disney Day 2

January 26th, 2012

This was our day to wear our Allen shirts. It's always a lot of fun to wear them and get all of those "so how many of you guys are there?" comments.

I have had lots of people ask me if it is worth it or if it is really hard to take kids so young to Disneyland. I would not hesitate to take them again at the ages they are now. They love it, and we just keep things a lot slower paced. People also ask me if it is hard for them to wait in line. Honestly, they have no idea that they are waiting in line. They have just as much fun playing around in line as they do riding the rides. :) I think, the older a kid gets, the harder it is for them to wait in line.

The whole gang

Nana & Papa with all the grandkids 

These corn dogs are SOOOO good! Grady actually finished off an entire one by himself.

Reddic and Carden

This was sooo fun! They have this water squirting up area in California Adventure and we all loved it. Grady was scared at first so I ran through it with him in my arms. We had a blast together, and then he finally warmed up enough to do it by himself. This was seriously one of the highlights of the trip. I had so much fun getting wet and playing with my kids!

the anticipation...

"wearing their pants like dad"

This was so funny. All the boys convinced their grandma that the Tower of Terror ride was just a scenic elevator ride with a nice view of the city.

She's 83, and she survived the Tower of Terror. :)

They were waiting in line when we saw the Phinneas and Ferb Dance Party come rolling through. They left the line and joined the party.

Luke doing the limbo

I had to walk forever around the park to find a cotton candy dealer that accepted our card, but it was so worth it for Grady.

We watched the parade in the evening twice. It was the highlight to Grady's day.

I really want this outfit. She is a pinata. How cool is that!!!