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Jul. 21, 2008
The Hardest Thing About Having Six Children....
Wait. Six!? That sounds like so many! I guess it is to some people's standards. If you'd have told me 15 years ago that I'd have 6 children right now, I wouldn't have believed you. That wasn't the original plan. But as I've learned quite well over the years, God's plans trump ours each and every time. And it's amazing how much God can change our hearts as we grow and mature. Of course I wouldn't have believed you if you'd have told me I'd be a homeschooling mother either...
Anyway. I was certain that Julianna would arrive before the 4th of July. So certain was I that I had purchased coordinating 4th of July outfits for the children to wear, including an outfit for Julianna. Little did I know that I'd be giving birth to her that morning and the evening of the 4th would be spent in the hospital (with an awesome view of the city's fireworks display, might I add). So I set their 4th of July outfits aside and waited for a free day to take their pics- I wanted a coordinated-outfits sibling picture.
Okay, anyway. So. The hardest thing about having six children? Easy. Trying to take a picture of all 6 children. Hands down. I probably took 30+ shots of the whole group and I only cared for one. And I only "cared for" that one because after looking through 30+ shots of Josiah sucking his thumb or looking mopey or _____'s eyes closed or _______ (fill in the blank), I didn't feel like trying again. (ever?) So I just settled for the one halfway decent picture. Oh well. Up until today, I did not have ONE single picture of all of my children together. Now I do.
And this is how I felt when we were done:
So here it is. I know Josiah's got a funny look on his face and that he isn't even looking my way and he's got his Napolean look going on (he likes to suck his thumb & stick his other hand in his shirt/under his arm! LOL!), but at least his thumb isn't in his mouth & he's not looking down at the ground like he was in several of the other shots. Right? And Julianna's eyes are closed, but at least she's not crying. Can you even see her? Is she camouflaged into Gracie's dress? The bow. Follow the bow. The bow will help you navigate to her location. :) My babies. It amazes me sometimes that I gave birth to such a crowd. LOL!
Here are the two big sisters by themselves:
And with their new (temporarily grumpy) baby sister:
And my boys. So cool that the "teams" are even now. :)
Please excuse my ramblings- major brain fog has taken over here. Over and out. |
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