O Baby!: Family of Four Photos

I ADORE family photos, but I am awful at actually scheduling them and getting them taken. (After all, it's been a year and a half since our last session...gulp!) But now that our family of four is complete, I am making a point to schedule family pics on the regular. Every fall in time for Christmas cards and then maybe a mini session each spring to document the kiddos birthdays. There. I wrote it down, so now I have to stick with it - right?!?

Anywho, my sweet friend Amanda (aka the momma behind Momma's Gonna SNAP Photography) is an amazing photographer, and I became a HUGE fan of hers after our Houston Moms Blog photo shoot this summer. So I was ecstatic when she had a spot open up in her crazy holiday schedule for an extended family session with me and my bro's fam. After hours upon hours of shopping and coordinating outfits, and haircuts for the boys, and a spray tan for me...it started pouring the day we were scheduled to shoot. But by the grace of God, it cleared up literally about 30 minutes before the time we were supposed to meet. When we finally made it out to the nature preserve, it was soaking wet and about 179% humidity. My hair instantly frizzed up, and I desperately tried to not let the kids turn into mudbugs. And some how...some way...Amanda managed to get these GORGEOUS shots.