Family Photos

When Alex was our "host child" for Summer 2010 one of the things she really wanted done was have family photos taken.  She had no idea at that point that we were planning to adopt her, so it was really special for us to be able to have portraits taken at a studio with her as a family before she was even our daughter.  Unfortunately, that was really the last time we made it a point to take family photos.  Yesterday afternoon we headed off to a local park with camera and tripod in hand to capture our complete family.  Here are a few of my favorites...

Never too old to Trick or Treat!

Alex was very excited for her first Halloween. She picked out a costume that was entirely waaaayyyyyy too short, but was willing to wear shorts under it so it received my stamp of approval.  She helped paint her siblings faces.  I made a tulle skirt for under her dress to help "poof" it up a little...cause, you know, it wasn't short enough as it was.  The weather was perfect.  We were set and ready to go, but she was too embarrassed to go ring doorbells on her own as well as too embarrassed to go door to door with her siblings.  I really didn't want her to be disappointed in her first Halloween, so I ran home, put on black boots, leggings and a form fitted charcoal grey shirt and dug out a kitty cat mask and tail.  Presto bingo...Alex had a Trick or Treat partner and was no longer embarrassed.  (Me, on the other hand...)

All the kids had a great time, and I have had way too much candy over the last few days!