November 10, 2010

"just one shot for christmas cards....please?"

these are my kids
and
just like every year
about this time

i remind them i need photos of them for christmas cards
i used to have to beg
but now
i think they kind of like it
because
i think they have finally figured out how beautiful they are
inside and out
and
how their goofiness
is what keeps me breathing
*

49 comments:

  1. Well they are great looking kids - I need to have my own picture taken!

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  2. >>and how their goofiness is what keeps me breathing.

    As a mom too, I say Amen to that!

    Your kids *are cute* and they look like they're sweet kids, too. And those dimples!! I want some!

    I think they appreciate the gorgeous photography their mom creates with and for them. Isn't it nice when they reach this age?!

    Sharon

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  3. they are and they are
    and you are so right.

    just wow beth.

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  4. they truly are ... beautiful work all the way around

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  5. Wonderful shots!!! I love your daughter's dimples...wonder where she gets them from...;)

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  6. Adore the inside and out shot and the last so typical sibling shot.

    Just wonderful.

    Suzan

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  7. Your children are as gorgeous as they may be goofy!...and your photos are simply wonderful! Each time I try to get a shot of my two girls together...or my two grandchildren...one will look goofy while the other is serious...It seems impossible for me to get a shot of two siblings together that is as perfect as yours come out!

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  8. Beautiful, beautiful beautiful...just like the mama !

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  9. Beautiful children, Beth. Love these fun shots... it's always SUCH A CHORE, the Christmas card... but I force it on them. Maybe this year.. THIS year.. will be better?

    *sigh* Love "the Hand".

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  10. Wow great shots, looks like it was a fun photo shoot.

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  11. The pictures are fantastic!

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  12. I am always reading and continue to be inspired, even though I am not always here in the comments... these are beautiful photos of two beautiful young adults, who obviously get there playfulness from their mom!

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  13. I am smiling from ear to ear.
    Your children are beautiful.

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  14. I love these photos - especially the "goofy" ones.

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  15. Fabulous. Nice to "meet" you in this way. I come by way of my friend, deb @ Talk at the Table. (P.S. I love the name of your blog...)

    Waving hello,
    - Jennifer

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  16. you got so many....and they are gorgeous. :) i know momma is very pleased

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  17. So wonderful that they go with it for mom - they will appreciate that so much when they get even older ;)

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  18. Oh Beth!!!!! LOVE these photos! Your darlings are indeed beautiful! Don't you just love it when your kids "play" together? At any age?! The love just shines through! xo ♥

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  19. they are beautiful, their smiles make me think of their moms wonderful smile. your family is beautiful. hugs

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  20. beth so amazing ..they look very wonderful and so natural..your kids must live close by ..lucky you!!

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  21. Such a sweet post. Your kids are indeed gorgeous.

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  22. Simply gorgeous. But then look at their parents! I think this must have been a special day for you -- I know it would have been for me!

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  23. Just look at those smiles and dimples...great looking kids. :)

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  24. Their spirits practically
    LEAP off the page!
    What wonderful souls
    and,altogether gorgeous!
    Not too shabby, Mom:)
    -Jennifer

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  25. Love, love seeing your two. I can see you in your daughter's eyes.

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  26. Wonderful photos, wonderful words. Thanks!

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  27. love those smiles. i see you in there.

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  28. Just beautiful. I love how they interact with eac other, you can see the love they have for each other in those shots, just great.
    You should be a proud mom....forget that, I can see you are.

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  29. beth these are simply wonderful!

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  30. Beautiful kids and fabulous photos!! Gorgeous!
    Hugs
    SueAnn

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  31. Your kids are gorgeous! Love these shots. Love that you embrace the randomness. Posed is good. Being themselves, great!

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  32. they are so beautiful...so much like you...goofy and all. How will you ever choose for your card? Thanks for sharing your breath with us....sweet sweetness!

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  33. I love the photos. Your kids are beautiful! Hey, I recognize that building, or a building very similar.

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  34. GREAT idea!
    GREAT photos!

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  35. Beth, how wonderful to see pictures of your kids! They are beautiful...and absolutely, they look so at ease in front of your camera. Hamming it up even!
    Love these photos!!!!

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  36. They look like happy young people. Must have had a good home life and good parents. Anyone we know?

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  37. I love the photo of your kids with the flare... aweseome!

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  38. They are BEAUTIFUL kids! Although I don't know them, your photographs seem to capture their personality, charm, and spirit. Those eyes, the tilt of the eyebrow at times and the twinkle that goes with it, and those smiles.... I can see how they keep you breathing.

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  39. They really are beautiful and I know what you mean about the breathing thing! I'm just home from the hospital ( my post today was a poem about hospitals which I'm sending on to the nurses - I hope it will make them laugh ). I'm still not up to par and, of course, for thirty days, I'm on this horrible restrictive diet
    ( no Thanksgiving indulgences for me! ).

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  40. i can tell just by seeing these photos that they would be charming and fun to be around - beautiful young adults. great photos.

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  41. Oh Beth, you've got the most wonderful couple of kiddo's and what a way to show them off...thanks for letting me have a peek at the love of your life.
    Great shots of them too they have fun I can tell.
    Hugs D

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  42. It's okay to be goofy at any age, just not with your shirt up and tummy showing after age 50. HA!

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  43. Wow, I don't even have words......these are just *too* great.

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  44. Fabulous shots, you're family is beautiful.

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  45. omgoodness!! they are gorgeous. love love these.
    stunning!

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  46. LOVE these!! I can SO see you in your daughter. I am dying over her dimple, too.

    They are both beautiful. I love that they can see it.

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  47. brothers and sisters, oh my! Lovely, lovely photos.

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**I love reading the comments you leave, as they make me feel like we're sitting in my kitchen, having a cup of tea, discussing life and wondering where all the time has gone ...beth