Family Pictures, Finally

We haven't had family pictures done since Neely was Reed's age.  So it was time.  I'd been hoping to have Heidi do them, and knew she'd fill up fast in the fall, so I caught her early and reserved a day in mid-October.  We ended up getting really lucky and picked the perfect weekend.  She said she did someone's pictures in the same place the weekend before and the leaves hadn't changed color yet. 

The kids did really well, considering how awkward we all are in front of the camera.  Lots of stiff poses from Paige, embarrassed faces from Cason, and cheesy fake smiles from Neely.  Then there's me, just plain old awkward.  Haha.  Heidi still got some great pictures.

 The kids all wanted to be the one to hold Reed in the pictures of all four of them.  She ended up letting them each pose for one alone with Reed.  These ended up being my favorites, because they all smiled the most naturally in these, since they were so happy and proud of their baby.  The one of Neely especially makes me happy.  I don't have many pictures of her like this.  She is either totally candid in pictures I take, of her drawing or playing or whatever, or is giving me super fake smiles. 

 Since Cason and Reed together doubled as a boys shot, she got this of the girls.

 We got some of each of them alone too.