Helloooooooooooooo FRIDAY! It's been one heck of a week. On Monday we got the call from daycare informing us that Caroline (and a few others in her class) came down with some sort of stomach bug and needed to be picked up. That night was super rough as our poor baby was up sick several times. The next morning I flew out before sunrise to Chicago (cue the mom guilt) while Matt took care of sick, fussy minis. He is truly super dad. Anyway, after a long three days, I took the last flight out of Chicago last night and arrived home super late. Soooo, you get three things today...
one // We received our Christmas session photos back from our amazing photographer this week and I am so obsessed with this picture of our minis. I have a ton of other amazing images to show you all but this picture was just too perfect to wait to share!
This year I felt so unprepared for our Christmas shoot. I prefer to stress out for a week or two about outfits, pin poses that I'm hoping will come together on picture day, etc. However, this year things were too busy to plan. So the day before our pictures Matt and I literally ran into baby Gap and pulled two matchy outfits out of the window display for Thomas and Caroline -- a dress for her and a matching plaid shirt for him. The rest of the outfits were pieced together from things already in their closets.
This year I felt so unprepared for our Christmas shoot. I prefer to stress out for a week or two about outfits, pin poses that I'm hoping will come together on picture day, etc. However, this year things were too busy to plan. So the day before our pictures Matt and I literally ran into baby Gap and pulled two matchy outfits out of the window display for Thomas and Caroline -- a dress for her and a matching plaid shirt for him. The rest of the outfits were pieced together from things already in their closets.
two // Oh, and on the way to our shoot we stopped at
Harris Teeter for a bag of mini marshmallows -- the perfect, non-messy
bribe/reward for the kiddos throughout the photo session. Highly recommend.
three // Last but definitely not least -- a spectacular giveaway!!!! Caroline and Thomas have been rocking their adorable, personalized, matchy-matchy Jennifer Ann leggings a lot recently and I cannot get over the cuteness. We can't go anywhere without receiving a handful of compliments. And not only are they too stinking cute, but the quality is leaps and bounds better than any of the other leggings in Caroline's impressive collection.
Anyway, Jennifer Ann has graciously offered to give away a custom pair of leggings to one reader! Enter below using the rafflecopter. The contest will run through Nov. 15 and the winner will be announced back here on Nov. 16. Good luck!


Oh my goodness...that photo! So perfect. And, hope Caroline is feeling better!
ReplyDeleteLove! I have wanting a pair of those leggings for my daughter!
ReplyDeleteWould love to win this adorable pants for my toddler! :)
ReplyDeleteLove those leggings! Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteThe pictures came out adorable, I cannot wait to see more! :)
ReplyDeleteThe pictures came out adorable, I cannot wait to see more! :)
ReplyDeleteOhh my gosh your babies are seriously adorable! Fingers crossed for this giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI've always admired those leggings and would love to win a pair!! Your kiddos look darling as always :)
ReplyDeleteThat photo is adorable! She has such a sweet little personality!! Love it! Hopefully the rest of you stay healthy!
ReplyDeleteThose are such sweet pictures! I am sorry it has been such a tough week and hope everyone is feeling better soon! Also, love those little leggings! They would be adorable for my daughter!
ReplyDeleteThat photo is adorable! And I love the leggings!
ReplyDeleteAdorable!!
ReplyDeleteLove the sweet photo of your kiddos and love Caroline's dress!! Would love to win a pair of leggings for my daughter:) they are adorable!
ReplyDeletePrecious children and photos! I would LOVE to win a pair of leggings for my little girl! So adorable! Crossing my fingers!
ReplyDeletePrecious pictures! Definitely taking you up in the marshmallow idea 😀
ReplyDeleteCute! Would love a pair of these leggings for my little girl.
ReplyDeleteI've had my eye on these leggings! SO cute!
ReplyDeleteSuch cute leggings! Think I will have to buy a pair for my girl! Love your pictures and love reading your blog! 😊
ReplyDeleteGOSH! I love those sweet babies! I know they're so glad to have mama back home!!!
ReplyDeleteadorable pics! and cute leggings!
ReplyDeleteWe bought the same dress for our daughter for Christmas pictures! So cute!!
ReplyDeleteLove the tip to use mini marshmallows for pics...wish I would've thought of that for our photos last week! Love the leggings!
ReplyDeleteI hope C is feeling better. Nothing worse than a sick kiddo. The leggings are adorable!
ReplyDeleteI love the tip of marshmallows for the pictures. We are taking ours this weekend and I need all the help I can get.
ReplyDeleteSuch sweet leggings! Great pictures. Your kiddos are adorable!
ReplyDeleteSuch sweet Christmas photos and the cutest leggings ever!!
ReplyDeleteI been eyeing these leggings ever since seeing your kiddos with them, they are adorable! I love to get my boys (2 year old and a 4 month old) a pair!
ReplyDeleteSuch sweet pics! I love the Jennifer Ann designs!
ReplyDeleteWe love Taylor Stading too! Would love to get my sister a pair of leggings who is pregnant with her first baby girl!
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway! We love wearing legging.
ReplyDeleteThey are the cutest. And love the leggings!
ReplyDeleteYour kids are the cutest! I just love the personalized leggings, how adorable are they.
ReplyDeleteLove the leggings and love following along with your adventures. :)
ReplyDeleteThese are so adorable! Would love to win them :) And the pictures turned out great.
ReplyDeleteThese leggings are so cute!! I have to get a pair for my little one coming in December!
ReplyDeleteI love those leggings!! The kids look perfect :)
ReplyDeleteAhh! I'd love those leggings for my twins! Your Christmas outfits are adorable! Sometimes not stressing over them makes them that much better!
ReplyDeleteThese are so cute! You can't go wrong with anything personalized.
ReplyDeleteI'm absolutely going to need a pair of leggings for my sweet Charlotte to wear when she makes her debut in January!
ReplyDeleteLove these leggings!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! Have an amazing weekend!
ReplyDeletePrecious! Perfect for my sweet guys!
ReplyDeleteLove the family photos of the minis and the leggings! I just had a baby boy 4 weeks ago and would love to win!
ReplyDeleteThey are so precious! Great idea with the marshmallows haha! Taking notes! :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to win these leggings! My sweet girl has a different name and I love personalizing anything and everything! Hello Southern mama right here!
ReplyDeleteThose leggings are adorable!
ReplyDeleteThey're the cutest!! Always love when you post pictures of them - Caroline always looks like she's scheming haha
ReplyDeleteLove the marshmallow idea!
ReplyDeleteCan't get enough of monogrammed designs!
ReplyDeleteLove monogrammed designs!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea on the marsh mellow reward! I may have to use that on Sunday when we get our taken.
ReplyDeleteMarshmallows...good idea!
ReplyDeleteLove those leggings!
ReplyDeleteI love your minis! What a beautiful family!
ReplyDeleteSo adorable! And I will def use that marshmallow trick!!
ReplyDeleteAdorable!
ReplyDeleteThese are so cute
ReplyDeleteThose leggings are the cutest!
ReplyDeleteThe Christmas pictures are so sweet! I definitely think you have your hands full trying to plan with those two cuties!! Good thing they are just naturally cute. ;) Were you staying at the Sheraton in Chicago?? It looked like my view from a couple weeks ago. ;)
ReplyDeleteYour Christmas pics are super cute!
ReplyDeleteHow sweet are the babies! I love the leggings
ReplyDeleteok those leggings are too much! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a greatness holiday card pic!
ReplyDeleteI've been admiring these leggings ever since I saw your kiddos wearing them!
ReplyDeleteI having all the heart eyes over these adorable leggings!!
ReplyDeleteIf I need anything for baby girl page, it's those leggings or a blanket! So stinking cute! And carolines wave.. I just can't! They're perfect pics :)
ReplyDeleteThose pictures are great. I can't wait to see more!
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures! Love the leggings :) So cute!
ReplyDeleteThose leggings are so cute! I have a Caroline and I think she needs a pair of her own.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea with the marshmallows! You always have such great ideas!
ReplyDeleteLove these! Your kids are too cute :)
ReplyDeleteLove the leggings!
ReplyDeleteYour babies are adorable. I am the same way about Christmas photos. Last year we just winged it and guess what - they ended up being my all time favorite.
ReplyDeleteWould love a pair of the leggings for my toddler! My email is match.brooke@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteWe love her leggings and her personalized blankets make the best baby gifts!!!
ReplyDeletethese leggings would be so fun! Hope the babies are feeling better!
ReplyDeleteI would love to have these leggings for my son!
ReplyDeleteCUTE!!!
ReplyDeleteSo adorable
ReplyDeleteSo adorable! Love it all!
ReplyDeleteYou always get the best pics of your kiddos!!
ReplyDeleteBaby Gap display for the win!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute leggings!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis would be a perfect gift for my niece and her new baby, Maddox!
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Oh my goodness, definitely keeping the marshmallows trick idea for the future!
ReplyDeleteLove these leggings! My sweet Lily would look precious in them!
ReplyDeleteYour minis are adorable!
ReplyDeleteYour Christmas pictures are adorable!
ReplyDeleteAnd so are the leggings :)
I've been eyeing those leggings since I saw them in one of your posts a few weeks bag (maybe IG???). Anyway...love love love!
ReplyDeleteAw those leggings are precious!I'm expecting my first daughter in February and those would be perfect:)
ReplyDeleteYour family is the cutest!
ReplyDeleteI just LOVE your Christmas card outfits - well done friend! We also love JAS leggings... Maybe I should enter for Baby #3 x
ReplyDeleteSuper cute leggings and beautiful Christmas card pics! Love the marshmallow idea!
ReplyDeleteYour Christmas photo teasers are so adorable!! Can't wait to see the rest!
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