Family portraits... LOTS of pictures!

Once a year I steel my nerves and attempt to take family portraits of my own family. In most of our pictures I set up the tripod and self timer and looked ridiculous running back and forth before giving up in a heap of exhaustion. This year my lovely mother helped me out by being a "living tripod" I set up the camera and the shot, told her what I wanted and then let her click away as I tried to get my family to pose like I wanted them to. This year It worked pretty well. We got several great shots, lots of personality shots and tons of pictures that I just love. I want to share, but be warned, there are almost 30 pictures contained in this post!

Family shots
This is my very favorite


others I like









I love this one too




The two kids together





Just Ella




Just Wesley




Just the Grownups



And just so you can see what I have to deal with on picture day...