Oh My Word - not everything turns out perfectly. It just doesn't happen...and this is just life, REAL LIFE. The littlest man in this family just did not want anything to do with me or getting his picture taken. It just wasn't what he wanted to do this day, and sometimes, that's just the way it goes. It's never my favorite session as a photographer because I feel horrible that we didn't get that "cookie cutter" photograph that is needed for the Christmas card. But, as a mom of 3, I get that some times the kids just don't want to be there. And thankfully, his mom understood that too. That he's a little kid and no amount of bribing was going to change how he felt about their photo session or me! And although I know these aren't the exact type of pictures that you hope for when you schedule a photo session...to me...they are real. SO real. Real life. The reality of what can happen when you are trying to raise three kids. They aren't always all in a good mood. They don't always do what you ask them to do. They are their own people and sometimes, they chose what THEY want to do.
And even though these aren't the "cookie-cutter" pictures you necessarily dream of, these are some of my all-time favorites from my mini-sessions. Especially this first picture. Now this is REAL LIFE!
