My parents had our pictures taken professional every 6 months until we went to kindergarten. I love that I have so many great pictures from when I was little. Now cameras have gotten so great and since we don't use film I can take hundreds of pics to make sure I get one that I like of Addison. I don't know if we'll take Addison every 6 months to have her picture taken, however, it was still really important to me to get Addison's picture taken when she was new. And I do think that we'll go at least once a year if it is affordable. But there's the rub - I was appalled how pricey it is to have pictures taken and be able to have a digital copy to keep...But after a lot of research I found the perfect solution for our family.
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costco prints,
shutterfly, whatever!). They have a trendy room in their studio and a spot for a more classic look they are punctual and really made sure that we were satisfied. If you want them to print pics for you it's only $4 a sheet (1 8x10, 2 5x7, 3 4x6 etc). Having printed all our pics at Costco to own a full set - it was definitely worth having some printed nicely by them for framing because the quality was better. If you want to check it out ask me for more info (plus I get $10 for referring you...just
sayin').
Anyway, I am side-tracked. I wanted nice pictures of Miss Addison so that we could do birth announcements. So when she was 8 days old we packed her up for her very first outing and went to have her picture taken. Call us crazy - but they were wonderful! I did manage to mail some of the announcements and I got some thank you cards written...but since my initial gusto I have lost my steam.
I never posted her newborn pics or her announcement on the blog because I kept meaning to send them out and didn't want to spoil the surprise. But, since they are a little out-dated and I just had Christmas cards done I thought I would post the pics now for you to enjoy...some of you will still be getting your birth announcements (they just might be included with your Christmas card).
She was more interested in watching the camera than in watching the momentous event of hanging her first ornament. :)
Here is her first ornament.
For reminiscing sake...here is the first ornament I received. 
Merry Christmas, we hope you all enjoy your family traditions and make new ones each year.
By the time she finally got to see Santa it was past her bedtime and she didn't really care.
She was too tired to give us a good smile so this is the closest we got.
It's a good thing that Addison went before her friend Sam because he thought it was really traumatic. 
Next year, Addison will be just a little older than Sam is this year. We are looking forward to having some great pictures to share!
Look at me dad - I'm doing it!
I ate the whole bowl full. And then I felt sick. My tummy hurt so badly and I cried and screamed and wouldn't sleep. It was like that for two days. 
My mom gave me multi-grain cereal that a friend had given her and I didn't like it...it was just too hard to digest. My mom went to the store earlier this week and bought plain rice cereal and I am still eating the whole bowl full and it's not hurting my tummy. I love dinner time with mom - it's so fun!
My dad gets home about the time I finish eating and he plays with me. I have been riding around on his shoulders lately and it is so fun. I don't know what I'm going to hold onto when he gets his hair cut...
But then he stuck that fun plastic thing in my mouth. I forgot how fussy I was and was reminded how much I love that clear plastic air-filled yummy thing. So I decided it would be easier to comply and just get it over with.
And then I realized that I actually love the camera. My mom's been using it almost everyday since I was born and I have become accustomed to the bright light that shines and the incessant requests for me to smile or do something else for her. I kind of like it...I think.
So I caved. The doctor told me that I'm getting skinny. My parents kind of wondered who he was talking about...but I am slimming down...I moved from the 90th percentile into the 75th. I weigh 14 pounds 11 ounces and am 25 inches long. In case you've forgotten, I'm still as cute as ever!
Love these girls! It is such a wonderful way to start the week.
