An Unsuccessful Family Picture

I think I take more family pictures than the average mom. My kids seem to grow and change so quickly and I like having a current picture displayed in our home.
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I realized recently that the family pictures I have on our walls are all from last summer...very unlike me. Too bad I'm huge and pregnant with a round, chubby face right now. (*sigh*) Then it occurred to me that if I wait a few months to get a NEW family picture with the squishy-faced baby in it, I'll not only still have my post-baby weight, I'll also have huge bags under my eyes. And newborns seem to change every week, so the picture would never really be "current" of him until he's about 6 months old. So I wait until April to get a new family picture? I think not.
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Friday night, Mike and I had a date, which usually creates a good family photo opportunity. I go all out for my man and actually shower and put on make up for our dates (I know...I'm a giver...) plus throw on something other than a tank top. But more importantly, what creates a good family photo opportunity on date nights is that my mom is here to TAKE the picture.
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The pictures didn't go well. Kaylin insisted on the cutsie head tilt in every shot...

Ryan wouldn't be serious...

Then when I finally DID get Ryan to calm down, he was trying out this new cheesy closed-mouth smile. (Thinking back, I went through this phase when I was younger, too)

There was ONE picture that was good of all of us (even though Ryan was doing his new smile) that I accidentally deleted when going through the pictures on my camera. I meant to delete the bad shot after it and hit the wrong button. Needless to say, this whole thing was a lost cause.
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But we did get this beauty. Yes, I am posting a picture of me giving myself a double chin. Who couldn't love this pretty face???