Back in December I started thinking about making a birth announcement for the twins. I like to plan my crafts way ahead of time (I'm already stressing about Halloween costumes...) For their announcement I wanted to do something that involved Scarlett and I wanted to do something that played on the fact that they are identical twins. I came up with this crazy idea using a copy machine. Well one evening Jake and I went into Office Depot and spoke with the office manager (Jackie). She loved the idea (once she realized that I didn't want to actually photocopy my babies). So a few weeks after they were born - and while my mom, dad, and Jami were all in town - we took our caravan to the Office Depot for a photo shoot. It took lots of fruit snacks and seriously was way more stressful than I thought. Especially since everyone in the store was watching us. My mom took TONS of photos but it was hard to find one where all 3 girls weren't crying and Scarlett was pushing the green button. Oh man, there were moments when I was cursing my crazy idea - but I'm so glad we stuck with it! I think they're darling! I love my girls!
We had another photo shoot to get their head shots - using my bedspread and and ironing board to make a little backdrop. The babies weren't too happy about the whole thing - then I got the idea to put my heat pad under the blanket so they would be warm and they fell right asleep! We tried to do some that day with Scarlett but she just ran away screaming!
Before my mom left I told her I wanted to get a family picture with all of us. Family picture fail. The place we previously picked was infested with mosquitoes! By the time we realized it wouldn't work, packed everything back up, and drove all the way home - Scarlett was soooo tired and the babies were starving. As a last attempt we took a few outside our house and called it good. I think it will be awhile before we try them again. I need some time to recuperate.
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Love the family pics! I cried in the car on the way home when we tried to get ours done after #3 was born, because the other 2 kids were so awful that we didn't get anything. Now I just promise them each their very own dollar if they behave and the do ok. Not great, but still...improvement.
Loved the card - when I opened it I laughed right out loud. So clever and so funny!
Oh what a day it was trying to get a good family picture. Ha- ha-- It was so frustrating while it was happening; now it just makes me smile. Scarlett crying on the picnic table- priceless! She was so disappointed that we left the park that had the playground.
I love the sleeping baby pictures- you are always so clever when it comes to problem solving. The, what did you call them, “cheesecake cloths” you and Jami picked out really capture the softness and coziness of newborns. Their skin looks porcelain.
Can’t wait to see you all. ~xo~
I'm reading this thinking...I want a baby. These pictures are so cute. Oh, wait...I have a baby.
-Summer C.
The announcement was total genius!
So, so adorable! What a clever idea. I had no idea how horrible it was to get it done--it turned out so beautifully! You're a real trooper.
I do really like the picnic table family photo outtake though...
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