The truth behind this ‘perfect’ sibling photo
Happy National Sibling Day!
Aren’t siblings awesome? Yes!
Last year I dedicated this day to talk about my cool siblings who don’t get as much time to shine in this space, but this year… Forget them, I’m talking about the siblings I gave birth two. My two kids.
Yesterday I mentioned on My Facebook Page how I took my kids out to snap some bluebonnet pictures and how it was pretty much a fail. It’s like a right of passage here in Texas. You’ve just gotta do it… Every dang year.
I always tell myself I’m just going to let them run in the field and play and not stress about getting that perfect shot of them both smiling and looking into the camera. But once we get going I think ‘Oh, it shouldn’t be that hard to get just one.”
HA!
Who am I kidding? This one shot above came after dozens–Ok, more than 100 tries. It’s just not as easy for me to get both of my kids to cooperate. Not to mention they’re a little scared of the tall weeds, and my husband told them to watch out for snakes… THANKS A LOT!
Aside from that, Lil’ J is a snuggler…
But Big T isn’t.
And just when it seems like he’s going to play along.
He punches her in the face.
Oh, and that “perfect” photo I mentioned earlier? Isn’t even like it seems…
But my own little sister was nearby, to make up for all of the sad faces, with her cheery smile, always ready to be photographed.
All this to say don’t feel bad if you don’t capture those seemingly perfect moments! Many are just pretending to be perfect, and all the other moments are special in their own way too. The more I looked at these “outtakes” the more I realized they were just as awesome in their own way.
Someday when they’re older, maybe photographing them together will be less torturous.
Happy National Sibling Day! Hop over to My Facebook Page for a special caption contest I’m sponsoring. I’ll draw a random commenter will win a $25 to The Children’s Place. Gift card sponsored by yours truly as a thank you for reading and playing along!
Tags: bluebonnets, brother and sister, family, love, making beautiful memories, making moments last, national sibling day, photography, siblings
I wish I had been able to go with you guys! Man it’s not awesome living so far away. 🙁 Your pics turned out so great, and I totally think the “outtakes” are complete treasures.
I wish you coulda come too! I’m looking at doing another round on Monday if you wanna join us! 🙂
I wish we had blue bonnet fields in NW Indiana. The kidlets and baby sis are adorable as usual!
Lil J and Big T remind me of Moo and JJ. Moo’s the snuggler and JJ only likes to snuggle with Mommy. So, he’s always swatting her if she tries to put her arms around him for pictures. The only plus side is that he has warmed up to camera and actually likes to get his picture taken now.