The other day, I pulled out clothes for the kids to wear to my parents, and ended up picking a few new items. Some actually new, and some just new to us. The kids always feel pretty good in new stuff, and it seemed like a good photo opportunity. Brady and I made a joke about how high the likelihood was that they wouldn’t cooperate, but figured it was worth a try.
At first, it really wasn’t worth the try.
Rowan and Laela were both crying. Rowan had a few tangles in his hair and hadn’t appreciated having them brushed out, and Laela was just angry, but she wouldn’t say why. Flat out refused. Brady tried to jump around and tease the kids into laughing, and it worked beautifully on the boys, but Laela is one determined little girl. She aaaaalmost cracked once, and it actually made for a cute picture, but only one!
They’re all SO stinking awesome!
We did our best, and then headed out to the van. The kids were so happy to be at my parents place, and played happily, ate happily, and only had a few struggles. Can’t ask for perfect!
But then we got it anyway.
I feel like Laela and I are at odds a lot these days. The power struggle is real, and neither of us are going down easy 😉 But I love her to death, and I know she loves me too. She wrapped up the evening by telling me I’m the best, and that she wants to keep me forever. You’ve got it, girly!! It even poured over into today, which is always a good sign, lol!
And the happy faces were after I put a ponytail in her hair!! It would appear we’re making progress! Our attempts at cute posed group shots were ok, but these weird candid selfies almost always win 😉