A few Saturdays ago we decided to pack up the camera and enjoy being outside before it gets colder. We even thought of attempting to get a decent family picture out of it or maybe just some pictures of the kids, but we didn't want to get our hopes up that high (especially since we didn't have anyone to help us with poses and camera work). Formal family pictures are so stressful! You start with a lovely vision in your head and end up with three grumpy kids and two exasperated parents.
So that's why we called it an "outing" instead of a photo shoot.
Both involve the camera and lots of prodding but one has zero pressure and stress.
We played until it was time to go to a friend, Frankie's, birthday party. He had a biking birthday party at a park: The Tour de Frank. The kids had fun biking around the pond and decorating cookies (each child got two cookies for the wheels of their bike and then they had bowls of frosting and different candies to create the rest of the bike). Their family always seems to have creative and fun birthday parties. Last year they did a nature walk and taught the kids about hiking safety and nature as they walked along the path.
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Great idea! Family pictures does seem like automatic stress! Love all of those! What great memories for you kids too!
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