Fantasy vs. Reality

So my step-sis Natalie and her family are here visiting for Thanksgiving. Nat is a stay at home mom and lives 8 or so hours away in Rexburg, ID. We talk on the phone every week (sometimes daily) and often talk about how great it would be if she were here (or I were there. Ha! Yeah right). We could get together all the time, let the kids play, etc. Well we had the pleasure of spending some time together last weekend when we took the kids to get Christmas pictures. Can you say nightmare? Haha! Addison is teething and was already having a rough day and wasn’t real happy about getting pictures. Colton on the other hand was a complete ham and did awesome!! In between Addison’s tears and mad dashes off the backdrop, I did manage to get a couple decent pictures of her and a cute one of the two of them. We ran over to Costco real quick and Addison had a meltdown. Everyone was staring at us! Costco was full of parents… you’d think they’d never dealt with a little toddler drama before. After Costco we headed back to the mall to pick up pictures where the kids proceeded to take turns throwing fits. Ahh! Such a fun day! All we could do was laugh. Guess it’s better that we keep our dreams of living in the same town and our blissful days together with our kids in our heads. On the plus side, Nat and her hubby Bryce came over later with Colton and had dinner with us. The kids played together great and had fun together in the bathtub. A nice ending to a rather hectic day.

This one pretty much sums it all up! Haha!

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house...

I ended up choosing this one as her Christmas pic. I wanted a full shot of her dress. (Thanks for the dress Grammy Cathy!)

This one was taken during one of her many mad dashes.

It's my favorite shot of her.

The winning pic of the kids.