Friday, April 11, 2008

Portraits

Today, Derek and I went to pick out the portraits we had taken of Evan and Ella Grace. I think I should have prepared him somewhat. He had no idea what portraits cost, and they ARE expensive. After he got over the initial shock and saw these...

...he was okay. She took a ton of pictures and it was hard to decide, but in the end we made the best choices I think. The individual shots will be portraits for my dining room hung together, and the other picture of them smooching will be on a table somewhere. We also got collages of each of them...one with Ella's signature pout and one with Evan's signature tennis shoes. I'll post pictures after I get them framed and hung. I scanned this from my receipt, so they are not the best quality but still shows what they will look like. There is nothing I love more than portraits of my children! That's why I need to learn to take them myself. Ordering again soon might just give Derek a heart attack!

Thank you, Derek!

10 comments:

Candy said...

AWW...they are so cute!! I can't wait to see a pic of them framed and hung in your house. They will be beautiful!! We had pictures taken today. I can't wait to see them! It is so hard to wait.

LOVE YOU A GOOGLE... said...

Those are so cute! I just love that one with the smooch! Can't wait to see them hung! I NEVER take Jack with me to pick up my pictures.. he would definitely have a heart attack! ha!

Megan said...

Precious! Just wait till Ella Grace gets married! Derek is in for a shocker at the cost of wedding pictures.

Jill said...

You meeting my friends around town is a sign that you & Derek need to visit PV! You would love it! I call the family portriat we had done a few years ago (20x24) our art investment!

Angela said...

Oh, I LOVE the kissing one! How cute are those?

pengellylove said...

Cute pic! I know...prof. pics can be SO expensive!

Cortney said...

I'm so glad I met you at the mall yesterday. It is so crazy how everyone is connected through the blog world. Your kids are adorable, and the portraits are gorgeous. I'm looking forward to reading about you and your sweet family!!!

Kelly said...

Leigh Ann - those are SOOOOOO cute!!!!!

Megan L Hutchings said...

There is no price too high for good portraits...lol

Hillary said...

Oh my word!!! SOOOO CUTE!!! Seriously! Well worth the money!!
But you're right, they can be so expensive! I found me some great photographers for my engagement photos...Kelly and Scott! :)