It took us long enough, but we recently had traditional studio family photos taken. Our parish is putting together a church directory and it brought in Lifetouch Photography to take photos of all the parishioners. Last month, we went in for our appointment.

I thought I would walk you through some of our photos. The first one I am showing you is the image that will actually go in the St. Andrew Parish directory. All directory photos must have a white background which is why this one will make print…

This shot will be in the St. Andrew Directory.

This one is our favorite! If it was our choice, it would be the one used in the directory. But it’s okay, pretty soon this will be framed and placed in a spot of honor inside our house…

I love this shot of our family! It will be framed in our house.

Remember how I shared Sloan’s school photo a couple weeks ago? Well, shortly after she posed at daycare, she was posing again at our church shoot…

Even though she had individual shots taken at daycare a couple weeks prior, she got some portraits taken at our church shoot too.

I must say that this second image is not only my favorite of the church shoot but also my favorite out of both shoots…

This might be my favorite photo of Sloan!

This photo melts my heart! These two have such a special bond and this is the only framed image I need at work to keep me going!…

Such a sweet moment.

The ogre of the family had to get in for a photo with Sloan as well. I don’t think she will be so willing to pose with me like this in about 10 years.

Me with my little sweetheart.

This final photo is also one that I will treasure. Not only had we never had a traditional studio family shoot, but we also had never sat for a couples one either…

This is our first studio shot of the two of us since we have been together.

Thank you for taking a peek at some of our family photos. These will soon be outdated as we welcome our second child but they will always remind us of a special period in our lives. Don’t Blink.