9/6/09

The Homestead Series



The Growing Family


The Barefoot Child


The Proud Parents


I Think We're Gonna Need Something Bigger.


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Home Sweet Home

I had so much fun taking pictures with Sebastian and Brett in our backyard today. S and I spent about ten minutes hunting bad guys before we started in order to get in character and keep his attention for these photos. I was really inspired by Jenny's non-forced pose image so we just set the camera on a chair, got the timer ready and let things happen as they did. I figured S would be running away half of the time but he seemed to enjoy staying close to the teepee. Thanks again, Jenny, for the family portrait challenge! I think we'll appreciate these forever.

I hope you're having a special weekend!

xoxo,
Rachel

46 comments:

Ashley Morris said...

You guys are seriously the cutest family on the planet! lol

miss teacups said...

awww these are so cute!! you guys are such a good looking little family...i can't wait to see how pretty little ruby is going to be :)

Elizabeth said...

rachel these are so fabulous! themed family portraits are the best.

Lovely Kasey said...

Rachel this post made me smile so much.. these pictures are so wonderful! :) and you look so cute!

jackiek said...

this is adorable! what a lovely family : )

Unknown said...

It blows my mind that you got your little guy to take so many cute photos. Mine is usually just a blur - or a crazy open mouth with eyes. Hehe. Looks like a lovely day.

Jari said...

LOVELOVELOVE!
these are the cutest pics i've seen in a long time!!!
now i have to think of something cute for our family ones tomorrow! ideas!??!
i have a couple alices! :D

Unknown said...

LOVE these! Love, love, love!

Elsie Larson said...

holy cow! i want a framed one in my house!! so cute!!! best photoshoot idea i've seen in months! :)

Leigh-Ann said...

Adorable and Comical! I love these :)
And Brett kinda looks like the singer from Good Charlotte.

Tell him Keith went Grocery Shopping yesterday.

xo!

Jamie said...

Oh. My. Goodness. Rachel, these are sooooo amazing!!!! So great and they all need framed and put on the wall for display!!!! Such a great idea!!! Absolutely adorable!!!

Lisa said...

those are awesome pictures! they made my day!! I'm thinking I might have to do a family pic too. much less scary that going to a professional place with a 2 yr old! :)

katielicht said...

okay, this gets my vote for most creative thing I've seen on the internet in a while! great idea.

suzy said...

Wonderful pictures! So clever and you are right...you will never forget these.
x
PS - I was just in your flickr. You have such beautiful photos.

Ashleigh said...

What an adorable family :) Ruby will be such a wonderful addition :D

Unknown said...

These are just about the most adorable family photos ever! Very Cookie. Love how natural and casual they are. Thanks for always sharing such fresh ideas!
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Josh said...

simply put...awesome!

mrs.adrienneK said...

PERFECT!!! i love LOVE these pictures!! you should make a big one of the three (well technically...four) of you and hang it on your wall:)
xoxo
adrienne

Katy said...

You guys... wonder what the neighbors were thinking. Probably nothing out of the ordinary in that neighbor"hood" :) Looks like fun!

- Katy

Kristin said...

These are so great. You have such a beautiful family. Did you make the TeePee?

AshleyAnn said...

Super cute...and you had a theme to boot. Very fun.

Anonymous said...

Great photos! The first one is my definite favourite. Such a good idea as well.

Melonie said...

These are fantastic! I totally have to get on this family portrait thing.

Anne Esquibel said...

That is awesome. Here is mine..

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs280.snc1/10718_263228185176_531425176_8710233_2760047_n.jpg

:) xx

Our Green Nest said...

These are awesome! LOVE the first one so much!

lacy said...

eee so much to catch up on! ok how cute are you guys looking all homestead lovely! Can't wait to see you! It's going to be hair raising fuN!

Dee2 said...

So sweet and funny too. Was the tepee an original creation?

RachelDenbow said...

Dee2,

Yes, I just bought some poles from Lowe's, drilled holes through the tops, strung some cord through and draped a blanket over it. It's temporary enough to pull out for fun but folds up well to store when we're not in the mood.

Easy peasy!


Thanks for all the great feedback on these, ya'll!

Becca said...

I love these photos. So fun and cute.

chelsey. said...

so lovely.

Lindsay said...

Here are ours:

http://sassandcraft.blogspot.com/2009/09/pajama-party.html

"Pajama party"
Didn't come out perfect, but I guess thats the beauty of it. Plus we're a bunch of goofballs, and I think they reflect that pretty well :)

LOVE your cute photos and cute family! Your tummy is precious, too.

-L.

Amber said...

Adorable! What a great way to capture your family!

RachelDenbow said...

Sincerely, L

Those are so fun!

alittlebitofscrap said...

Love it and such fun photos!

welshgrl2 said...

What a fun, and stress-less way to do a family portrait! So cute.

Erin Conrad said...

these are PERFECT!

sans said...

The pictures are sooo adorable! Great idea :-)

Rubyellen said...

i am inspired. though, i didn't get to join in the challenge this weekend. but we will definitely make our won! xoxo

Cara S. said...

Such a sweet family you have. You all are fantastic. I just foun your blog this morning so I was unable to join in the challange this weekend but I love te idea and am now following your blog! Thanks for the great ideas. Have a super day

Corinne Cunningham said...

So cute!! I wish I was that creative in doing fun family photos.

Unknown said...

Hey girlie, I went mia for awhile and I come back to a mama almost ready to pop! Dang!I love these pics such a wonderful Idea. S is getting sooooooooooo big! I miss you all!

Michelle said...

These are so much fun! Love them!

surfy birdy said...

aww these photos are adorable! such a cute family. love your teepee! :)

Anonymous said...

I love those pictures!!!

Anna said...

One of the best posts I've seen in awhile. Love it.

Glad I stopped by!

MaMa Ocean said...

Your photo shoot inspired me!!! Super cute shot and family!

Happy to have found your blog.

PS. LOVE the teepee