Wednesday, October 23, 2013: Long Delayed Pictures for Babygirl

FINALLY took Babygirl in for her two year old pictures today...  She is a February baby, so she is past 2 1/2 at this point, but we just hadn't gotten to it yet.

I feel really bad, because my MIL has been bugging me for them forever, but I just hadn't dealt with it for a couple of reasons.  The first reason is that my Aunt that Babygirl is named after passed away two days after Babygirl's second birthday after a battle with what was believed to be Parkinson's Disease at that time.  (The diagnosis has since been changed to Multiple Systems Atrophy.)  While it is a blessing that my Aunt no longer suffers, the whole family has been distressed at the loss of such a wonderful, caring, selfless person.  I hope my daughter grows up to be half the person her Great Aunt was.

Also, I have not really been happy with any of the pictures I have had professionally taken of her; she is very photogenic, yet their pictures typically seem not to capture "her".  For another thing, I am not a framed pictures person.  I can probably count on one hand the number of framed family pictures in the house.  It just isn't my thing.  I am more into digital images which I can display on my computer, digital frame, and make into printed books (of which I have several in the living room) and most of these places want a small fortune for the pictures cd, especially if you don't buy any prints.

That being said, I saw a groupon a few months ago for Picture People that included a high resolution cd for $75.  Having heard good things about Picture People, I figured it was worth a try, even though the closest location is about an hour away.  I must say that I was pleased enough with the pictures to even order some prints!  Which is really surprising considering Babygirl decided to be a total grumpy brat!  The photographer was great, really patient, and worked really hard to get some pleasant looks out of Babygirl.  I will be returning to Picture People in the future, even at double the price, however, I will not order prints from them in the future as I was not really thrilled with the quality of the paper they use (I know, I'm way to picky for my own good!)

Sweater: Autumn Cashmere; Jeans: Lucky; Necklace: Megan Goldkamp; Bracelet: Banana Republic; Belt: Nine West; Shoes: Cole Haan