B+C+B+C+B+C: Family pics

Monday, November 10, 2008

Family pics

As you may notice, there are some changes here... we finally got our first real family pictures done!
Our friends (and fellow ERAC-ers) did them on Saturday in Provo. Valerie is a fabulous budding photographer - check out her skillz at http://www.photographybyvalerie.blogspot.com/
Anyone that is willing to attempt to deal with my extreme unphotogenicness, Brian's plaster smile, and Brianna's hesitancy to smile at cameras deserves major props.
Here are a few more:

15 comments:

M and N Tenny said...: Ok, these are SO cute! Your photographer is awesome and I love how you match, but you're not matchy-matchy...perfection!; November 10, 2008 at 5:51 PM
Amy Hunter said...: Chelsea, those are wonderful! You are an inspiration to me. I need to be better about family pics! You look beautiful, I don't know what you mean by "unphotogenicness!"; November 10, 2008 at 5:57 PM
Julie said...: I love them!!!! Awesome pic's!!! and I agree you are full of CRAP when you say you are not photogenic. Your family is so beautiful!!! P.s. we need to hang out soon!!! oh and keep Dec. 6 (Sat) open - we are having a PARTY for christmas...good ol' chocolate fondue, cider or something, white elephant gifts and Josh Groban christmas music just for you!!!!; November 10, 2008 at 8:39 PM
c-natalie-l-k-l said...: Your pictures turned out great, Chelsea! Brianna is such a cute girl! She looks like she belongs in the Smith family!; November 10, 2008 at 10:39 PM
Mandy said...: Awesome pictures! Do you mind if I ask how much she charges? We need to get pictures done for Christmas. We haven't had professional family pics for a while!! Again, so dang cute!!; November 10, 2008 at 10:48 PM
valmike said...: Thanks for the gushing at my picture taking! I am glad that you like them. I was sad that I didn't get to see your reactions to flipping through them the first time. (Yes, you are photogenic!) -VAL; November 11, 2008 at 8:25 AM
Chelsea and Cody said...: You guys look great! I love them!
Yes, I do feel bad about UW's turnover, it really is sad! I am doing S4S input for them right now, did you know that?; November 11, 2008 at 8:44 AM
Becky and Brian said...: Cute pictures! See you in a few days!; November 11, 2008 at 9:58 AM
Unknown said...: I love these pictures. You all look great. And the color selection was great. Brianna's dress is adorable.; November 11, 2008 at 11:37 AM
chelsea mckell said...: Re: unphotogenicness - thanks everyone who disputed my claim, but it's really true... we had almost 200 shots taken, and you're looking at the only ones I would allow anyone to see. In the rest I had frizzy hair, a weird facial expression, an awkward body position, a double chin, a makeup smudge, etc....
JULES - can't WAIT for Dec 6! What can I bring? (besides fabulous white elephant gifts, which I've been saving all year)
CHELS - you're doing s4s? That's awesome! I'd love to help out with deliveries if they need it.
MANDY - you should definitely hire Valerie! She is great, and doesn't charge hardly anything! Better hurry though - she'll get famous soon and have to raise prices. Her cell is 801-318-8347
NATALIE - I'm so glad to hear from you! I check your blog all the time, but I didn't know if you checked mine (espeically since I'm sure you're busy with your new little one!) I agree - she looks like a Smith. She looks just like my oldest brother Steve's kids.

I feel cool cuz I leave the longest comments on my own blog...; November 11, 2008 at 11:57 AM
Ashley said...: Hey, I love all of these pictures and I love the family collage. You guys look awesome and I love little Brianna and her dress. I love fall pictures.; November 11, 2008 at 12:01 PM
Dan and Anne said...: Love the family pictures! You guys look so good!; November 11, 2008 at 6:35 PM
Hetzlers said...: I love your family pictures!!! They are FABULOUS!! I wanted to get some done before all the leaves fell, but I forgot that Fall in Rexburg in about 4 weeks...so now I am too late! Darn it! Guess We'll have to aim for Spring maybe?... Here, that would be like April or May- right!!! Better get it on the calendar!!; November 12, 2008 at 12:11 AM
mmm... said...: I love your family pictures! Such a beautiful family! You look beautiful! Also, that is awesome about Amanda! She is a fantastic runner! Thanks for telling me about that!; November 17, 2008 at 6:09 AM
Ivy Lou said...: Chels, You guys are so cute! I love the pics and I totally know what you mean about the pasted-on smile. Mitch sees the camera and his face automatically does it! Haa haa. I have missed ya. I haven't seen ya in a long time. You family is adorable.
Take care, Ivy Lou; November 18, 2008 at 11:42 AM

Quotes I want to remember

"The Lord knows our bearing capacity, both as to coping and to comprehending, and He will not give us more to bear than we can manage at the moment, though to us it may seem otherwise. Just as no temptations will come to us from which we cannot escape or which we cannot bear, we will not be given more trials than we can sustain."
- Neal A. Maxwell

"It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters. We become enamored with men's theories such as the idea of preschool training outside the home for young children. Not only does this put added pressure on the budget, but it places young children in an environment away from mother's influence."
-Ezra Taft Benson

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-Thomas S. Monson

“Live the gospel as conspicuously as you can. Keep the covenants your children know you have made. And bear your testimony! Don’t just assume your children will somehow get the drift of your beliefs on their own.
-Jeffrey R. Holland

"We hold in our arms the rising generation. They come to this earth with important responsibilities and great spiritual capacities. We cannot be casual in how we prepare them. Our challenge as parents and teachers is not to create a spiritual core in their souls but rather to fan the flame of their spiritual core already aglow with the fire of their premortal faith."
-Neil L. Andersen

"Certainly there are times when getting the family together to read the scriptures does not stack up as a spiritual experience worthy of a journal entry. But we must not be deterred. There are special times when the spirit of a son or daughter is just right and the power of these great scriptures goes down into their heart like fire. As we honor our Heavenly Father in our homes, He will honor our efforts."
-Neil L. Andersen

President Hinckley admonished both men and women to be nurturers. He said, ‘How much more beautiful would be the society in which we live if every father . . . and . . . mother regarded [their] children . . . as gifts from the God of heaven . . . and brought them up with true affection in the wisdom and admonition of the Lord.’ ”
-Susan W. Tanner

"Children are like trees. When they are young, their lives can be shaped and directed, usually with ever so little effort. Said the writer of Proverbs, 'Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it' (22:6). That training finds its roots in the home. There will be little of help from other sources. Do not depend on government to help in this darkening situation. Barbara Bush, wife of former U.S. president George Bush, spoke wisely: 'Your success as a family, our success as society, depends not on what happens at the White House, but on what happens inside your house.' "
-Gordon B. Hinckley

“I give counsel to husbands and wives. Pray for the love which allows you to see the good in your companion. Pray for the love that makes weaknesses and mistakes seem small. Pray for the love to make your companion’s joy your own. Pray for the love to want to lessen the load and soften the sorrows of your companion.”
-Henry B. Eyring

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-Margaret S. Lifferth

"There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children. What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else."
- M. Russell Ballard

“As parents, we should remember that our lives may be the book from the family library which the children most treasure. Are our examples worthy of emulation? Do we live in such a way that a son or a daughter may say, ‘I want to follow my dad,’ or ‘I want to be like my mother’?”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Security for our families comes from learning self-control, avoiding the excesses of this world, and being temperate in all things.”
-Kent D. Watson

Monday, November 10, 2008

Family pics

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