Tiffy & Brandy Boy's Breakfast Date

Tiffy helps me out every morning and helps me get the boys ready. On Tuesday and Thursday, Tiff takes Brandon to Puppy School. This week Brandon is going 4 days to get some extra help. Today she posted some pictures to Facebook and I love seeing how happy they are together. I've said this before, but she is family.  Knowing that someone loves my boys as much as I do and gives them happiness, is a gift. Thank you Tiffy. I will never be able to repay you for what you have given to me and the boys.

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Family Resemblance

Grandma Larissa sent us these pictures yesterday! 

Look at the strong family resepnblance. 

The top picture is Pap Ray and Little Francis. 

I think F looks like Luke there too!

Then it's Dan with Nicky. 

The Abeling gene is very powerfu!  

{And I wonder when Dan will start to ask why all the boys look like his brother, F.}

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Adventures in Annual Family Pictures

Most of you know that every year I take family pictures with the incredibly talented, artistic, and special Michele from Pinkle Toes Photography. This year I was lucky enough to have 2 sessions because Luke was invited to be a newborn model at one her summer workshop sessions.

The first session. Michele came to our house and we took our annual family shots and Luke's newborn pictures with Dan and the boys. The boys were so cooperative and even wore the outfits I  picked out for them. My mom and I spent hours going to every store at the mall until we finally got lucky at Nordstroms. I now notice that I seem to stick with shades of reds and blues. I wasn't planning that; I really tried to stay away from last year's look and feel.

The top black and white picture of the boys is one of my favorites. I love the personality captured and the look on Brandon's face. Nicky looks so peaceful and Luke is a snug as a bug.

It's probably impossible to get a perfect family shot with three boys now, but we will continue to try each year. The shot below makes my heart swell. I have all my men with me and I am full. Life is complete.

4 days later I drove to the Pinkle Toes Studio in Manor for one of the workshops she hosts for Photographers all over the country. It was so neat to be apart of this work and cool to see Luke become an inspiration for everyone. Luke was perfect for the whole session {and the drive home} and I even had my "someday" moment.

In the upcoming weeks, I will be sending out Luke's Birth Announcement and making my yearly update to my blog. I can't wait to share with everyone. Once I have all the pictures I will post them to flickr.

Outfits

Nicky: shorts, shirt, button down shirt

Brandon: shorts, shirt, tee shirt

Luke: onsie

Mommy: Coral shirt (similar)

Linen Pants

Ruffle Dress

Earrings

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The Impossible

This was the session that almost wasnt.
A last minute surgery for Dan got in the way of our scheduled session...
I had to cancel in the eleventh hour
But M made things happen, I am grateful -
even if it seemed impossible: an afternoon session with 3 babies under 3....
But the stars aligned, and my boys could not have been more perfect 
So, like she said "Today, we did the impossible"
Here is a sneak peak of our annual family photos straight from Pinkle Toe's Facebook page

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Adventures in Pictures

A little over a month ago, we took our annual family pictures 

I had put T H I S together for inspiration

We met up with the fabulous Michele at PinkleToes

We got dressed up

drove to a cute little man made lake

and this is what we did...

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familyscape {via Pinkletoes}

Familyscape. 

Sneak peak from tonight's sessions. 

We're hot, wet, and exhausted, but as you can see SO worth it. Can't wait to see the rest of them.

THANK YOU, Michele!!

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