family picture time!

this is not really a chronological update but....

it was a rare moment to have all of adam's family in town at the same time (except for uncle nate!), so we had to take advantage and attempt some family pictures. mix our crazy kids with this florida heat and you know it's going to be a great time! we did the best we could with tired, hot and insane children who we attempted to bribe with a bowl of m&m's for good behavior. i almost love the pics the way they are versus having some perfectly posed shots of everyone looking at the camera because let's be serious... that would NOT be reality! 

 papa joel & gigi with all 10 grandkids

 choas before we attempted to organize them

 missing a couple in this one. violet is thrilled to be restrained, can't you tell?

 so many funny things about this picture. crazy kids!

 each of them had a piece of bread to feed the ducks but they opted to feed themselves instead. :)

 the whole group... minus adam's brother matt and courtney's husband nate....photoshop??

another try

 

 our family took a few candid shots at the fountain since getting my girls to sit still at 5pm in the blazing heat was NOT an option, nor was it worth the effort...