just the girls [a photo shoot]

i never thought i'd be a mom of girls, to be honest with you... 

for some reason, i just pictured myself having all boys. 

longing and wishing for that girl? absolutely. but just never actually having one. 

well i was wrong. obviously. and i'm so glad... i'm sure boys would be wonderful, 

but that would mean i wouldn't have these two beauties:

melissa always sends me the photos just a few hours after she takes them. 

honestly, i just looked through them and stared. and then cried. 

and then just could not believe these were my babies.

 sometimes it's hard, during the daily grind and busy-ness of life to really see what we've been given. 

photos like this, that are so gorgeous you can't look away, really put it all into perspective. 

this is where i want to be. always.

i don't love jumping into the shoots, but i do it anyway. because melissa always convinces me to, and because i know i'll beat myself up in ten years if i didn't have any photos with them... 

no matter how many pounds i think i still need to lose!

as always, the photos are c/o my cousin-in-law Melissa Sniff. check her out here and here, especially if you're in san diego area. you need updated family photos for your christmas cards, right?? she's your gal :)