This July we have so much to celebrate. Our growing family, my pregnancy, our babies, our family and Cole and I are celebrating 14 years together next week. So to honor this special time in our life we had some family / anniversary/ maternity photos taken with our friend Jo of captured by Jo photography.

I had planned to spoil myself with a trip to the salon before the photos to have my hair professionally styled for the photos. However the experiance at the salon was terrible. The stylist ruined my hair. I was so upset. I rushed home to attempt to fix my hair myself and was nearly late for the photos.  I had to shower and re do my hair and ended up going with my own natural curls which I have a love hate relationship with. I felt unpretty bloated and puffy. and huge!  Our friend Jo did a great job though and there are so many photos  I am very happy with. Its hard not to be my own worst critic and its hard for me to see past the puffiness and the roundness in my face and smile.  But I am so glad to have these memories to look back on and they are some of my most favorite photos ever.  I cant wait to look back on them in the years to come with both of our daughters.

Here are a few of my favorites.

I hope you enjoy them as much as we do. I love my family so much. They fill my soul and my heart so entirely. I count my blessings and thank god every day.