Fun with the Cousins

Lexi & Jaelyn "reading" books together on the couch

On Wednesday the 3 cousins got together for a day of fun! Us moms thought it would be great to get their pictures taken together...we had a 10am appointment all lined up at JC Penny's with coordinating outfits for the girls! Well, it was a disaster to say the least! Imagine trying to get all 3 girls to pose (sit) at the same time while looking at the camera...and well...smiling too! Yeah right. Jaelyn actually was a champ at it and sat beautifully. But Lex & Elisabeth had another agenda...either running away to explore the room or having a meltdown!! So, after a stress-filled/sweaty 30 minutes & jelly bean induced sugar high for the girls (bribery!) we bagged the idea & decided to come back in the afternoon after lunch and their naps. Call us crazy?! We really wanted to get a photo of the girls before the boys invade on their territory! The 3pm appointment rolls around...we arrive just in time (thanks to some accidents on I-405)...and we actually got the girls to cooperate for a few seconds. We brought some fun toys to keep their attention & promised them we would go play in the kid's cove play area. ONE whole picture turned out....ahhh...chalk it up to being a memory we won't forget!! (I'll post the JC Penny picture once we receive it!)

Here are a couple shots of the girls after the dreaded photo op...happily playing at the play area in the mall!!

Jaelyn (23 months)

Alexis (19 months)

Elisabeth (16 months)