A Day in the Life of the Weenigs: New Family Pictures!

Thursday, March 20, 2008

New Family Pictures!

My friend Randi Brunt has started a photography business and she was in town last weekend from Washington. So she offered to take some shots of the little munchkins and of our family. So we headed to Laguna Beach--it was SUPER windy and our hair was crazy! The kids had a great time running on the beach and climbing rocks. Randi did an AWESOME job--I love how she captured so many different expressions and angles. She has a real natural artistic ability--THANKS RANDI! You can check out her fabulous portfolio at http://www.flutterpix.com/ and she custom designs picture books at http://www.heritagemakers.com/.

18 comments:

Tammi said...: ALL of the new pictures you see on my blog were from the photo session with my friend Randi.; March 20, 2008 at 11:42 PM
Jules said...: Wow! You are all beeeeeautiful!; March 21, 2008 at 2:13 PM
Tamara said...: So Cute!! The reason I don't take family photos...is because I don't look as cute as you in them!!
Love, Tamara; March 21, 2008 at 4:26 PM
heather said...: so so cute!! She did such a fantastic job. I love them! And you guys look so darling.; March 21, 2008 at 6:21 PM
Forsythe said...: I love the photo style. The one with Marcus and Owen on his shoulders is presious. You all look gorgeous. What a good looing family!; March 23, 2008 at 9:03 PM
Hazen5 said...: Love them! You all look so good.; March 24, 2008 at 11:28 AM
queenieweenie said...: So, so, so cuter! I love how they turned out and can't wait to see the rest!; March 24, 2008 at 6:46 PM
Jessica said...: SOOO cute! What a great background on the family picture!; March 24, 2008 at 8:09 PM
kirby's said...: Hello! Your family is darling. I just came accross your blog off one of my friends...crazy. Its fun to see how much things change in 7 years. Looks like you are all doing well. Take care...kristin kirby(BYU ward); March 25, 2008 at 9:22 PM
Sheree said...: Those are so cute! You have a great style. You live in such a beautiful area too. LUCKY!; March 27, 2008 at 7:40 PM
Carrie said...: Wowsers! Isn't Laguna the best!!!! Bestill my beating heart! Don't know if you know...but that park - by the Montage is overlooking Victoria Cove...where my great grandpa built a beachhouse the year my mom was born! My mom and I literally grew up going to Victoria Cove! The big rock at the bottom of that park - Treasure Island has been a legend in my family for decades! We have the best shells from there!!! Shh. don't tell...we've been taking shells from there since my mom was a kid...and we blame her for the starfish population dying off in Laguna...it's started making a comeback - but when she was little - it thrived - until she came along. Oh man...I'd die to have family pics like that! So great!!!!!!!! You guys look awesome! I LOVE THEM! (Can you tell I get excited about my places in Laguna?); March 29, 2008 at 10:37 PM
CHILI said...: Tammi,
I do not think they are cute. JK I just don't feel like I can say they are because everyone else did. All I have to say is...what I would give to go to the beach and be able to put my kids in tank tops right now. WOW. That would be the life. What an adorable family you have. Whit; March 31, 2008 at 1:19 PM
HeAtHeR* said...: those pictures are beautiful!Honestly your kids are so beautiful! You guys looked amazing! I'd love to see your pictures too! I thought i had your email address, but I don't...I have a fun idea for our big birthdays this year (i know yours just passed...but, it still would be fun...email me and we can actually plan something...i'll also send you our password so you can see our pics...i'd love to see your pics...; April 5, 2008 at 8:24 AM
Jaimee said...: Tammi, of course I remember you! What a beautiful family you have...I swear we were just in Provo yesterday...how did we all get so many kids?! Chris says hi too! So fun to hear from you.
Jaimee; April 6, 2008 at 7:43 PM
The Tubaugh's said...: Tammi it was so great to hear from you!!! I had so much fun checking out your blog. What a perfect family you have! Those pictures are so great. I can't wait for warm weather! Iowa isn't quite as beautiful as California this time of year! Please keep in touch!Linds.; April 14, 2008 at 11:59 AM
Brian and Kelli said...: Tammi, it is so fun to see your blog and to see how big all of your kids have gotten! Like always, you look amazing! I miss you!; April 16, 2008 at 8:25 PM
Julie Haddock said...: Beautiful kids!!! Love reading your blog and catching up on your lives! cuz Julie
chipjulie.com; April 30, 2008 at 7:36 PM
flip flop mama said...: Hey Tammi, I just clicked over here from the Hansens! What great pictures!; May 3, 2008 at 6:46 PM

"Let me tell you how it goes, Mom..." (and other words of wisdom from the munchkins)

September 2010

Owen was trying to coerce me to get him a treat the other day...He used force. "Get me a brownie or I will cut off my leg!!" OK, if you must. Brownies are definitely more necessary than legs.

May 2010

Avery was quietly eating lunch when she had an epiphany. "Aren't Barbie and Ken the GREATEST couple ever?!! Well, Ken follows Barbie everywhere right?" Guess we know who'll be leading the way in HER family! What a hoot that one is.

November 2009

My sweet Owen, who's my "best buddy", told me the other day, "you make my heart feel better"...awwwww. Ditto, little man!

October 2009

On our way somewhere in the car, Owen grabs hold of his feet and yells, "I forgot to paint my toenails!" Soooo glad we got him a brother--hopefully soon make-up and ballet slippers will be a thing of the past! YIKES!

Sometime in Sept...

Owen has been Mom's little side-kick in running countless errands for the new house and the other day when were going home, he cried and said, "Nooooo, I wanna go aHome Depot and get 5 window coverings!"...

When we pulled up to wait in the HALF-HOUR-LONG LINE to pick up the girls from school, Owen, exasperated, asks, "Is dat da STINKIN' line?"

And after asking Mommy 26 questions in 10 minutes, he finally asks, "Am I bwiving you twazy, Mom?"

5/19/09

Recently, our house has been having some plumbing issues, and here was Avery's cheerful observation: "Our bathroom is like a port-a-potty...no sink to wash your hands and the toilet doesn't flush!" (the handle broke off)...Avery is FREAKED OUT by port-a-potties!

2/12/09

Avery asked me if I like Barbie dolls, and I told her, "they're ok. They've never been my favorite thing to play with though, even when I was a kid..." She then asked me about Aunt Coco cutting off Aunt Michelle's Barbie's hair when we were kids. I admitted that it was me who did this despicable thing. Then Avery got this look of complete amazement and I knew she was, at that moment, PROUD to call me her mom. I recognized the familiar mischievious twinkle in her eye, and I knew, at that moment, she was definitely MY daughter...Help ME!

1/25/09

Avery told us today after church, "I think I'm feeling the Spirit." When Marcus asked her what it felt like, she said, "It feels strong--in my chestes (her chest)". He asked her, "but when do you feel the Spirit?" "When I do good..."

1/20/09

Madison informed us on the way to school today, "I wish I wasn't white!" "Why would you say that?", I ask. "because when Martin Luther King was making those laws, the white people were SO STUPID!"

10/22/08

Avery and Owen were jumping on my bed and Avery tells me, "I might be a champion of jumping when I'm older...I haven't decided yet."

10/15/08

As we were driving in the car tonight Avery asks me, "Mom, why are we even here?"

"Why are we here in the car?", I say (thinking she was tired of driving everywhere)...

"No, why are we even living?"

(Yikes, why you gettin' all deep on me in the car, girl?) Well, we're here to get a body, and make good choices so that we can..."

"No...I mean why can't we just be dogs!" (with a look of longing on her face)

(Ok...well, at least she's not questioning the reason for her existence--RANDOM--if only life were so simple...eat, sleep, chase balls)

10/6/08

Avery sat next to me the other day and as she gazed seriously into my eyes, told me, "Mom...you have to love your kids more than your clothes you know...even your underwear". Guess she thinks 'cause I'm endlessly doing laundry that I might treasure my undies more than her??? But with Avery you can't just laugh--she expects to be taken very seriously in these moments.