A Mama, a Papa, and a Monkey, Elizabeth's photos cont.

I thought this was a funny photo for some reason:



Now, Mike and I have some great pictures in this set. I know this isn't a photo that maybe a "normal" person would have as a favorite, but being the quirky person that I am, I'm so happy that Elizabeth got us acting like fools. Mike had just insulted my height and I was in the process of taking him out.


Why was he insulting my height? He's standing on the ground and I'm on a little ledge and I'm still not taller than he is. By the way...I had someone ask me today if I was 4'7." Dude. That's 4 inches shorter than I really am. I AM NOT 4'7." Here's a hint...when someone is really small, always guess them taller than they really are. But not crazy stuff. Like, if the dude had said, "you're what, 5 feet tall?" I would have grinned, told him 4'11" and had a really good rest of the day. Gah.


Back to Miss Autumn...I love these pics with the balloons. The colors are just wonderful!


Technology baby...today she was talking on her play phone and saying, "Hallo? Hey. Hey, P'D? Where Papa D? Ahhhh, car? Um. Uh oh. 'Kay. Bye."


The only thing I'd do differently at a big photo shoot like this is make sure that we got family shots early instead of last when Autumn is DONE WITH THIS MESS. lol...look at that hand. Although, it works out because we did get the grandparent shots that we really wanted plus my hair is sooo drastically different now that I doubt I'd use a picture from this early in the year as our Christmas card. :P Elizabeth, if you end up doing any Christmas photo mini-sessions, ring me up!


And we end today with a tired monkey...done with a party. :P The weirdest/coolest thing about this picture of her? Her hair looks exactly like mine did at her age. Mine was redder, which is actually kind of funny. The redheaded filipina kid.

Photos from the party

Elizabeth sent me the cd of photos from Autumn's party last week and I thought I'd post a few more here! She already put a bunch on her blog which you can find here.

The main reason I asked Elizabeth to come out was to get pictures of Autumn with my mom and grandmother. My grandmother is moving back to the Philippines this summer. I have significantly more family there than I have here in the US so, possibly temporarily, they are going to care for my grandmother who is dealing with the effects of dementia. When she returns from the Philippines, my mom is planning to get some things in order that she's had to put off while going through so much...between my dad suddenly passing away, running her business, and my grandma being diagnosed with dementia, life hasn't been easy for her over the past 3 years. So, if you could keep my grandmother, my mom, and my family overseas in your prayers during this transition, I would really appreciate it.

Here's my mom:


And my grandmother...I have to say, I'm hoping I inherited their aging genes. :P I am going to frame this one and the next one for my grandmother.


And all the Williams Ladies...that's my sister Valerie on the end.


It's going to be a long time before Autumn sees her Nanay again, if ever, so I hope these pictures will help her remember! :) Well, help them both remember, really.

A nice side benefit to photos at the birthday party was that we got a few fun ones with her paternal grandparents, too! Autumn looks a little crazy here but paired with the other photo of her with Nanny, Boppa, and Tyler, this is a pretty cute set.


Now four generations of papa's family:


I like this picture--they just all look so happy!


And now, Miss Autumn says that the rest will have to wait until later. Until then!


Next time! Autumn and Tyler and Autumn with her Mama and Papa!