Mordecai the Photographer

You know you have a large family when...

...you have to carry three health insurance cards in your wallet- because that's how many it takes to fit everyone's name.
...you take the wrong child to the dentist...simply because your handwriting on the calendar was messy and both started with a "j".
...grocery shopping for 30 children and 12 adults for a two day camp constitutes a "small" shopping trip for you.
You find yourself relating some small incident to your husband and starting with the words, "Well, I only boiled twenty-six eggs for breakfast..."
...you buy a 40 pound box of bananas intending to make banana bread and freeze a bunch for smoothies...but your children eat them all first.
...you find an afternoon root canal relaxing.
...it takes you twenty-three minutes on the phone to schedule your children's dental appointments.
...you've given up on using your toaster entirely and make all of your toast under the broiler in you oven.
...you are seriously tempted by the stacking cribs you see at Goodwill for $19.99.
...you find yourself thinking, "Wow, the house is so quiet and peaceful with only nine children".
...you have enough children to constitute not one, but TWO large families.
...you have a laundry basket devoted entirely to lonely socks seeking their mate.
...when you got to buy your children those cool "spin toothbrushes" because you think they get their teeth so much cleaner...but the store doesn't carry enough styles/colors for your children to each have a different toothbrush.
...when you can't take all of your children to the doctor's office at the same time because the waiting room has only 10 seats.
...when you still have seven children that are required by law to sit in a carseat or booster seat.
...you call the doctor to get your children tetnus shots, and they tell you they don't have enough in the office and need to order more from the health department.
...you take up more than one entire pew in church.
...you take only half of your children to the library, and STILL get asked if they're all yours.
...you go to fill your children's flouride prescription at the phamacy and you clean them out of every pill they have...and it's still not enough.
...you spend sixty dollars on socks...and not everyone gets new socks.
...you go shopping at Costco and the cashier asks if you're having a soccer barbecue.

July 06, 2009

I walked into my bedroom the other day and found Mordecai had set up his own baby photo shoot.

* camera- check

* assistant (s)- check

* bean bag for positioning baby- check

* willing model- check

*permission from mom to be in room- no

* permission from mom to use beanbag strictly reserved for baby shoots- no

* adorable face and charming personality- check

And for those of you who think we're crazy for having so many children...just look at that crowd of faces in this photo.

It's a good life.

Edited to add: This is the play camera I blogged about before. NOONE is allowed to touch my camera. Mainly because we couldn't afford to replace/repair it if it got damaged. That is an actual camera he is holding, but it has no film, batteries, etc. It happens to be the number one toy at the moment.

And Kate, chances are Avi was in the room, just not fitting into the photo.

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Oh, how AWESOME is that last pic with most of your littles!!!!!! Um, was Avi not invited to this particular party, or does she just avoid your bedroom like the plague now? Yes, your life is good...

Posted by: Kate Alva | July 06, 2009 at 08:35 AM

Oh, and it seems like your kids are firmly of the 'beg forgiveness over ask permission' school of thought. Mordecai looks really professional! Was he really taking shots? Can we see them?

Posted by: Kate Alva | July 06, 2009 at 08:38 AM

Funny how kids imitate their parents. That group shot is wonderful. You should try to stuff all the kids in your room and take a pic from that angle. I bet you would see nothing but faces with no walls, etc.

Posted by: Shannon | July 06, 2009 at 09:56 AM

Um, is that really your bed? I ask ONLY bc it seems a bit smallish due the assumed statistical number of smallish people who might wander in to your room at night. Of course not all kids do that, mine did though they didnt sleep with me but we struggled with 2 in a double bed! I dont mean yours is a double, I simply cannot tell.
(if its rude to say, "is that your bed" then I ask forgivness... just curious!)

Posted by: Jo Abair | July 06, 2009 at 07:18 PM

Your children are a blessing. Don't listen to anyone who says you have to many.

Their faces truly are beautiful!

Julie

Posted by: Julie | July 07, 2009 at 03:24 AM

Renee, I cannot believe how big Mordecai (and the rest of your children) is! It doesn't seem like all that long ago since you got him and Laura and I were watching the kids!

I am on bedrest for the next ten days and due to have our first baby in five weeks. Now that I am being forced to sit still I have become one of your readers again. Thanks for your regular and ever-fun posts!

Once we have our little one (Claire Renee) we will have to come visit so you can meet my husband. I talk about your family all the time even though I haven't seen you in such a long while.

Posted by: Sarah A (formerly Taron) | July 07, 2009 at 03:42 AM

Haha! These are great! Looks like your beanbag could use some fill. They're never full enough when you get them at the store. I got a huge bag of beans at Shopko that I use to fill 'er up every so often.

Posted by: Amanda | July 08, 2009 at 10:55 AM

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