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Posted on January 28, 2012

Posted on January 25, 2012

…kids have so much energy because they siphon it out of their parents like little gasoline thieves….

“tractors momma, take zack to tractors momma!”  -zackary, january 2012, age 2.5

and few from my iphone…  : )

Posted on January 19, 2012

“being a family means you are a part of something very wonderful.  it means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life.  no matter what.”

a few from our time with britt and josh this past weekend…  <3

britt and josh, see you real real soon….  <3

 

Posted on January 9, 2012

three days before christmas disney never even was a thought in our head.  i got a text from my mom at a super late hour for her and it read “would it be Crazy to go to disney??”  fortunately i happen to be married to a disney freak.  he drove over to moms about 3/4 of a second after i read the text outloud to him, and within a couple of hours i got the text from him “we are ALL going to DISNEY!!!!!!!”.  last minute flight plans to get zack to his grandma in memphis were made.  as much as we wanted to take zack, disney at new years is just really Not a place for a two year old.  and looking back it was the BEST decision.  he will go one day, it just was too early right now.  so while richie flew to memphis and then to orlando, we all, and i mean ALL, mom, larry, britt, mae, jaden, josh, brennan, and i, drove the 12 hours south to orlando.  (yes, most of our life it seems is on the road… its almost normal now!)  after getting to our awesome rooms, we got a debriefing from richie on the schedule for the next day, and off we went to bed so anxious for the next morning to come!  now, it must be explained that when you go to disney with richie, you go FULL SPEED AHEAD!!  the man has a plan, and it includes us Running most of the time.  but its awesome because he makes Sure we get to see Everything without waiting in lines.  he’s the king of the fast pass, and he knows exactly where to be when.  he could TOTALLY be a professional disney guide… given the family was in shape and had good shoes!  the weather was in the 70s the whole time and because of that and the fact new years was on a weekend it was Packed. but we got really skilled at the nine person family train, manuvering thru the crowd like a machine!  i say all this so you understand why most of my pictures were the backs of everyone.  i was the one with the camera, and i was usually at the back because of it!  if you haven’t ever been to disney at christmas, i Highly recommend it!!!  the castle all lit up in christmas lights will take your breath away!!!  and the christmas parade at magic kingdom was Awesome!!   and new years at epcot…. WOW!!!  but be prepared, its Packed on NYE.  we had to hold our spot for the firework show for FOUR HOURS.  the show over the lake was incredible!!  i didn’t get pictures of it however because it was SO packed, there wasn’t any way i could get my camera out and lift it up to take pics.  we do have some video from our iphones tho!  it was three PACKED days.  we were so proud of all the kids, who never complained once about being tired despite the speed from the leader!    to be able to spend three days with my parents and ALL the kids (minus zack, and i can’t imagine pushing a stroller thru those crowds!) at DISNEY, was more than we could have ever dreamed!!!!  thank you connie for keeping zack so we could enjoy our trip a little easier!  and thank you to my parents for making this happen for our family!  its a trip none of us will ever forget!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

we also took a TON of pics with our iphones!  here is a big ol collage of some of our instagram iphone pics!!

Posted on December 22, 2011

so here we go… year three of the staggs family christmas card!!!  whats on my wish list this year??  an ALICE!!!    so grateful for the laughter and the love and the noise and even the messes that fill this house!  it may not always be easy, but its our amazing little world, and we are so thankful for each other and couldn’t ever ask for a more perfect family….  <3 <3 <3

Posted on December 5, 2011

this is an INSANE time of year for all photographers, and its no different over here at the staggs house!  and while it’d be easy for me to continue with working 14 and 16 hour days, when the kids are all here we take time to just be a regular family.  yes, we are no “typical family” by any stretch of the meaning, but we are OUR FAMILY.  in our house typically the girls are in their room or in the kitchen and theres never a shortage of constant laughter!  and 24 hours a day, those girls are no more than an arms length away from each other…. and the boys, they are on the computer.  or on the playstation.  or on the ipad.  or on our iphones.  every minute pretty much.  they are perfect together, perfect for each other, and perfectly happy just being boys.  jaden gets kinda split between the girls and the boys, spending some time annoying the boys, and then some time trying to be a big girl with brittany and maegan.  and then theres zack, who they ALL fight over, and who they All love.   this thanksgiving, we got to have my sister and her husband and their two kids here!!  so it was a house full, but we loved every minute of it!!   its lots of noise.  lots of food.  lots of laughter.  lots of chaos.  but we wouldn’t trade any of it.  we are so blessed to have this family…. and we never take it for granted.  no matter if its only a few days, you’d be surprised how much we can pack into our time!!  here are some pictures of our time this thanksgiving break…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 and thats about all we could pack in in two days!  whew!!  and can you believe it??? a whole post without any pictures of richie and i kissing?!!  ok… i can’t have that happening…. so here are a few iphone pics!

and thats a wrap!!   xxxoxox, JaR and the Whole Gang!!  : )

Posted on November 8, 2011

this is our zackary.  his bold personality is starting to come forth as hes starting to talk more and more now!  he will repeat Everything you say.  he’s completely enamored by all his brothers and sisters, who all agree he’s THE coolest kid.  ever.  so here he is… refusing to look at the camera.  but still cute as he can be!  (all the other kids are running behind us yelling “CRAPPIT” which to zack is the funniest word in the vocabulary world.  so even tho he Looks like an only child, he’s most certainly not…)

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