And then there were four

Since becoming a family of four, I have failed in taking a picture of the four of us together. There have been plenty of opportunities for me to hand my camera to someone and ask them to shoot away, but haven't. It usually doesn't occur to me until later when I'm in bed or in the shower. Lots of meditating in those two places. I think we have one from Thanksgiving and Christmas of last year. Our family gave us a gift of an hour photo session. I wonder if it was their sweet, gentle way of saying "Take some pictures why don't ya?" So in June we redeemed the gift and drove to Raleigh. We met the photographer at the Arboretum, which is nostalgic for me and Joe. He spent a lot of time there in college. When you are a landscape horticulture major it becomes your second home. It was also a location for many dates and where a friend took our engagement photos. The day of the shoot was extremely hot and humid. I know, it is the south, but we weren't expecting the temperature to be so high 10 days before the official start of summer. Baby Joe cooperated the best that he could. He will look back one day and say, "Mom, why did you dress me in a linen shirt?" We ended the session early. No complaints there. I would have like a picture of little Joe by himself, though. We'll see what I can do with my camera. The best part of the day was stopping by our alma mater to eat ice-cream that the dairy department of the university makes. Very delicious!