1 Year Pictures

My little boy is almost ONE! I can't believe it! We have Wylie's party coming up this saturday...and my parents and brother are coming out from New Mexico...yeah! We're very excited!
So...I've been putting it off since he was born, but this last weekend we went and had family pictures taken. Since Wylie's almost one, I knew it had to be done!
So here's a picture of my big boy! Isn't he just a doll!
And here are my cute kiddos together...
Wylie would NOT sit still! Every time we'd put in down next to Audrey, he'd crawl right away...and boy, is he quick! So, this is the best pic we got of the 2 of them, even though Wylie's not smiling (I think he has a piece of cereal in his mouth) and Audrey has her fake (I'm only smiling cause mom and dad keep barking at me to say "cheese") smile on.
And here is our family pic...its the best one we got. I think Audrey was just so distracted the whole time cause we were all trying to get Wylie to look at the camera.
The reason I've been putting off family pictures is kinda selfish but its because of my dumb bell's palsy. I really don't notice it much in my day to day life cause I try not to focus on it, but when I smile it is most obvious cause my facial muscles tighten up and it makes my eye squint and my smile crooked...and since I didn't want to be the only one frowning in our family pic, I knew it would show up a lot...which it did...until I photoshopped the picture (one of the perks of being a graphic designer). I didn't photoshop my smile at all...I left it crooked but I did "open up my eye" a little bit (yea for technology). I kinda feel like a cheater for doing this (maybe that's why I'm admitting to it in my blog) but I just didn't want to look like a freak. UGH...I am SOO ready for this to go away, although I'm coming to the realization that it might not...ever. I woke up with it the day before I delivered Wylie, so it was August 26th of last year. Most cases typically go away in a month or two...but here I am almost 12 months later. Maybe God is trying to teach me patience...or humility. I guess I should just be thankful for the progression that it has made...cause it was HORRIBLE in the beginning! Good thing I had a new baby to distract me and keep me busy!