RAE LEYTHAM PHOTOGRAPHY

That’s right! Those of you who know us understand that we always do things twice as big and deliver twice as much.  Why should babies be any different? We’re about to be the Leytham 5.

It seems like only yesterday that our Avery was born.  What a blessing she was.  Three years and the price of a small island is what it took to bring her into our life.  Every wedding we photographed while working full time jobs our first 3 years in business went into creating that child, and she was worth every penny (except currently at bath and bed time).  One thing we did learn from Avery is the scientific reality of what it took for us to have children, so we knew the next time would be a little easier both financially and emotionally.    A few months ago, the stars aligned perfectly once again and with some blessings and a little luck, we were able to try for baby #2.  We knew that with baby #2 there would also be a chance of baby #3, but we have always wanted 3 kids and knew that we would take whatever God gave us.  Well, he didn’t disappoint haha.  We’re expecting Christmas or New Years babies.

With Avery, our family was there every step of the way for nearly 2 years, and we totally missed the surprise factor most couples enjoy when announcing a new baby.  We didn’t want our family having to deal with all of that drama this time and kept all of it under wraps so we could surprise them.  Rae’s birthday ended up being the perfect excuse to have both families together without them suspecting anything.  I told them I was wrapping up a big box containing cruise tickets since we just had our 10th anniversary thinking it would throw off any suspicions they might have.  What they didn’t know was that in the box we had placed two onesie’s and written the words “It’s Twins” on them.  Wesley’s sister Sara announced on her birthday last year that she was pregnant at her own surprise party.  In retaliation, we wrote a sappy letter for Sara to read that was supposedly from Wes to Rae about our 10 year anniversary, and at the very end of the note we wrote, “and we’re here today to prove we can throw a birthday party twice as good as Sara can”.  There was a chuckle after that and I just knew someone was going to get the hidden message, but they didn’t which you’ll see in the short video below.  It was hilarious!  They were really expecting Rae to pull cruise tickets out of that box and it took half of the room a minute to digest the contents.  Wesley’s dad was still the last one to get it…. poor guy.

So there you have it.  A little glimpse into our life and future.  Thanks to all of you for your support, your prayers, and the well wishes we have received. 2011 is going to be quite a busy year!