Friday, January 10, 2014

christmas "letter" 2013

As much as I would like to send every-single-person I know an actual Christmas card every-single-year, I just can't.  So while a few of you got a real life card, most of you will have to settle for this.  And by "this" I mean a few pictures.  I wanted to write a short blurb about each of us and get it up on here by New Year at the latest, but then I got sick a couple days after Christmas and now it's January 10th and I just don't have it in me.  But the great thing about a blog is that YOU can go back and see all my old posts and catch up with our new nothings.  Tada!

We did our own pictures this year.  I went into it with Mary Poppins positivity, a $15 tripod and some staging ideas from Pinterest.  Getting 6 people to all look at the camera and smile on cue for a timer is not easy.  Folks, we got this money shot on the 3rd try!  As soon as I saw it I shouted out, "WE DID IT!" and there was joy in the land.  


For about 3 seconds till I told the kids I wanted to get a few shots of just them.  There was some initial moaning and groaning but then I explained I wanted them to stand on the couch and jump.  That was more up their alley and the four of them happily climbed on-


I neglected to mention that I just wanted a little jump.  When I told them to sort of bounce, this is the reaction I got-


Deciding this was not working out I told them all to sit and first we made funny faces to lighten the mood-


Then we tried some nice smiles-


The boys were up next-




Then I asked Liam if I could take one of just him-



For some reason this was the only one I took of the girls together-


Jason and I used the tripod, just give us a barn and a pitchfork-


Then to make up for shed tears in the couch jumping debacle, I told Liam to hop on and show me what he's got! After I cut off his head (the kid can JUMP!) and a photo bomb, we got a good one-




I took individual pictures of the girls at the park because I also wanted to use them as "school" photos.  (I decided not to buy pictures from the school this year.)  We got some lovely shots!  I also asked permission at the library to take a photo of the girls as they both have quite a passion for reading and I thought it would be a nice addition if I wrote a Christmas letter-








That wraps up our card creating adventure and if you're wondering where Finn's individual pictures are, so am I.  Did you know I have 4 kids?  Because I apparently forgot.  Hopefully I haven't scarred him for life.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!  Keep up with us here because you'll probably just get another picture card again next year...

2 comments:

GLOW said...

Great pictures! As always! Never get tired of looking at my favorite people or reading about them.

Love, Mom

sashby07 said...

Love the pics. You have the cutest family ever and makes me want more kids... But I was lucky to get a second out of my husband so I'm happy with my two (but if he said he would go for a third id be oober happy). Love your comment at the end about having 4 kids. Lol