Christmas Pics

One year, I swear, Orrin and I will actually be in the Christmas card pictures.  Just not this year.

Anywho, I called up my newest sister-in-law Stephanie and said, "Take our pictures tonight, woman!"  Well, maybe I wasn't that demanding, but I kind of felt like I was.

Luckily she agreed and we tried to wrangle these four kids together long enough to get some decent pictures.

She let me handle the editing, so I feel an apology and a warning is needed here.  Please do not judge her photography skills by my less than mediocre editing skills.  Seriously.

 

I used to think that getting a picture with three kids smiling and looking at the camera was difficult.  Four kids?  Holy hannah.

Luckily Stephanie brought a good attitude along with her cute props.

'Cause things sure got tough with Mr. Walking Wyatt.

Then she took some individual portraits.

Piper, Little-Miss-Photogenic herself, has suddenly become a little awkward in front of the camera and can't seem to remember how to smile her real smile.

Notice how it doesn't reach her eyes?

I actually liked these more serious ones of Adi.

I really needed Orrin there to make these kids do their real smiles and giggles.  I'm just not as funny as Daddy.

And then there was Mr. Why-Sit-Still-And-Smile-For-You-When-There's-All-This-Green-Grass-To-Explore?

 *sigh*  I don't have the patience to take this guy's pictures.  And that's why I coerced my other sister-in-law Hannah to take his one year pics next month.  I am so good.

These walking ones were probably the easiest ones to take since Wyatt was happy strolling along (until he fell).  At least, I thought they were the easiest.  Stephanie would probably tell a different story.

And, of course, the bum picture.  I always have to get one of these.

Of course I did not post the picture that gets the honor of making my Christmas cards (which I just ordered today, thank you very much).  You'll just have to wait until they're all sent out before you see that one.  I know you'll be waiting with bated breath...