Christmas Picture Outtakes....

To all who have received our Christmas card and are wondering why we have a mini-Gene Simmons in our family...I have decided to let you behind the scenes of our picture taking...

Do you know how hard it is to get 6 people, 3 of which are ages 5 and under to look at a camera and smile? Do you....really?

And don't worry, this was the 2nd attempt to get family pictures....the first attempt was worse.

Exhibit A: Notice none of the little children are appropriately smiling, plus the mother looks a little out-of-sorts....

Exhibit B: Not too bad, except for Evan is trying desperately to get off the lap of his mother...this probably would have been the winner, but Evan was cut out of pic on most pre-decorated cards available at Costco (because I needed cheap and easy and there was a coupon)

Exhibit C: No one is ready at all...In fact dad is probably wasting precious time taking random pics instead of helping to poke children into smiling.

Exhibit D: Evan is not cooperating at all, hence forced smile on mother's face...and Logan is way too cheesy.

Exhibit E: Evan not looking at camera and partially out of frame. Owen is a little squinty.

Exhibit F: Um, what isn't wrong with this picture?

Exhibit G: Both Logan and Owen took the "get closer to mom" phrase literally.

Exhibit H: Not sure what Evan is chewing on...and what is up with Owen? Maybe pinching was too hard...

So now, you probably understand why this picture was in the mail....Merry Christmas to you all!