Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Christmas Card Chaos

Tis the season to gather your family around you, force them to dress up in super nice clothing (hoping and praying they don't trip, spill or otherwise dirty themselves), shout out threats to put their hands down, promise candy to look at the camera and say "smile" so much that you could only bare through the experience once a year!!

Having my mom in town this week we took advantage of the situation and decided to trudge through the wonderful experience of "FAMILY PHOTOS". Don't get me wrong...I LOVE PICTURES...but I rarely love giving that control over to someone else. I'm always afraid of seeing my inherited double chin...or any of the other million flaws caught on film (let's not list them). But I suppose it's worth putting up with it for posterity!!

Thankfully our close friend Erin came to help take extra pictures while she and my mom took turns jumping up and down, making silly faces and clapping their hands to get our young kids to cooperate. I mean at one point we got so desperate to have everyone just look at the camera at the same time we could care less if the kids were smiling! Here are some of my favorite shots...vote for your favorites!!





























8 comments:

Unknown said...

I LOVE these pictures!

Unknown said...

Ok, my favorites are The first family picture, the one of the girls together, the one with larry and the girls, and the last one of you and Ben, was he trying to eat your necklace?

Unknown said...

Oh, I forget, Ben by himself, adorable! He looks like such a happy little man!

Camille said...

LOL!!! Your comment's on this post are just hilarious!! I am dying, because it is such the truth!! That is exactly how I feel about Family Pictures too!!! The pictures are adorable though!! I love the one of you and Ben, and Larry with the girls! And your hair looks great!!

The Jensen Family said...

I like the thrid one down of the family. Ben is getting so big!

Amanda

Erin said...

I'm glad you liked them! As long as it's not my kids, I'll take family pictures any day! I'm still trying to find that one you asked me about...

Mary said...

Hey Rachel, great pictures. Can I copy one for the ward website directory?? Which would you prefer that I use? And thanks for commenting on my blog!

Michelle said...

All of them are great! The outfits all cordinate so well together, you have cute kids(always a plus!), and your hair it way too freakin' adorable!!!!