Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Christmas greetings

Am I the only one that puts off pictures for that PERFECT CHRISTMAS CARD PHOTO until about November...just so that the kids don't change too much between picture take and delivery time? Maybe I started this bad, horrible, procrastinating, NEVER. GOING. TO. HAPPEN. habit as my kids came closer together. It seems we've had babies for a long time in this family and everyone knows that 2 minutes later, a baby looks much different. They never stop growing and living farther from family and friends, I always think I am going to get them their most up-to-date look.





Well, since Halloween, we have had nothing but fat lips, goose egged foreheads and black eyes! I know my Mom always just took the picture because with seven kids, there is never NOTHING wrong. Problem being, it was always me that had something wrong in all the pictures. With my VonWillabrands, I always had a bruises or a black eye (Luckily, I think I avoided having two at the same time!)


Some pictures I had chapped lips down to my chin or a bad haircut (self-inflicted, oh wait...that was Amy! Just kidding.) Regardless...you get my point! So looking at all the pictures I HATE. SO. MUCH(!!!), how am I supposed to do the same thing to my children of VonWillabrands heritage? I can't...or wait! Maybe I can because of PHOTOSHOP! I have located someone good enough to work my troubled family, but not till Christmas Eve morning...therefore, our card could be really late this year, or REEEEEAAALLLY early for next year.




For now, here's one of the kids and we hope that all of you are enjoying your Christmas season thus far. We are grateful for all our loved ones and terrific friends who love and support us. Here is Kaeleigh's elementary school chorus wishing YOU a MERRY CHRISTMAS!




2 comments:

Cheree said...

They are so cute and cannot believe how big they are getting. Poor little Ashlyn's eye. Family pictures are so hard to get going. They are so much work for us mom's. I love the picture of your kids. It is freaky to see how much Kaeleigh looks like Ryan in that picture.
We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and hopefully will get to see you all sometime this next year.

janae said...

I do the same thing with "last minute" Christmas pictures. This year, I had a picture I liked, (from a professional) but it was taken during the summer... and somehow we found a way to take new ones anyway.

As my husband says, "We should never pass up an opportunity to document our family." :)