It's That Time of the Year ...

... when we attempt to get a family picture for our annual Christmas card! This year, we decided to have Brian's sister, Krista take some pics for us over Thanksgiving weekend. Although it was rather warm on Thursday ... by Friday (the day we headed to Lancaster) it was a little chilly. But we braved the cold and headed outside to attempt a family picture. There is a beautiful stone road by their house as well as a nice old barn that make for some nice scenery. We first attempted the stone road ... it was a bit windy though and didn't go too well. So after that we went down to the barn which was better since the wind was blocked. I remember the days of trying to get one kiddo to smile, and then two kiddos ... now that we're outnumbered with three kiddos (who all have an opinion of their own!) we just smile and hope for the best!

Here are some of the family pic attempts (NOT the one we will be using on our card this year ... I can't ruin the surprise for you all, so you'll have to wait until you receive your card!) ... of course I'll post the family pic eventually after the cards are mailed out!

Almost ... if only Sydney were looking! This may have been the best stone road pic ... but Justin has a funny face, there's a shadow on Hailey's face and we all look like we're freezing ... maybe because we were!

Silly kiddos ...
Laughing at buddy boy making faces ...
Justin was communicating he had enough ...
REALLY had enough ...
Anyone want to look AT the camera? ...
Maybe after seeing those you will be at least a little pleasantly surprised with our family picture ... or maybe not!

And here are some others that won't be included on the card ... so you can see them now!
The girls ...
The boys ...
Me and my love ...
Me and my love again ...