全家福的照片 Family Photos

Earlier this week we did a shoot, our best effort ever. In the past we've only extended ourselves to the minimum in family photo-taking: just get one decent snapshot.

So there's maybe a few good ones here, and some outtakes that would never make the Christmas card, or a framed wall-hanging, but are included because of cuteness or weirdness. The setting is behind our apartment on the mountainside, and yes that is granpa & granny's underwear on the third one down.

Titus is kissing Michael and Jonathon is kissing a stick. ?

Eh, our romance is not as sterile and American gothic as this photo would lead you to believe. We just don't know how to pose in front of the camera. Better luck next time.

Dear hair, I do know Full House extra tryouts have long concluded, poor thing from 1992 we'll get you some help soon.

counting the graces

thank you Father for

sunshine in December

showered and in bed, starting a movie at 10:30pm

laughing with friends about stress and craziness and our ridiculous selves 

Christmas carols sung together by heart

red soft big bath towels

tomato soup

Drew refreshed by good talk with enthusiastic buddy 

Mike interested in alphabet, so cute
Jonathon chewing noodles

four sets of brown eyes in this home

finished with the usual group, so Friday night's open now!

yellowed ginkgo leaves piled and scattered on our street

Drew's steadiness and encouragement

funny postcards

how the kids love and expect their oatmeal so much they cry if we have none in the morning