Picture Perfect???

Last year I didn't send out Christmas cards. I didn't know what to say and couldn't get a good picture of the girls. This year I still don't know what to say, but I am working on the picture part. I consider myself to be very relaxed about a lot of things. I don't know if I have found the wisdom of letting things go and focusing on what is truly important or if my kids have worn me down to the point where I just don't care anymore. I frequently find myself saying, or thinking, "Who cares, it's no big deal!" But, I am OBSESSIVE about their Christmas pictures! I will make myself (and them) crazy trying to get the perfect shot!

This morning I gave the girls their holiday jammies. It is a tradition! Every year, after Thanksgiving, they get a new pair of winter/Christmas/holiday jammies. This year, I got the same jammies for their cousins and decided to extend the tradition to them. I thought it might make us all feel closer to know all the cousins were matching and sharing the same experience, even though we are all miles apart. The girls put their jammies on tonight, and wanted to take a picture to share with their cousins. Oh, oh, oh! I thought I could get a picture for the Christmas card. Think again, Momma!

Do you know how hard it is to get one good picture of all three girls?


Great shot of Emmalena!





Great shots of Bella!




Good poses gone bad...






I guess I should have given Ali her inhaler before we started - do you like all the pictures of her coughing? My favorite is the one of her gum about to fly out of her mouth! I guess I shoud be grateful she coughs into her arm.





It is hard! One or two at a time worked








(We don't have a new addition - just a house guest for a few days. The girls love him!)






But this is as close as I got to a good picture of all three girls.




If it shows up in your mail box, you know it made the cut, but I will keep trying!