This one makes me smile even now. I love their playful nature. 
Taking a break to try and get Mackenzie to smile. I love the tongue!
One more smile? Pleeeaaasseee!
My crazy girls!Sunday, December 13, 2009
What's Really Important
I had an experience this week that taught me a lesson about life. I got the girls all ready in an attempt to take some snapshot pictures for our Christmas card. We curled hair, coordinated the outfits. . . the whole nine yards. The weather was only going to be dry for 2 days this week and my schedule only allowed me Wed. to make this happen, so we all got ready and headed to the pre-planned spots I'd been canvasing for a few weeks for our pictures. It was the most frustrating experience I've had in a long time! Tori ended up crying because there was a bird carcass near one of the spots. She thought some animal was going to come out of the trees and get her because it had killedthe bird. Alyssa refused to take off her coat because she was cold. Mackenzie wouldn't stand still or look at the camera and after a few attempts was just done with the whole thing. All of this despite me promising warm cinammon rolls when we got home if they were good. I kept thinking, "All I need is just one quick good picture. This shouldn't be that hard!" I never really did get a good picture and finally gave up. I was frustrated beyond belief! However, after recounting this story to a friend on Friday I realized how funny the situation was, and we both got a good laugh about it. I realized how quickly your perspective can change, and how important it is to focus on the things that matter. Even now it brings a smile on my face when I look at some of the pictures. I bet if someone had been watching the experience, they probably would have been laughing as well. Did it matter that we don't have a perfect Christmas card picture? No. Should I get frustrated and upset with my kids when they were uncomfortable and having a bad day. No. It taught me a lesson to slow down and remember what's important especially during the holidays. Most important I realized that I need to have a sense of humor about things when the going gets rough. Here's a sample of the not so perfect Christmas pictures.
This one makes me smile even now. I love their playful nature.
One more smile? Pleeeaaasseee!
My crazy girls!
This one makes me smile even now. I love their playful nature. One more smile? Pleeeaaasseee! My crazy girls!
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7 comments:
well at least you got same pictures. And that your sending cards. I gave up on it all. I got the outfits and the place to take the pictures but with everyones schedule it doesn't seem to be going to happen any time soon. Oh well maybe after the holidays. I am glad you saw the good side of it all.
Not perfect can be cute. I had a smiliar experience last year. You're right...picture perfect doesn't really matter in the end. They sure look cute though. Love all the updates. We still haven't had snow yet. ;0)
so funny...i had the exact same experience yesterday... good to know I'm not the only one :)
Mona, I've had this happen to me on several occasions. It is so hard to have all the children happy at the same time and all looking at the camera with a smile at the same time. You have the right attitude - you just have to look back on it and laugh.
I'm excited to see your blog!! Thanks for the positive advice. We also had a disastrous experience with our Christmas card pictures, and thus we are using an old family picture from a cabin trip we took in the summer - it's the best we could get!! Eli's picture is several months old as well - none of our pictures match or are coordinated, but that's the best we could do!! I'm glad you have a good attitude about it all - with kids nothing ever is easy, smooth, or goes as planned!!
love the coordinated outfits! You have adorable children, whether or not they cooperate for a picture. I too like the one whey there are playing.
Good luck my friend, it doesn't get any easier with four. Glad to know I am not alone in the picture taking flustrations. The funny thing is I had quickly looked at your blog a few weeks and thought to myself 'those are adorable pictures" it wasn't until today that I read about all the drama.
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