astrid Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Don't we usually do that every year? Have I missed it? I so enjoy seeing everyone's family pictures! Here's mine--- only child, but two of our dogs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in St Louis Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Adorable daughter and super-cute dogs! :) Love how it's outside and "natural." (Is that a Newfoundland? I really, really want to kiss that dog! :001_wub:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 Adorable daughter and super-cute dogs! :) Love how it's outside and "natural." (Is that a Newfoundland? I really, really want to kiss that dog! :001_wub:) Thanks, Melissa--- That "natural" backdrop is our backyard, with the old, weathered carriage barn in back and my dead iris clump. :rolleyes: And no, that's not a Newfoundland, a Leonberger! They have a dry mouth and don't drool like a Newf, but very similar temperament. Bred to be a child's companion. Her name is Danika (Ch. Seelowen Danika, actually) and she would totally LOVE for you to kiss her and would reciprocate a thousandfold!) And by the way, I want to kiss your avatar dog! What a sweet face on that Lab! I'll bet he's so much fun! astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 A nasty cold put a damper on my photo plans this year. But, my mom was able to take a quick one the other night... so it will have to do for this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 (edited) Here is ours, taken in front of "our tree" - a tree we picked out at the Arboretum when the kids were little. We take pics in front of it every year! I can't decide which one to use:) Edited December 23, 2009 by dirty ethel rackham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 No pic, Dirty Ethel! I"m dying to see them! astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Ack. I can't get it to work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I fixed it. I was making it too complicated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 What a great photo..you all have such great smiles! And you even have your little Cavalier in the picture-- they're such great dogs! Thanks for sharing! astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Here is ours, taken in front of "our tree" - a tree we picked out at the Arboretum when the kids were little. We take pics in front of it every year! I can't decide which one to use:) The first one is cute, but the second one gets my vote. Don't you just have the most beautiful family! (And Ellen, I LOVE your hair. :) Mine is naturally straight as a pin, so of course I try hard not to envy those of you blessed with curly hair. :D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi @ Mt Hope Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 This is our Christmas card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 This is our Christmas card. Your card is so beautiful, Heidi! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 What a lovely, creative card! Beautiful pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Here's ours; just the childrens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 Here is ours, taken in front of "our tree" - a tree we picked out at the Arboretum when the kids were little. We take pics in front of it every year! I can't decide which one to use:) [ATTACH]1921[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]1922[/ATTACH] I love them both! My extended family always says that we don't ever include ourselves (dh and I) in our Christmas photos, so I guess if I had such a great shot of the two of us in the picture as well, I'd use that one. But the other one just OOZES FUN! Tough decision, but you can't go wrong with either! astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 Your card is so beautiful, Heidi! Oh, it's lovely, Heidi! LOVE the colors, the sentiment, and that beautiful family! astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 What sweet faces! That little boy looks like he could be full of it, on occasion! ;) Does he have a bit of an an imp in him? :001_smile: astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 That little boy looks like he could be full of it, on occasion! Does he have a bit of an an imp in him? N-boy? No. Never. :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: It's a good thing he's so cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 My family and one bonus child on a trip to San Antonio to see a big High School football game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Not the best pictures ever, but I went with them since the alternative was trying to get a better one :lol:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 This is our Christmas card. Oh, you and your, "I'm also throwing something together at the last minute" talk. Meh! What's it like to be talented and creative, I wonder? It looks fabulous, dahlink. Hope mine's on the way!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 (edited) What a great picture, Astrid. It's missing someone though: you!:) Oh, and here's ours. A quick shot while skiing so not the greatest, but you can't go too terribly wrong with snow-capped mountains in the background. What the...? Why did that turn out so huge? I did just what Crissy, et al instruct me to do every. single. time I ask how to share photos here. (And I've asked a lot!) Uploaded the pic to photobucket and put the link in the body of my post. Hmm...well, no time right now to fix it. Sorry about that! Edited December 23, 2009 by Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeefreak Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 We've quit doing cards and we do a slide show on Animoto instead. Here's some pics from this year that are in that though:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Not the best pictures ever, but I went with them since the alternative was trying to get a better one :lol:. I always forget you have five boys, too. I think it's a really nice photo. Makes me want to back-pedal a few years to the pre-teen days.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 (edited) What a great picture, Astrid. It's missing someone though: you!:) I have to say I think of you with a twinge of guilt every time I take a Christmas card photo with just the boys and I tell myself that maybe next year I'll have enough gumption to get my husband & myself in the picture :lol:. Edited December 23, 2009 by JudoMom Sugar Induced Grammatical Error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeefreak Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I have to say I think of you with a twinge of guilt every time I take a Christmas card photo with just the boys and I tell myself that maybe next year I'll have enough gumption to get my husband & I in the picture :lol:. It's hard to get all of us in a pic! The one of all 4 of us, a man offered because he saw us switching off.:lol: That's why we gave up doing a card. That and the money it costs to send over 50 Christmas cards:scared: What a great pic of your kids! Blessings! Dorinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Here are my little sweeties. We have great difficulty getting everyone to look in the same general direction with a pleasant expression, and we've never had success doing it with all seven of us, so we gave up on putting the whole family in a picture a while ago. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 (edited) I posted this before. We really went with this one for our photo. Can you tell where I was standing? Dh and I are never in the picture. Too much work!! ETA: I added a picture of my entire family from our cruise in January. Now you can see dh and me! Edited December 23, 2009 by Jennifer in MI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I posted this before. We really went with this one for our photo. Can you tell where I was standing? Dh and I are never in the picture. Too much work!! I remember this picture from your other thread. It's beyond funny and cute! I hope you sent a copy to everyone you know. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I have to say I think of you with a twinge of guilt every time I take a Christmas card photo with just the boys and I tell myself that maybe next year I'll have enough gumption to get my husband & myself in the picture :lol:. Darn right! Get thee in thy photo, my dear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I posted this before. We really went with this one for our photo. Can you tell where I was standing? Dh and I are never in the picture. Too much work!! Work, schmirk. Bring on the adults! I love this, though, Jennifer. Just keepin' it real, right?:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Here are my little girlies! Sophia is the brunet and Cameran is the blonde. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Why did that turn out so huge? It's perfect! We can see all your lovely faces! :D Really, Colleen. Your family is beautiful, and that is a great photo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 I posted this before. We really went with this one for our photo. Can you tell where I was standing? Dh and I are never in the picture. Too much work!! OMG I'm SO glad you went with this one, Jennifer! It's just PEFECT! Actually, remembering this photo with a chuckle is what prompted me to start the thread! LOVE LOVE LOVE that photo! astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi @ Mt Hope Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Oh, you and your, "I'm also throwing something together at the last minute" talk. Meh! What's it like to be talented and creative, I wonder? It looks fabulous, dahlink. Hope mine's on the way!:) You're so silly, Colleen. I really did throw it together because (I think I've mentioned this before :lol:) picnik.com is awesome! And, yes, yours is on the way... Next year, I'll come up and torture you by taking your family photos and designing your Christmas card. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi @ Mt Hope Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Thanks for starting this thread, Astrid. I think it is one of my favorites each year. I love looking at all the family photos. Thanks, everyone, for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug's Mom Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 No copies being sent out...but while Christmas shopping at the mall, we had a little fun in a photo booth. This is as close to a family Christmas photo that we'll get, I suspect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Don't we usually do that every year? Have I missed it? I so enjoy seeing everyone's family pictures! Here's mine--- only child, but two of our dogs: VERY cute!!! I love her hair, but miss the braids. A nasty cold put a damper on my photo plans this year. But, my mom was able to take a quick one the other night... so it will have to do for this year. I think it's nice! You all look so happy and cozy! Here is ours, taken in front of "our tree" - a tree we picked out at the Arboretum when the kids were little. We take pics in front of it every year! I can't decide which one to use:) Definately the first one! This is our Christmas card. LOVE it!! Remind me next year of this website. My guys. What cuties!!! Here's ours; just the childrens. Cute!! Not the best pictures ever, but I went with them since the alternative was trying to get a better one :lol:. I think they're nice! Everyone is looking at the camera at least. What a great picture, Astrid. It's missing someone though: you!:) Oh, and here's ours. A quick shot while skiing so not the greatest, but you can't go too terribly wrong with snow-capped mountains in the background. What the...? Why did that turn out so huge? I did just what Crissy, et al instruct me to do every. single. time I ask how to share photos here. (And I've asked a lot!) Uploaded the pic to photobucket and put the link in the body of my post. Hmm...well, no time right now to fix it. Sorry about that] Looks great!! Your pictures are always so great because you're always doing something active and fun. Your boys are growing fast!!! We've quit doing cards and we do a slide show on Animoto instead. Here's some pics from this year that are in that though:001_smile: Nice!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Here is ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cin Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 This is what we sent out this year. I agree, it's too much trouble to get everybody in the pic. Especially since DH is the photographer :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funschooler5 Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I posted this before. We really went with this one for our photo. Can you tell where I was standing? Dh and I are never in the picture. Too much work!! :lol: :lol::lol: That's awesome. I love how the boys are smiling calmly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Next year, I'll come up and torture you by taking your family photos and designing your Christmas card. :001_smile: Hey, be careful about making this kind of offer ~ especially in front of all these witnesses.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 It's perfect! We can see all your lovely faces! :D Really, Colleen. Your family is beautiful, and that is a great photo! Thanks, Crissy. And where is your picture, missy? Ante up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in Jax Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 My guys. Linda, that is an adorable photo! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 (edited) Jennifer, I ADORE this picture of your boys and daughter....it is PERFECT! Thanks for sharing. Here is ours. My girls are so much better at casual pictures than posing. PDG gets the strangest look on her face when we ask her to smile. We had a picture taken while visiting family in Washington at Thanskgiving, but the girls were so sour, I hesitate to even use it! DH said we should anyway, and write something pithy in our Christmas letter about the scene. We generally send our greetings at New Year's...just so much less stress doing it after the holidays. Edited December 23, 2009 by BikeBookBread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Not the best pictures ever, but I went with them since the alternative was trying to get a better one :lol:. Were these taken at Garden of the Gods in CO Springs? I love it there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmamainva Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 (edited) Here's ours: Edited December 23, 2009 by hsmamainva Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2jjka Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 We couldn't decide between naughty..... or nice... But nice eventually won out in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KS_ Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Here's ours, taken this fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4boys Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Here is ours. I hope this works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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