Family pictures!

I decided rather late in the game this year that we needed some pictures for Christmas cards, stat! So, we basically packed everyone up right then and there, piled into the car, and took some pictures at a nearby park. Joseph and the kids had gone to a baptism that morning, so we mostly just went in what we were wearing. The boys did change out of their white shirts. And I changed out of my running clothes (I didn't go to the baptism). Funnily enough, I think I like what we're wearing here much better than what we wore last year for pictures, even though I'd been thinking about those outfits for weeks! Oh, well.

Overall, I'm very happy with how things turned out. It's amazing what a tripod, some touchups on the computer, and having slightly older kids can do to make pictures so much better than last time we tried this on our own!

I love the stair-step going on here. And El's tongue. And Jake's cool-kid attitude. And Caleb's hand on Jacob's head.

Isn't she a cutie?

Always climbing.

He's a punk, but he's pretty awesome. I love this picture of him in his old man jacket! Don't pockets (and a hood) always make the difference between a just-okay jacket and the ultimate jacket that needs to be worn on every possible occasion?

This set up happened very naturally. We just had to pull out the camera really fast and capture it. There was a bunch of dogs down the hill the way they are all facing and since they are all equal parts fascinated with and afraid of dogs, they were happy to watch for a while.

 So, there you have it. Our home done pictures in the park. I love our little family.