3 out of 50

Family pictures are a stressful event for me.  Not sure why, but they just seem to be.  But I love them, so we press on with the tradition every year. This year was even more challenging, since our oldest son is in college, and the times when we are all together are very limited.

I took 50 photos, and most of them look something like this...

or this...

or this.  Note the pouting eight year old.  I have quite a few shots of the pouting eight year old.  

Finally!  A half way decent (yet somewhat blurry/uncropped shot)

Better!

As good as it's going to get!  Still not the sharpest focus, but it's a wrap!  Cut and print!   Whew!  Merry Christmas to all!

Priceless

1.  New leotard and tights.   Check

2.  Costume fee.   Check

 3.  You tube tutorial on how to put short hair into a ballerina bun.  Check and double check,  just to make sure.  ;)

4.  Carpooling to many practices and dress rehearsals.  

Check. Check. Check.

5.  Watching our littlest mouse dance in the Nutcracker  =  Priceless 

(even if the photo is not great!)