Family pictures 2010

Living up to my reputation as a cheapskate, I swapped family-picture taking with Shelley this year rather than pay a photographer.  I was thrilled with the results. (Thanks, Shelley!)  And they were free!  When I started printing copies, it made me long for a DSLR, though.  I tried to enlarge one to 11x14 for the wall.  It was grainy.  You can definitely tell it was taken with a point and shoot.  Dang.

Here are some of my favorites.

I LOVE Andrew's Siberian husky eyes.

Brandon has a REAL smile.

One happy little girl.

My fave family shot.

Walking into the sunset....

I like a good standing shot where you can see

just how much taller Andrew is than Caroline.

Cute smiles.

Sweet Whitney.

Pure joy.

Bottle it.

Two happy girls.

My two favorite boys.

We're comin to getcha.

Five of us all in a row.

 I love the way annual photos capture our little family at this moment in time:  Andrew still looking hot, as always.  My discovery of (and close relationship with) the flat iron.  Brandon's face slimming into such a mature boy.  Whitney's permanent incisors coming in.  Caroline's adorable little blond braids.  

Makes me wonder what next year's photo will look like.  Will I find my first gray hair?  How much closer will Brandon be to my height?  Will Care Bear still be a blondie?  Only time will tell.