Photo Outtakes
I think it was the Friday or Saturday after Thanksgiving when we retreated to the backyard to take our annual Christmas card photo. After hundreds and hundreds of photos, and three different settings, we have narrowed it down.
These are the ones that did not make the cut:
Look at Rico Suave on the left. (What's up with that?!?) And Mason on the right. After last year's photo of Mason, we knew we had to have a good one of him.
Another ridiculously funny photo of Mason. You can see that Taylor is not amused.
Carter's hands? He was making faces in the back row.
Not so bad. In fact, I might detect a smile from Taylor back there. But Mason ... Well, he's not looking so good again.
I have no idea what they were looking at here. I know it's not the camera, despite the "Look at me!" chant that I made up.
These are the ones that did not make the cut:
Look at Rico Suave on the left. (What's up with that?!?) And Mason on the right. After last year's photo of Mason, we knew we had to have a good one of him. 
Another ridiculously funny photo of Mason. You can see that Taylor is not amused.
Carter's hands? He was making faces in the back row.
Not so bad. In fact, I might detect a smile from Taylor back there. But Mason ... Well, he's not looking so good again.
I have no idea what they were looking at here. I know it's not the camera, despite the "Look at me!" chant that I made up. And, this one (I think) was the winner. Mason still looks like he's about to poop in that squatting position, but Taylor is almost smiling and Sawyer does not look like he's about to take off out of his seat at any second.
Thank goodness it's done until next year. I think I can only handle this once a year.
Comments
The final photo looks GREAT and it's so much fun to see the out-takes. Thanks!
(Jack is standing here with me and he wants to me go over and over which child is which. Silly kid!)
I have 4 kids and I know how it is. With us it's trying to keep the older 3 looking at the camera instead of watching the baby sister. We have sooo many pictures of the kids where the baby looks great but everyone else has strange rolled eyes to watch her!! uuggghh!
maybe those are the best ones, it's totally natural and not posed.
Love your pictures... all of them!!
they all look pretty darn cute to me.
Change comes so hard to some of us.
Jenny
Great job.
Thanks for making me smile!
I don't even attempt christmas card photos. with 3.