Christmas 2009 was a great opportunity to get a family picture taken. It had been 3 1/2 years since we had done one. I will spare you the ones where Phil and I are frowning or have our eyes closed. We used to think it was hard to get 8 little ones to cooperate, but now we see that even getting older ones to all smile at the same time is a challenge. Amy and Julie blogged about the rest of our holiday celebration and do it so well. Needless to say spending time with family is always the highlight of our week.
The directions for this was for everyone to look at the little guy! Love the shot of love and caring. It was Andrew's year to be the center of attention since he had been baptised two days before and was the reason that we all could be together.
This was the pose from oldest to youngest. They are all growing up way too fast! The line-up is Zack, Tyler, Nicole, Emma, Leah, Becca, Brooke and Andrew.
Our awesome grandkids!
How could we not pick this picture? Zack made it easy to find out takes.
Actually this was the preferred shot for the whole family.
I found these while I was going through some pictures and since its almost Christmas, I thought it was a good time to post them. My mother didn't throw out things so these were some pre-Neal Christmas cards. I think everyone should especially notice the curly hair on Kurt in the one picture. The other picture was taken in my parents dining room in Hinsdale. There was no date on it but it looks like early 1960's. Merry Christmas and a good 2011 to all.
As we were going through our "box of remembrance" I came to some pictures of Jessica with her mom, grandmother and great-grandmother. With all the excitement of a new generation, they seemed appropriate to post. Mary Ann always used to say how beautiful all her grandchildren were. You can just see the love...
I had to include this one. Steff and Dan - that really is your Dad in this picture. This is somewhere around 1978-79 or so I think.
Here is a shot that was taken in my parents basement. I'm not sure when but it looks later than 1971.
This is a group shot that was labelled 1958. Theres no month or day, but that is baby Kurt sitting on Uncle Carls lap.
Here is one that I really enjoyed. Grandpa was a good sport about stuff like this. I don't know where he got this hat and jacket. There were a couple more pictures of him in the coat, but this was the best one.
The directions for this was for everyone to look at the little guy! Love the shot of love and caring. It was Andrew's year to be the center of attention since he had been baptised two days before and was the reason that we all could be together.
This was the pose from oldest to youngest. They are all growing up way too fast! The line-up is Zack, Tyler, Nicole, Emma, Leah, Becca, Brooke and Andrew.
Our awesome grandkids!
