Family Photo Shoot

My awesome, amazing, wonderful, professional photographer/crafter friend Rychelle agreed to take our family Christmas card picture again this year.


My sisters crashed the photo shoot and Rychelle ended up taking their family pictures as well.

She's that amazing! And the only payment she accepted was some cookies. (It was also the only payment offered, so it worked out well)

Here are some highlights.

Here we are looking amazing. This isn't even the one I chose for our card. Rychelle did such an awesome job, we had plenty to chose from. Of course it helps that she had such beautiful models.


These girls were definitely ready for their close up.



One of my favorites of the day! Is it wrong to laugh at a crying baby?

We had the brilliant idea to put just the kids together.... um, it didn't quite work out.

But here, look! It actually appears like their enjoying themselves!



Actually, we all enjoyed ourselves. Thanks Rychelle!

Keep your eye out for my upcoming Christmas card, it'll be a keeper! (You might want to have a frame ready!)

PS. If you've moved and I don't have your new address, email me. Or if you're a complete stranger reading this post and would like a Christmas card, email me. (That doesn't mean you're going to get one, but I just really like reading emails!)

All about me, me, me, me, and me

I FINALLY connected my computer in my new house and spent some time this weekend working on a project for my grandma's 90th birthday that I've haven't touched since June.

Scanning old pictures into digital files. It was much needed, and kind of fun.

I found a ton of pictures of me.

And of course feel obligated to make a blog post about my coolness as a child.

Prepare yourself, for this little girl had no idea how awesome she'd become.

Here I am obviously enjoying nature and an amazing sense of fashion.




I've always been so kind to animals.


Even when they weren't nice to me. Gotta love the sweatsuit.



My first trip to NYC and the towers were still intact.


I've always been excellent at carpentry. Who knew I'd be making headboard benches in the future?

I'm not completely convinced this is me... but it was in the envelop my mom gave me. I kind of think it's Eliza, but I'm living the dream because I always wanted to have a picture of myself in front of the snowy forest.

I've always been amazing with my hair.

Another good hair day, this time at girls camp. Having curly hair is such a blessing. I get to look like this.

Future beauty queen of course.

If only my eyes weren't shut, this would've been an amazing picture of me holding up a hanging bird house. Top model material.

And who'd have thought that these two lookers...

Once frightened small children.

And I've always been the adventurer, cliff jumper.

There you have it, my awesome childhood in a nutshell. I encourage everyone else to break out that scanner and spread the love.