Lately it has been a struggle whenever I want to take pictures of all of my kids together. None of them want any part of it so I argue with them for a bit and then give up and say forget it. Even worse, it is getting to the point where I don't even try. Bad precedent, I know. So I knew that I had to think outside the box to break out of our rut (umm, how many cliches can I put in one sentence?) if I wanted to get a Christmas card picture. What I needed was to make it fun and something that they would want to do. I tentatively suggested sitting on the roof and 3 out of 4 were all excited about this idea. My 14 year old wasn't too thrilled but she graciously climbed the ladder and donned a smile and a red sweater.
The execution did require my husband's help but that made it better because it made this truly a family endeavor and we don't have enough of those around here (I don't know if he'll agree with this assessment). It went very smoothly and I came up with my own version of "Up on the Housetop" to go with it. I even got the card designed and ordered yesterday. And that wasn't the only thing I got done yesterday so it was a good day all around.
***Spoiler alert - stop here if you will be getting a card from us and want it to be a surprise.
The execution did require my husband's help but that made it better because it made this truly a family endeavor and we don't have enough of those around here (I don't know if he'll agree with this assessment). It went very smoothly and I came up with my own version of "Up on the Housetop" to go with it. I even got the card designed and ordered yesterday. And that wasn't the only thing I got done yesterday so it was a good day all around.
***Spoiler alert - stop here if you will be getting a card from us and want it to be a surprise.
Wouldn't it be so nice if Santa did visit and then they all said, "Oh, o-kay" and did what he said? Hey I'm allowed my own Christmas fantasy.
