A Lesson in Patience

Anyone that needs a lesson in humility should attempt to take family Christmas photos. To be fair, I never should have tried to snap a few shots while we were already late for church, but I was a tad afraid the outfits would be ruined before we returned home. I could not get Abby or Ollie to look at me at the same time, and it was nearly impossible to get a picture without one or both of them crying or whining. You are just going to have to take my word for it that they are super cute.

The following is the best of what can only be described as our mediocre family photos. I've added captions to at least make them interesting.

In this photo.... Abby and Oliver are making bets on who is going to make mom cry first.

This photo cracks me up because Oliver's head is twice the size of Abby's. It's almost like he's harboring a 'Megamind.'

Abby looks like she's about to drop a naughty word. You can almost see the trouble brewing.

This photo would be cute if she didn't look like she was a Cullen. What's with the blue tinge?

Oliver's hair has a Ludwig Von Beethoven feel to it. I'm not about to cramp his 1770's style by cutting it or brushing it down.

This was probably the best photo of the day. It's even better because I'm not in it.

My favorite boys got some cute shots together.

About 10 minutes into it Abby started to destroy the ornaments again, so we turned the photos into videos. Too bad we can't frame that joy.

Here is Abby singing O Christmas Tree in English and German:

This is Abby bossing Oliver around and tattling on him:

This is a perfect example of another crazy -- dogs barking, Oliver crying, Abby yelling -- Sunday at our house.