capturing it in photos

Now that we can't set them down in a place and have them stay there, it's a whole new level of planning for a group picture. Here are two pictures of us attempting to get our kids to do what we want them to. Me, trying to get Rowan in the vicinity of the Big Guyat Rowan's preschool and below, Andy (Annabeths dad) attempting to gather attention and keep our play group altogether using some fancy guitar work and fun christmas songs. It was great music, but I can't say it really worked to get the kids rapt with attention and focused on being a group that we could take a picture of!!! If I can figure out the youtube video thing, I'll put a little video clip I took which is great.

When they were about 6-9 months old we did the first group shot, all the babies in diapers. They may not have been happy, but they stayed in one place! This time, not so much. The photographer had her work cut out for her, and I think she did an awesome job. We'll be able to see the prints soon.
Yesterday I got the best treat, a tea time at the Dushanbe Tea House in Boulder and got to spend time with my book club ladies. Since I've been more than my normal crazy self lately, it was a very good break. We talked the entire drive up there, the whole tea time and the whole snowy 2 hour ride home! That's 7 hours of talking!!!! Not every minute of it was about our children. Just most of the minutes. :) It was fancy and our waiter most attentive. By the time I got home, I was actually calm and peaceful. I also really needed to pump.

We are going to have a get together on New Years Eve day. We did it last year, sort of open house style. I think I'll put a little more thought into how it all goes together this year. Or maybe I won't. I'm trying to do as many things as I can before school starts up again, and specifically getting pictures of Milo together. He entered the world and was recorded digitally. We didn't get the camera until Rowan was 10 months old, and since then I've tried my best to print some. But these last 5 months have been quite a blur.

It's about time for me to do our Holiday/Solstice letter and I'm going to do it here. I wanted to get pictures out to everyone, but that isn't looking like it's going to happen. Maybe I'll do that tomorrow.