Saturday, December 10, 2011

Making Lemonade from Outtakes


I always think the outtake reels are super funny at the end of movies or TV shows.  Especially in cartoons, since of course there is no sound guy holding up a boom (hilarious!).   

I have always liked the saying "When Life Hands You Lemons, Make Lemonade".  It reminds me to lighten up and look for the "silver lining".

Sooooo..... when my face looked like THIS:


in many of our attempts to take a family photo, I figured I may as well just make fun of myself.



Of course, when I had a decent smile, Clark was trying to channel James Bond or something:



or, Jane was hiding:




or preening or something:




Maybe I just had to go to the bathroom?



Or try to catch the escape baby:




Jane!  Wake UP!!




Self: stop talking!!




Clark: get back here!




All this to say, we really are much cuter than the camera gives us credit for.

And, sometimes we are all smiling at the same time.

Just not on this day.




Better luck to you, my friend,
Always smiling in Salinas :)

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Clark turned one in November. I uploaded pictures today.



Yes, it took me a long time.  Actually, Cousin Patty took the pictures.  All of them.  And then she uploaded them to my computer that same day.

It just took me this long to think about them again.

I need a scrapbooking vacation.

Desperately.

Rather, I HAVE been on a vacation from scrapbooking.  Maybe I should take a vacation from life & DO some scrapbooking.

Yes, that sounds nice.





Cute family, though ... am I right?



Fishing for compliments,
Stacey