Merry Christmas from the Laurie-Heckard Family!

It's not easy to take a group photo of our clan using a tripod but we still try. Here we are, snagging 5 minutes before jumping in the van for Christmas Eve service at our church.

When posing, Elliott likes to move all over the place, changing his position.

When the camera comes out, Rosemary tends to stick her hands in her mouth or on her face. "Hands on your Lap!"  Although, out comes the silly facial expressions...Oh well, Gretchen looked off to the side anyway.

There goes Rosemary, looking off to the side.... Honestly, there's nothing over there except the piano and the wall! The tripod and camera are directly in front... ?????? 

This last one isn't actually so bad although Alina's head is cut off and Steve is in mid-sentence "LOOK AT THE CAMERA!!" We knew this would be our last try before rushing into coats and car seats for church. Gotta love Rosemary's sweet grin. Gretchen really has the most patience of the bunch. Believe it. :)