Say Cheese

All events with children in the equation result in a little chaos. Imagine this: it’s 6:30 pm (a witching hour for many toddlers), and we have three little ones (ages six months, 16 months and three years) and six adults in a room filled with photographic equipment. Parents and Grammy are singing loudly to encourage smiles, and children are alternately picking their noses, pulling up their skirts, and scooting out of the room mid-picture. It was bedlam.

Julia is teething (this time the top two are just about to break through), so not only was she not smiling, but she also had at least one finger in her mouth the entire time, drool cascading down her chin and onto her dress. Grace was, well, typical Grace. She was very cheeky for the camera, posing like a Cheshire cat. Anne had the best smiles, but she was also the fastest escape artist, making a break for the living room at every opportunity. That we managed to get a photo with all of us seated at the same time is nothing short of miraculous. And you can be sure that they will be posted as soon as we get copies.

Tomorrow is turkey day, and I intend to write a post of thanks. This has been a year of great change for us, with many things for which I am thankful. At this very moment, however, my list is rather short: I am thankful that both Grace and Julia are sleeping. I hope they stay in that state for at least eight more hours.