Christmas Cards

My sister-in-law kindly let me borrow the remote to her camera (which also works for mine) about a month ago. I guess I still need to return it to her...sorry Marlo! I have always been curious if the remotes work well and if I should splurge (they are $12 so I am kidding- kind of). The afternoon she gave it to me, I was giddy and wanted to try it out. My husband, who is always a good sport and entertains my ideas, Madelyn and I headed to the back yard. We had our winter hats, a big frame, a small stool to place the camera on and the remote of course.

Within the next 3o minutes I had snapped a couple of hundred (mostly outtake) pictures of our attempts at a family self portrait. We laughed. A lot. Have you ever tried to get a toddler to smile at a camera that had several adults standing behind it acting goofy and doing just about anything for a smile? Think that's tough? Try getting a toddler to look at a little black blob sitting on a stool 20 feet away in the leaves!

We had so much fun! And...the pictures turned out kind of cute.

Like I said, mostly outtakes!

I loved how simple, care free and just plain "us" they were that I decided to make our Christmas cards out of them. They ended up printing a little dark (which was a little disappointing), but that's OK. Maybe this will be our little tradition? Bilberry Christmas card pictures taken by the Bilberrys!

We are so blessed. God is so good.

"For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
Isaiah 9: 6

Merry Christmas everyone! May your days be merry & bright!