Family Pictures

Last night we had an "appointment" at a picture studio store in the mall. It has been a long time since we have done this because our two smallest little angles hate having their picture taken. With Brady now being 3 1/2 years old and not planning to bring Ellie until another day....we thought we could get some good pictures of the boys now and then take Ellie back by herself on another day.

No Deal.......Brady either wont smile on cue or he smiles so hard and fake he looks like he is constipated and in pain. At the 30 minute mark Brady was about done with changing shirts, getting in weird positions and smiling at the dancing animals and such we were using to get him to smile on cue. Peyton, however, is like a trained animal when it comes to taking pictures. He smiles on cue and can hold it for ever waiting for his younger brother to get his smile on. He has learned that the sooner you smile at these silly things, the sooner it is over and the sooner he gets his candy bribe.

The photographer, who is my niece, was very patient and did a great job. At the 45 minute mark we finally were finished with the picture taking and now it was time to sit and go through all the pictures on the large TV monitor in the back room. To our shock we actually had about 15 good pictures from the million or so they snapped. As a matter of fact, Amanda was able to get a few really good ones of both Peyton and Brady separate and together (that never happens). After being there for over 2 hours we finally left the studio with some pictures that will be great Christmas presents for the Grandparents and a few other relatives. Perseverance........had paid off. The boys got their candy and Kelly got her pictures. I was very happy that all involved had a relatively good attitude through the whole ordeal.

How is your attitude this Christmas season? Are you hoping just to hurry and get it over with or....are you enjoying the journey that is Christmas in America. This Sunday we are going to take a close look at the real Marry and Joseph. We are going to learn from their exceptional attitude, perseverance and finally the reward at the end of the their Christmas Journey. The painting is coming along nicely. If you want an update on how it looks you can view it on our website by Wednesday.

Today's Bible Reading 1 Peter Chapters 1-5.