Trying to get the perfect Christmas Card picture!!

Is that even possible? Since I got a new camera for my birthday I wanted to take my own picture for my Christmas card this year. I just knew I could do as good as any professional. What I have learned is that it is possible but next time I will do it when Kate has had a full nap and is not getting sick and I must have something really good to bribe the boys with!

Take 1 - is okay of the boys but Kate wasn't looking at the camera! Plus I decided that I needed the to be in front of the door!

Take 3 - This one is okay of Kate, The boys, don't know what they are doing!!

Take 4 - Great of Ben and Kate but I have no clue what Will and Drew are looking at. You would think an 8 and 9 year old knew what it meant when I said look at the camera!!

Take 6 - This time Will and Drew are looking and smiling, Ben well he is smirking and Kate is not in the mood!!

Take 12 - Lizzie, Lacey and Walker pull up and that made Kate really excited!!

Take 14 - Trying to get a picture for Bibbie and Deeda

Take 18 - Trying to get a picture of 6 is much harder to do that getting one of 4!

Take 33 - Lacey kept trying to fix her hair!

Take 46 - Back to trying to get one for myself!

Take 50 - Drew trying to get Kate to look at Lacey and smile...

Take 51 - It is not working...

Take 58 - What is Drew looking at?

Take 71 - This one was almost perfect but Drew has his head too into Will!!

Take 126 - No words by now, This was the last take and I had had it. After 126 pictures, I got 1, just 1 I could use. Of course, I am not going to show it to you because then I would have not reason to send out cards. But I will tell you it was the 11th picture I took!! If I had only known...I would have been in a much better mood last night!! Oh, well! Better luck next time!!