Christmas Photos... This Year and Last Year!

A few weeks ago, when Edward's family was visiting, we took the babies to get their Christmas photos taken at Loblaws. It took me, Edward's mother, Ann, and his aunt Pinie to accomplish this mission, which was a lot like herding cats.

It actually went quite well, all things considered. The photographer was young, energetic, and most importantly, patient. The babies can scatter with alarming speed, so she came up with the idea of putting them in baskets. At one point, the boys were in one basket, and Evelyn in another. Those pictures didn't turn out as well, because the babies do NOT like being confined. Out of close to 60 shots, only three turned out. And one of the three (see below) was only of Keith. It turns out that he likes hamming it up for the camera. The others... well... not so much.

My mother and I are going to try to take them to see Santa at the mall tomorrow morning, so we might have a few more pictures to share. We've passed Santa for weeks, waving hello and checking out his sled in a (potentially vain) attempt to desensitize the babies to the Jolly Old Elf. I can only imagine what might transpire tomorrow, but I suspect it will be very, very loud.


Keith, enjoying his moment in the limelight with a "bow" (Keith-speak for "ball"). There were a myriad of these Christmas ornaments in the studio, and the babies were enthralled by them.


Keith looking resigned, Evelyn looking unsure and Colin looking suspicious. At least they were all looking up, unlike the majority of the photos...

All in all, a totally worthwhile experience!

As a comparison, last year's Christmas photo, which was taken by us at home:


Keith, Colin and Evelyn, at about 2 months