Welcome to Reality.

"Send us a Christmas card!" they said.
"It'll be fun!" they said.
They were wrong.
Every year, we take (or attempt to take) a Christmas card picture to send out to friends and family and loved ones... and people we've only met once (on our family vacation 10 years ago). and also our local librarian (she's nice, like really nice) and people that we haven't seen in fifteen + years.
We go through the same struggle every. stinkin. year. Somebody wasn't looking in that picture. Johnny was crossing his eyes. Susie had to use the bathroom, and it was apparent to everyone. The wind was blowing Mom's hair. Somebody wouldn't shut their trap long enough to not get a lovely tonsil portrait. Sally looked like she was trying to be Barbie. Sally failed. Bobby's peanut butter and jelly that he ate for lunch is still with us. It goes on and on. And on.
 It's never easy to arrange six people. But usually it's not this hard.
You can't laugh, just smile.
Don't smile like THAT, it's too fake.
For Pete's sake, look natural.
I didn't say homely. Don't go that natural.
Okay, completely cut out the natural. It's scaring me. 
OPEN YOUR EYES.
Not THAT much! 
You look like you're staring into my soul. Just shut your eyes.
Child, stop putting your fingers in your nose; that's not gentlemanly.
Don't put your fingers in your mouth either!!
All in favor of not sending out a Christmas card this year, say "aye" and make a mad dash to the van.  (Mother was the only dissenting vote. darn.)
So here are some of the worst, and most embarrassing, and just all around terrible pictures that did NOT make the cut for the Christmas card. Enjoy.

Arranging the problem child.

Thanks, Abi.

This was not our proudest moment.

Idiot face competition starts NOW

"Now I know why yer Mama called ya 'Nutsy'." - The Honorable Sheriff of Nottingham (To all of you who get this, bless you.) 

 

Gun show! There wasn't much of a turnout. :(