This year, Miles experienced his very first Christmas, and we all experienced our first Christmas as a family of four. Although I'd like to say something profound about the whole thing, I'm at a loss. So instead, I've decided to take the pressure off and simply put together a bunch of posts about Christmas moments that I found funny, moving or otherwise worth mentioning.
Here goes...
I spent much of my time at our various holiday gatherings attempting to capture Miles' first Christmas on camera. Before the age of digital cameras, I suppose I would've snapped a bunch of pics, called it good, and hoped that something turned out. Those days must have been less stressful. After all, no one expected to get a perfect picture.
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But I think I'm going to start keeping some of the bad pictures.
After all, if my parents weren't forced to keep the bad pictures, would I have this one? With me looking like a crazed lunatic, my sister looking like an overexcited nut and neither of us in focus, I'm guessing not.
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But "bad" pictures are funny, often touching and very real. So keep a few around. Your kids will thank you.
3 comments:
Great post, Angie! So fun seeing the Cabbage Patch Christmas photo. One of the all-time best Christmas's! And the year Kelly and I got the Barbie Dream House. Those certainly stand out.
I like thinking about the Christmas in moments: like the moment Cooper decided to throw up all over his gift to Miles. Priceless. :)
Thank you Angie. It's the truth, isn't it. We only keep the "good/great" photos now. Love both the old pics! Merry Christmas, Val
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