Christmas Card Outtakes – The Present Years

Christmas 2010 –The Year I Lost All December 2010 Pictures

I got nothing here. Seriously, I have them on Facebook but they are no where to be found on my external hard drive. Grrr….

I suppose I will share my favorite shot off Facebook. That picture would be the kids that caused my mom to turn into a “Grandmaholic.”

Speaking of, my sister Lisa, who owns 1/2 of the kids pictured, shared her favorite Christmas Card Outtakes with me. I love them!

The first she shared was from 2006. She entitled it, “Devil Dogs.”

Yes indeed. The dogs look possessed. Willow (the lighter dog) looks like she might enjoy drinking blood. Or playing fetch with zombies. Eek!

The second submission of Lisa’s was adorable. She wrote, “This is when Ryan was still adjusting to the fact that he had two sisters and his life would never have a dull moment.”

Thanks for the giggles Lisa! If you want to check out more of her adorable family and their adventures, you can read her blog here.

Christmas 2011 –The Field of Dreams

There is this hay field really close to our house. Ever since we moved here, I have been wanting to trespass on it and take some incredible pictures of my family. A couple weeks ago, I told Jason that I wanted my Christmas present to be some picture taking in the field without any moaning or groaning.

Santa came early for Mommy this year.

Yes, we got some outtakes:

Apparently, Anthony wants to play fetch with the devil dogs here.

Here Abby is hamming it up, as usual.

No more kisses, please!

Spending time with the Droid.

Looking tired and being munched on.

But buried in all the funny outtakes, there were some wonderful captures.

I think 2011 was finally the year I got it right. I love these pictures. They were the best present a mom could have!

Jason and I looked through all the jewels and finally decided on this as the official 2011 Piteo Family Christmas Photo. We couldn’t decide between the the following two:

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I argued for the bows but he really liked the Santa hats. So we came to a compromise:

Keeping it simple this year. It’s my very favorite picture.

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, sweet friends and family. I am truly blessed to know you and be loved by you all.