50 Steps to an afternoon of not quite getting the perfect
 Family Christmas Card Picture.

November 28,2004

We'll Begin at The Krohn Conservatory. It seems to start out OK, Just Mik and dad.

Ooooooh...something has their attention.

Where did it go?

Uh oh. Looks as if we could have some trouble out of the oldest.  are those storm clouds on the horizon?

And it begins.  4 girls, wheres Mik? Kate's not looking at the Camera and Stephani has hair in her face.

Still no Mik.  And, Is Kate in some sort of pain?

Well, we found Mik.  But Katie's pain appears to be escalating in nature and Brontë is now looking out of the frame.

Katies's Pain seems to have passed.  Bear Now seems to have caught it however, and Mik does not want to be a part of this.

OK. New bench.  New arrangement.  Mik pouts.  and 3 sisters look at him rather than the camera.

Steph's hair is back.  Mik looks at Mom, who's arm is now in the picture.

More hair in Steph's face, Mik fights it, still have mom's arm, and 4 out of 5 children looking away from the camera.

Things escalate into a full-out wrestling match between steph and mik...

...and mik is determined to win.

Kisses from Steph but still not the perfect card and with no one looking at the camera go figure.

Not sure what's on the floor but it definitely is NOT the camera, guys.

There's that hair again Stephani.  Nyoka, chill honey. Katie, Camera. Mik....Mik.  Heesh.

OK Stephani, Thank you for clearing the hair. Who gave Mik his sucky? Yes Nyoka, we show our teeth when we smile. Thats very nice.  Wake up Katie.

Slowly Steph....Snatch that sucky...and do something with that hair. and Nyoka...please honey...Daddy is afraid you are going to hurt something if you strain that hard

OK. I admit it.  Maybe snatching the sucky was a bad idea.

Aaaand...Mik goes AWOL.

Mik has been retrieved and sucky has been granted permission to join in the family Christmas card picture. however 2 out of 5 children are looking at Mik instead of the camera.  Although Brontë IS trying to forcefully move Katie's head back to the proper angle.

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