Family Photos

Back in the fall, we had our friend, Amy Claibourne, take some family pictures as a Christmas gift to Mom and Dad.  We were to meet at Michael and Kristy Lane's house and then all go to the park to meet Amy.  Well, Julie was helping get Jesse dressed and he pulled on her beaded bracelet.  Beads went everywhere!! I'm talking perfect-size-to-choke-a-baby-beads... so after all of us were down on our hands and knees picking up beads from all over their house (multiple rooms people!!) Kristy Lane then realizes she can't find her wedding rings.  Several of search with flashlights all over their house... in sinks, under their bed, in bags, in the dishwasher, you name it... can't find them ANYWHERE!!! Then Amy calls and says the park we planned to take pictures at was having a civil war reennactment, so we changed parks.  Also, I brought a pair of shoes for Owen to wear in the pictures.  These were shoes my mom had bought at a yard sale earlier and Owen had never worn them before.  When we get to Michael and Kristy's, I go to put them on and there are two left shoes!! No right... turns out the yard sale was at the house of triplets... guess we got two left ones and someone has two right ones... but what can you say... it was a yard sale... It was just plain crazy!!!  We could not find Kristy's rings, so we went on to the park.  We were there several hours taking pictures and then all went to eat.  After we ate, Jim and I left, but got a call a few minutes later saying that before the others left the restaurant, Jesse had taken off one of his shoes and Kristy's rings were in his shoe!!! He had been all over the park and they stayed in his shoe.  Unbelievable!!  Well, anyways, we got the pictures.  Since they were a Christmas present, I couldn't post them before, so here they are: