Ahoy . . . I Sailed!!

So, my brother
(the stud in the photo)
left for the Joshua Wilderness Institute.
He has the privilege of living at Hume Lake Christian Camp for the next nine months. I will miss him A LOT but I'm excited to see God develop his character and giftings ... I know he will be a different person in nine months. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the house (or went out to dinner) to say goodbye!

Before Robbie left, my family spent last Saturday taking our annual Christmas card photo. Robbie and I have decided that the photo session goes the same way each year ... My dad picks outfits for us to wear, but no one owns the clothes he suggests. We finally compromise and pick something at the last minute. We drive to the photo location (usually frustrated by the clothes we are wearing and that we have to take these photos every year). Then we start the photo shoot. My dad usually says something corny in order to make everyone smile (example: "let's all say wedgie!"). And every year my mom ends up laughing SO hard that she cries. By that time we've all lost it and we decide to give up on the pictures. If we're lucky, we manage to take a few good ones. I can't show you the good ones we took this year (you will have to wait until Christmas) but here are a few of our outtakes . . . Enjoy!

Fiona - thank you for taking our pictures!