The Christmas Card

Hope everyone had a great Christmas. I will start posting pictures of ours soon, for memories sake. It was wonderful. Low key and wonderful.



We procrastinated on our Christmas card picture in true Roskowske fashion.

The plan was a family picture outside in the fall.

We ended up doing pictures of just the kids by our Christmas tree the second week of December.

Funny how much you can lower your expectations when time is breathing down your back.



Out of the fifty million that were taken, I think maybe three were keepers. Ha! But, the rest are funny in their own ways and made memories for us.







I had to dance like a monkey just to get Jack to look at the camera.

Pair that with the "Kate, stop grabbing his face.", "Jack-Jack... smile! I seeeeeeee you!!!" "Kate, put your dress down" "There, Mark. Take the picture, QUICK!" "Jack Man (insert Mommy clapping), Jack Man, Jack Maaaaannnnn, look here!!!" Kate, LET GO of him!" and it was quite a circus.



Not to mention we were rushing so we wouldn't miss the Union Christmas Parade.





By the end, the kids were cranky and I was sweating.





That's Jack Man laughing at his momma.



Kate got some time in the spotlight.

She thinks "pose" means hands on hips, legs awkwardly placed, and head cocked to the side.

That's her signature pose at the moment.



Then, we freed Jack from his big sister's reign.







My sweet boy. I could eat him up I love him so much.





And this last picture, well... it pretty much sums up our Christmas card picture experience!