YAY!!! Another monumental event occurred in the Taylor family this year... a family picture! Granted we're not ALL here... but close! We're only missing Nick, Audrey and Luke in this picture... which is not bad considering we haven't all been together in at least three or four years. Now if you only knew the fun involved in getting everyone to pose for a group picture... let me tell you! First there's making sure everyone has something decent on... it never fails that someone will show up in something TOTALLY not with the theme... Then there's the hair... oh my... someone almost always gets overlooked until the very last second, and then it's a mad dash for the comb. Once everyone is "on scene", then the REAL fun begins... "Alright... tallest in the back. No, you're not tall... move to the front. Ok, middle's fine... just quit pouting. Now don't stand so far apart! Act like you love each other. Now I want you two to swap places... Why? Because I said so! And don't lean in so far, sit up straight. Now you're blocking the person behind you... move to the right a little... no, MY right! There... now DON'T MOVE! Ok... EVERYONE SMILE!!!... listen here young man, I don't really care if you don't want to smile, just SMILE! Ok now... CHEESE!!! *click*... AHHH!!! Just IGNORE the dogs... someone wasn't looking at the CAMERA! Look HERE, and let's try this again!..." (continues on for a least another 15 minutes before a halfway decent picture is taken, or the photographer has a mental breakdown.) Anyhow, you get the picture... ;) In the end, I think both family dogs made it in as well... only, it's kind of like a "Where's Waldo" sort of thing... lol... didn't even notice the second dog until just now. Below are everyone's names, starting from the back, going left to right.
Alex, Anya, Michael, Sergey
Sveta, Isaac, Vica
Elise, Mom, Dad, Me
Heidi, Hannah
- Shannon
