Say Cheese

Since we don't know how close to "home" we will be next year, we traveled to Mesa again to celebrate Christmas. We were blessed to be able to celebrate with all our family on both sides. So what do you do when you get everyone together? Take family pictures of course!!!! I was just glad we only had to put together one picture outfit (yes I know, males don't have outfits but you give me another name for a coordinated set of clothes) for both sets of pictures.

We took the Holmes' Family Pictures on the Mesa Temple grounds. After which Doug expressed the thought that the grounds may need to be re-dedicated since some of our behavior was less than reverent. Here are a few of my favorites that we were able to catch.

The Original Five

Doug, Bryant, Tyler, James

Cathie, Farrell, Becky

Grandma and Grandpa with the Twelve Grandchildren

Matt, Jacob, Marin

Grandma and Ben, Grandpa and Micheal, Ashlyn

Danny, Nate, Jerry, Randon

Adam, Thomas

The Holmes' Men
We really don't have a lack of boys

Holmes' Girls

We do need a few more of these

The next day was the Smith Family's turn. We took pictures at the Mesa Art Center. We had fun with different areas around the Art Center but since I was in a lot of the pictures I only got to take a few of my own.

Mom and Dad/Nana and Papa

Don't they look great????

The Smith Boys

Doug, Dad, Craig, Spencer

Danny, Matt, Nat

Craig looks so happy to have a crowd around him.

It has taken a long time but finally the men out number the women in the family.

Smith Girls

Kate, Kristen, Mom, Jen

Jymie

Out numbered finally!!!!

Their First

Craig and Jymie are expecting their first. Jymie was such a good sport at stuck out her tummy as far as she could for the pictures. Not that it would go out very far. Needless to say, as a family we are so excited for this new little one to come.

Cool Aunt Jen and her boys

Isn't she beautiful? My boys always know that CA Jen is always up for fun.