A Saturday Morning Well Spent

I have been so lucky the last few years to get to know some of the best people! They are smart, funny, kind, considerate...and sometimes they are kind of awkward. In preparation for my Winter dinner party I had the group get together for some ugly sweater pictures. They were so cooperative and after not too long they were really getting into it. A few of them even told me we should do it every weekend. So, I'd like to introduce you all to some of my friends.

This one isn't so bad.

Who doesn't love a good throwing-the-leaves-in-the-air-gleefully picture, but sometimes it's hard to get the timing right. First attempt.

Second attempt.

Finally. And check out that glee!

Where are they? Or there they are, hidden behind the tree...kind of.

Haha. How classy.

The leaves started falling from the tree right above us. It lead to some very interesting faces. Feel free to zoom in. They are much better that way.

We rock. And all look totally comfortable.

We took this very seriously!

Poor Spencer broke his finger last week. The huge cast defiantly made for some awkward pictures.

This is actually a really sweet picture.

Now it's the girls turn. We were not as comfortable in front of the camera as the boys were.
Now for the individual shots:

Mike Downs

Jess Madson

Jess is known throughout the ward for making wonderful faces like this all the time. Beautiful...and awkward.

Mike White

I don't even know what he's doing, but he defiantly won the most awkward photo award. Tucked in sweater and all.

Brigette Bowen

Alisha Packard

Spencer Bowen

We told him to give us a big smile. This is what we got.

Ben Denos. Not too awkward.

Oh wait. This one is.

Now he just looks scared.

Me. The shadow over my head looks like a graduation cap. Awkward.

Faraway picture on a stairway that leads no where.

These all turned out so much better then I originally hoped for. I can't wait for the dinner now.