Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Family Photo: official & unofficial






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Each year at Christmas we have a family photo taken in front of the Christmas tree.  As the children grew up the Christmas tree became more and more hidden behind us to where only the angel at the top could be seen hovering above someone's head.  We've been able to continue the tradition of the family photo but wait now until our schedule relaxes a bit the week after Christmas.

I've attached our official family photo and an unofficial version I created with the help of Photoshop and patience of the entire family during an extended photo session.  Because the photos were taken in a small room I needed to do some major moving of furniture and the camera was set up through a doorway in an adjoining room.

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Great day for skiing



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Heather was able to get a full day of skiing in today before returning to her studies in snowless South Carolina on Monday.  With the holiday rush past there was hardly anyone around and the sun broke through the fog for a few hours – made for a great day (and great view of the Alps!).  We went to Klewenalp, located south of Luzern.  You can see part of the lake far below – to the left of Heather's elbow in the photo.

Being Swiss at heart, Heather needed at least one ski day while here ... and Dad didn't mind taking her. ;-)