My brother, Kevin, left yesterday to serve a two year mission for the LDS church. How proud I am of him to make what may seem like a huge sacrifice for his faith. He'll be a great missionary in the Colorado Denver North Mission. The weekend before he left my mom had a series of family events planned: Sunday night was a BBQ for friends and family, followed by Monday nights extended family farewell breakfast-for-dinner (put together by Aunt Sue), Tuesday nights "last supper" potato bar for immediate family (all 22 of us), and finally Wednesday morning (4:00) at Denny's just before his flight left for Salt Lake City (where the Missionary Training Center is located). He was very excited to get out there and I'm sure he'll give his full effort in serving hte Lord.

At Tuesday nights potato bar I was able to gather everyone for one final family picture. It was actually my sister, Ruth's idea and she helped out a great deal in preparing for it. She asked everyone for their height and set us up according to it, from tallest to shortest. We got a sweet silhouette shot. 

Ruth and Emily were inspired by several female dancers from the show, "So You Think You can Dance" and wanted a shoot dressed like them. Not even teenagers are too old to play dressup! We had a blast playing with lights (flashes and spotlights). By the end, I think we were all physically wiped out, yet could hardly wait to see the pics on a big screen. These were a few of my favs. from that night.