My friend, Melissa, is an excellent photographer.  "Excellent" probably doesn't do justice when describing her talent.  So, when my brother's family was here for Thanksgiving we had Melissa take pictures.  This is the first time my family has ever had "real" pictures taken!  She was nice enough to take them on Thanksgiving morning since that was the only time it worked for all of us.

I didn't think there would be any good ones.  None of the kids were cooperating, it was cold and the Southern Belles were not enjoying the MN weather.  However, Melissa managed to get about 140 good shots!!  It's impossible to choose favorites but here's a few contenders: