The Digital Holiday

As my family plans for the holidays, memories from the past few Christmas seasons have come rushing back. I remember that, amidst all the commotion there are the special, quiet moments. There are the days when the snow twinkles and shimmers and you almost like winter. There are the incredibly adorable things your kids do, things that no other child has ever done quite like yours.

Ahhh, the Kodak moments!

Alas, so many people these days are trying to capture the Kodak moment that there are fewer and fewer people left in the picture. I remember one time last Christmas where my two kids played by the tree while the six adults stood around snapping pictures or videoing the event. What has happened to us?

Let me challenge you to do with less this year. Have fewer cameras at your holiday gathering. Let the photo diva do her thing and give her a few bucks to make a copy and send you a CD. Or get your relative to post the pics to Walgreens and order the prints that you'd like. Maybe you all like to take pictures. Great! Take turns. You get Christmas, I'll take Thanksgiving.

Let's just not forget the reason we got together in the first place!