This is my 23rd annual Family Video. The desktop I use to make these is older than the hills, and slower than molasses. I had to download all the media from the cloud into a desktop folder and then drag it in to the movie making app. Then I realized that all of my videos were super washed out (same as last year) but I had the brain power this year to search for a solution - which required me to export each video into a different format and then exchange each video in Imovie for the newly updated one. It was a labor of love for sure. I'm really obsessed with my kids and a life that I love so much! 2023 might have been my favorite year yet! So many adventures and so much fun with family and friends. I know these videos remind me of how incredibly lucky I am. I hope they do the same for my kids. And I wish I could go back and talk to sweet little worried teenaged Jessie Ripple. And tell her that there is so much hard work to come and get ready… but also that it will lead ...