How many shots does it take???

I am soooooo grateful for a wonderful friend, Terri, who is the best photographer that I know. She truely is amazing!! I have photos of my boys that she has taken all over my house. People always stop and stare at them and compliment on how wonderful they are. This year,at very last minute, I asked her to come take our family picture for our Christmas card, after I had tried to take one of the boys and failed...miserably, I should add. I had tried and tried but thought, for the safety of my children, should hand this task over to an expert.
So being the great friend that she is, she did it for me on a moments notice. She took over 200 pictures of my family and we got a handful of FABULOUS shots. I'm glad to know that it also takes her a few shots to get 4 kids, 2 adults and a dog to all look in the same direction at the same time too. However, even though we only got a handful of pictures where we are all looking the right way, with a smile on our face,(which, I need to add, is my family's fault, not the photographers) the pictures are PERFECT!!! Absolutley Amazing!!! Terri you never fail to amaze me with your talents. Thanks again!!!