With holiday cards come holiday photos — the annual rite of passage to document how much your children have grown over the past year. Sure, the pictures usually show grinning, happy kids, but it takes a lot of work to get to that final product.

Physical education teacher Russ Eiler gives high-fives to kindergartners who finished the Turkey Trot at Tonalea Elementary School in Scottsdale.

One of the first things Toru Kawana noticed was the missing clock on the wall.

People who say people aren’t connecting anymore might not be looking in the right places. Almost every morning, friends gather at senior centers around the East Valley to spend a few hours playing cards, listening to music, eating lunch and just talking.

People who say people aren’t connecting anymore might not be looking in the right places. Almost every morning, friends gather at senior centers around the East Valley to spend a few hours playing cards, listening to music, eating lunch and just talking.

Each week, InFocus captures a slice of life in the East Valley through the lens of Tribune photographers. The events and activities will be entertaining and something we can all relate to — or at least enjoy.

Fitness or madness? Maybe a bit of both: Some people’s dedication to good health compels them to rise well before the rest of us to squeeze in a good workout before work.

The danger — and the beauty — of Home Depot: You go in to get a gallon of paint, but you walk out with a ceiling fixture, Venetian plaster and trowel, sprinkler head filters, switch plates, terry cloth work rags, floor polish and four plants.

Imagine culinary school without the pressure, the grades or the funny hats (yes, we know they’re called toques), but instead with take-home recipe cards, camaraderie and a free meal: Welcome to cooking class.

Imagine culinary school without the pressure, the grades or the funny hats (yes, we know they’re called toques), but instead with take-home recipe cards, camaraderie and a free meal: Welcome to cooking class.

Imagine culinary school without the pressure, the grades or the funny hats (yes, we know they’re called toques), but instead with take-home recipe cards, camaraderie and a free meal: Welcome to cooking class.

Each week, InFocus captures a slice of life in the East Valley through the lens of Tribune photographers. The events and activities will be entertaining and something we can all relate to — or enjoy.

Each week, InFocus captures a slice of life in the East Valley through the lens of Tribune photographers. The events and activities will be entertaining and something we can all relate to — or enjoy.

Each week, InFocus captures a slice of life in the East Valley through the lens of Tribune photographers. The events and activities will be entertaining and something we can all relate to — or enjoy.