Christmas Update

Do you ever get so overwhelmed with all the pictures that you don't want to ever blog again? That is how I'm feeling. Shawn got me a new camera (Canon Rebel T1i) and I took over 200 pictures over Christmas. So I tried to pick some of my favorite photos and post just those. There are a lot. Don't feel obligated to read and look at everything. This is really for my own documentation. I would suggest scrolling down to the bottom and reading in reverse order. The pictures are in reverse chronological order. Also, the captions look like they are for the photo below the words, but they are really for the photo above. Sorry, I am done. I am just trying to make this less painful for you. Good luck. I should give prizes for anyone who gets through this whole post.



We hope you all had a great Christmas break. We sure did! Love to all of you.Shawn taught the girls to play checkers. They love it!


We all looked like wet doggies by the time we went inside. Brynny making snow angels.

We kept throwing Claire in the snow. I couldn't tell if she actually liked it or not but she kept asking us to do it again, so I guess she did.
New Year's Day we all went outside in the fresh snow for an epic snowball battle.
Mom and Dad came over on New Year's Eve for pizza and cake. They went home at 8 o'clock. We are big-time partiers.

We were so happy to spend time with Grandma Julie. The girls even got to have a sleepover. Thank you Grandma!
Kitty cat.
My shoes because they are cute.
Hoarfrost on our swing set.I am loving the B&W.
Yay for telephoto lenses!
Betsy. We don't drive her much anymore but she makes a great model for photos.
We celebrated out 11th anniversary on Dec. 29. What does a bird have to do with that? Shawn got me a telephoto lenses for our anniversary. I went a little crazy.
We love Ian and Miles!
Snacks at Grandma Leslie's. I think drinks taste better in fancy glasses.
Hooray for coloring!
Bonnie and Kurt and their very cool gingerbread house.
Bart and Katie. We had so,so, so much fun with the two. I have a new favorite word now: Delicious.
Bec and Claire. So cute. Can't wait for my niece to get here!
Jon's self portrait. Very nice.
Kurt and Claire.
The dinner spread at Grandma Julie's house. Isn't it a beautiful thing? We literally ate for hours.
Claire helping Grandma Leslie open her presents.
Daddy opening his cheese-making kit. If you come visit use in 6-8 months we will feed you cheese. It has to age.
Bobbi with her new toy. It has catnip in it. She went crazy. Very funny.
Christmas morning. I love Syd's expression. It captures how excited we all were.
New jammies from Santa.
Santa's little helpers. I laughed so hard I peed a little.