Family pictures (on a very cold and windy day!)

Determined to get some updated pictures of the family that included Camryn, we scheduled a family photo session...in November. It was cold and windy, just like we should have expected, and even though I was SURE that there could only be 1 or 2 possible good pictures, our wonderful, patient photographer managed to capture moments that I didn't even know happened. :o)

A few of our favorites!!

Cindy Lou Who....

This little girl LOVES her Cindy Lou Who shirt (and may have refused to wear anything but this shirt tonight to bed) :o)

Love her so!!

Christmas tree!!!

I love Christmas. Everything about it. One of my favorite things is the Christmas tree - going out as a family, cutting it down, decorating it together, the wonderful evergreen smell in the house, and the times at night when all the lights are off, except the tree lights - so pretty!!

We headed out to KC farms to cut down the tree this past weekend.
Riding in the wagon out to the field...
(Taylor was so excited about the "big candy cane" that was there :o))

Picture by the "north pole" (special thanks to "Bapa" for coming along to help cut down the tree and take pictures! :o))

 

Waiting in the building for our cut down tree to be picked up and brought back

Sitting in the sleigh

Buying more lights for the tree - we came across the "Abominable Snowman" and "Clarice" from one of Taylor's favorite movies

 Taylor watching "The Grinch" while wearing her Cindy Lou Who shirt, and holding "Max" :)

The decorated tree!

Thanksgiving

This year there were only a handful of pictures taken for Thanksgiving, and ironically most of the pictures are from when we were just hanging out at my parents house, helping to put up and decorate the Christmas tree!

Decorating

Pictures with family

When we brought up the Christmas tree, Jeff found a box of Lincoln logs that we used to play with - and Camryn just mostly enjoyed chewing on the pieces. :)

Taylor's favorite ornament - a little gold guitar, that she called a violin

Taylor is also big into the "Christmas star" this year

A rare moment with Ryan and Speedo :)

 The girls enjoyed lots of snuggles throughout the day, too :)

And Taylor was pretty tuckered out by the end :)

So grateful for time with family this year.