Cousins Portraits

Had these done in November. They were so cute, I had to post a collection.

Christmas Eve

Because we live so near the Church, we had my parents and sister's family at our house for dinner before Mass on Christmas Eve. Unfortunately, with two toddlers, one baby, and in-laws arriving, we didn't make it to church. It didn't feel quite right, but the Chili was fantastic and we still had a nice time together.

Waiting for our guests to arrive

These girls love their veggie trays.

Glammie helps Victoria with her sash

The perfect twirly dress

The Princess luggage was a big hit.

The stockings were hung... and Santa's elves finished painting the dollhouse in time!

Camera trouble

OK, this marks the point where my favorite lens to my camera broke! Boo. It was my fixed 50mm, and really the easiest to carry. I don't have the standard lens for my camera either, so I'm stuck with my wide angle or my 70-300.

I have to go hunt down some photos from my sister and Dad now. See you later, blog.

December: Breakfast with Santa

We took the girls to have "Breakfast with Santa" at the City of Rocklin. We met up with the Spannagel's and my parents and sister's family. It was so nice to not have to wait in a huge line at the mall to see Santa, and it made more of an event out of the occasion. We'll definitely do it again. I even got a cute photo of the girls with Santa! Good thing, since last year's was horrid.

December: Picking out a Tree

With Zach's work schedule, family events such as selecting a Christmas Tree must be scheduled in advance. We had this specific date on the Calendar for a couple weeks, and of course the night before, we had our first storm of the season. It was a big one, too. Snowed in Roseville, even, though it didn't stick. We decided to go for it anyway, and it was quite an adventure tromping through the snow to find a tree! The girls loved it, of course.
The thing about picking a tree in the snow is, every tree is covered in that beautiful powdery white fluff and therefore look gorgeous. Then you walk up and shake the tree a little and you see that it is actually a pretty ugly tree. We shook off about 20 or so trees, and finally just picked one. So, our tree was less than perfect, but the experience was unforgettable!

Thanksgiving

My sister and brother-in-law hosted Thanksgiving dinner at their new home. It was great, of course!

If you're wondering what's on Constance's face, it's road rash! She had a skateboarding accident a couple days before thanksgiving. My wild child!

November Around the House

November Disneyland Trip

We weren't able to keep the girls awake long enough to see it snowing, but they loved all the decorations.

window shopping on Main Street, USA

Every visit there is a photo of me holding my girls hands. tradition?

first time on the rockets

Happiest Family on Earth!

Dumb Hummingbirds

The funny thing about letting your blog get stagnant is, your last post ends up with a lot more importance than it ever was meant to have. I guess I didn't realize how many of our friends and family read our blog, until I started getting comments like, "why are those hummingbirds still the most recent post?" and "I went you your blog, but the hummingbirds are still there."

So take that, hummingbirds. Your four month reign is over! Now to catch up on the photos...