My Christmas Pics and Memories

One of the things I like most about Christmas is being with family. It's taken me awhile to learn the true meaning of Christmas, and I am so thankful to God that He is the true meaning of Christmas. Having said that, I will say that being with my family and just enjoying each other's company is one of my favorite things. Even when they do things like this:

My wonderful, gorgeous husband hates to have his picture taken. But sometimes, sometimes I'm able to get him to actually let me take one. We have very few of us together, as it's usually one of us that is taking the picture. So yesterday, for Christmas, he got me a new digital camera that actually takes pictures that aren't grainy, no matter the lighting, and I asked him to sit still long enough for me to take the picture. This is what I got.

But then, I pulled my trump card. Every year, I ask for the same thing: to get family pictures of us taken and/or to get pictures of the two of us taken. It has not happened yet. So I told him, you know I never got to get our picture professionally taken (we didn't have a professional photographer at our wedding, even) so he let one of our nephews take a better picture:

This will be one of my favorites, until I can get him to sit still for one again. And not be silly and stick his tongue out at me. :)

I also got some wonderful pictures of my children yesterday:
This is my beautiful baby girl, Syanne, wrapped up all snuggly in the blanket I made for her. Isn't she gorgeous? Yes, I'm partial, but you have to admit, she's one good looking baby!

This is my 5 year old "fashion girl", Aniston, who unlike her father, loves to pose for the camera, and of course, with these good looks, who can blame her really???!!!
She is standing on her new Trikke that she got for Christmas. If you've never heard of this, you should check it out! My husband and son spent 3 hours playing on theirs yesterday, and it was quite a workout (my hubby was seriously sore, today.)

This one would be of my beautiful teenage daughter, Mercedes,- of the confused style sort- who actually thinks that
this hat looks cool. Don't worry, she knows I think it looks silly. She doesn't really care- who am I anyway, but her thrity something mom. What do I know about fashion, right?! But she is gorgeous anyway, even with the hat, and despite the fact that she wants to add bright red or blue tips to her hair! I guess it's a teen thing- I think I remember what that was like. :)

These pics are of my silly, goofy, gorgeous son, Michael, doing what he does best:
Making others laugh. Our lives would not be the same without my little clown. Even something as mundane and boring as folding laundry after a hard day of play, becomes fun and full of laughter with him around.


And last but certainly not least, is the cat: Molly. I couldn't, in good conscience, post pictures of our family without her. Isn't she cute? Don't let her fool you though, she can be a stinker too, especially when she's trying to play. Can you say, CHOMP?!