on this Christmas Eve

Happy Christmas Adam

Hustle: Christmas Cookies: Joy: Excitement:

Baking: Shopping: Jesus: Decorations:



Bustle: Blessings: Love: Happiness

Family: Friends: Church: Food

:Christmas:

Daddy Buck’s buck

Daddy Buck returned on Monday from a deer hunt in Texas where he bagged a 10-point buck {and FOUR more deer}!

Filling the freezer!!

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In other news….

‘Tis the season for parties/gatherings/programs and our family in certainly partaking in our share…..particularly today. 

2 classroom Christmas parties, 1 Christmas preschool program/play this evening, followed by an adult company Christmas party later tonight.

And… tomorrow {my birthday}, Daddy Buck and I leave for New Orleans for the weekend, sans kids, to attend a wedding. 

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As I’m typing, it’s December 16, 8:22am, and 62degrees outside!! 

Christmastime in Louisiana!!

Santa’s lap

It’s the anticipated event of the season for mothers of young children.  We dress our babes in cute, coordinating, Christmas clothing and venture out to the mall on a Saturday {no less} to wait in a ridiculously long line in a crowded area with unruly children of our own and others with the picture perfect idea in tow ……we’ll prop our children up in Santa’s (read: an overgrown, old, odd man) lap and have them speak their wishes of the season and smile BIG for the camera without shedding a tear or uttering a sense of shyness or fear about them. 

Have mercy!  Who’s idea was this anyway?! 

Moving on……

Let’s just say that the last decent {emphasis on decent} picture that I obtained for this occasion was in 2005.  It was my first go at it and Buck-a-roo, my firstborn, was 9 months old!  Since then…….DOWNHILL!!

:my efforts in 2009 landed me in the picture:

That is….up until this year!  And boy did I score big this year…..in more ways that just this lovely picture!

They liked it.  They enjoyed themselves.  They recollect the adventure in conversation with others.  They’re proud of themselves.  They had FUN!  They’d do it again tomorrow. 

They’re growing up………….

Frank-o:  “I’m just gonna stand Momma, mmkay?!”

Buck-a-roo’s girl

Buck-a-roo’s girl since his 2yr old preschool class is B.  She and her family are dear friends of ours.  They asked me to take their family pictures and yesterday was the day. 

It’s been planned for weeks.  It’s been 80+ degrees in November for weeks.  Yesterday……….45 degrees and raining!  Fabulous!!

What’s a photographer to do, but embrace it!  {and bring along a nice black umbrella that you borrowed from your mother who was in town for Thanksgiving} 

Despite the weather conditions, everyone was in good spirits and we got some good pictures!!  Christmas card worthy.

Today, I’m thankful for……

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my parents

our new house

food

Frank-0

{Buck-a-roo’s words}

 

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mommies and daddies

brothers and sisters

rain for our new flowers

this wonderful day

{Frank-o’s words}

 

Well put my boys and so so so much more.  We.  Are.  Blessed.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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