Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas!

Now this year's card was a bit of a challenge. As usual, I procrastinated. With the deluge of bad weather, school stuff, and basketball games it was really hard to get the crew together. So at the last minute, I called on Mimi and Chief to be my assistants. We were shooting INSIDE - yikes! And, I was attempting to borrow an idea or two from Pinterest that I had seen. I had no idea how things were going to turn out - always thinking the worst. I must admit, this was the most difficult shoot to date. The bottom picture in the card that everyone loved so much, pretty much summarizes it all. Here are a few that didn't make the cut -

The PJs were perfect and purchased first! I had plans for designing my own card to accompany them. However, like I mentioned before - stuff happens. So thankfully, and once again Snapfish to the rescue! I stumbled across the PERFECT CARD!

It doesn't get any better than that!

Christmas day family and fun was fab as usual. Since Addi and Ashton are the only kiddos around, the celebration has officially been moved to Ponzano. No complaints...

Addi sports her new Beetle with Bug as a passenger. 

Santa and family didn't disappoint...

Christmas dinner - 

Good times!

Oh What Fun

The holidays are just around the corner, and I haven't written a single post. Ugh! Something about this special time keeps me in a fury of madness. This year, things were really fun as I did get to spend more time with my crew - celebrating together. Here's a recap of events so far:

A few early ice days, two to be exact, away from school to kick off the month of December. A lack of fluffy snow didn't stop Addi from enjoying some time outside. Ashton was a little under the weather and couldn't gear up for the occasion. This was a big event for North Texas that left most folks paralized for a few days. Nathan and Katlyn managed to get outside for a bit also and go sledding - manufactured sled of course...

Thanks to Ash for the iPhone photos -

Got my trees up and house festive for 2013! 

The crew, Mimi, L and I had the hardest time getting to Prairie Lights! What a disaster. I had the brilliant idea of wanting to take the "new" route to the lake via Lake Ridge since none of us had ventured that way before. Bad move - I kinda forgot that most of the metroplex traveling to Joe Pool would use those same streets at some point. So, after several detours, we actually ended up going all the way around Hwy 360, through Mira Lagos, and coming up the other side of the lake. Despite the extra mileage, I KNOW that was the faster route. Still took us a while to get "inside" the park, but it didn't disappoint. It was L's first time.

Bug enjoys the show.

A quick snapshot in the Lighted Forest; it was cold that night and getting late :-(