We had to do family Christmas a little late this year because our (okay, my,) schedule was so wonky that the 28th of January was the first date that we could all get together. It’s a little non-traditional to have a celebration of Christmas at the end of January, but that’s kind of how we roll in my family.

Before the end of the night, we created a make-shift tri-pod and snapped a few family shots. This picture was kind of an eye-opener for me. Look how big my family is! We’ve always had a big family, because there are four kiddos, but now that two of us are married, and David’s got three kids, we’re a huge group!

(I’m frowning because, as you’ll note, my Jalapeno Bull has himself a little problem, in that his right front leg is protruding out of the top of his head. Oopsie. That’s gotta sting.)

I think this bottom one is my all-time favorite. Her expression is just priceless. She was only a month or two old there, and she was just starting to smile. I had just finished a baby photos shoot with her, and I still had my camera out when she started grinning at me. She was too close to my face for me to look through the viewfinder, so I just held the camera above my head and hoped that I got the shot. It’s fuzzy, and her chin is missing, but her expression makes up for the picture’s faults. That child melts my heart.

My parents got to babysit the twins for a few days over the holidays. I saw them yesterday for the first time in over a year. They are so big, and so fun.

I brought them a couple of Tonka Trucks and they were huge hits. Zack insisted that boys love trucks, and he was right*.

This picture of me holding the twins is fuzzy, but I love it anyway. I mean, how could you not?


*(Zack is always right.)