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.