Another Annual Tradition

Growing up my brother, Craig, and I would always get a pair of pajamas to open on Christmas Eve.  Dan and I have passed that tradition on to Lorelai and Miller.  This year Miller got Avengers pajamas and a matching robe and Lorelai got all Monster High.  They were two happy little children!!

An Annual Tradition

Each year our church, St. Luke's, hosts a breakfast with Santa.  The kids sing songs, Santa comes to join them, and then the families each breakfast together and have their pictures made with Santa.  This year the church took several pictures of each group instead of just the regular 2 or 3 photos, and then a CD of the pictures taken was given to each family.  Below is a compilation of pictures taken by Dan and the photographer for the church.  Miller didn't get to go because he was sick.

 She has boots just like Santa!

Hmmm...whose are shinier?

I love the way they're looking at each other.

Time for Santa to sit on Lorelai's lap!!

Kidding Around at Claire's

On the Monday before Christmas, Lorelai and I went to the mall just to hang out and have a girls' night out.  We ended up at Claire's and here are a few fun pictures of my amazingly fabulous daughter.  :)

Black & Blue

Our family was invited to a Christmas party for WOW, the organization that sponsors Lorelai as a junior beauty queen.  Before we headed out to the party I took a few pictures of the kids in front of the Christmas tree dressed in their coordinating black and blue.

 

I can't believe how grown up Lorelai looks!!

 I think she looks so beautiful in this picture.

Our dynamic duo. 

The handsome Miller Man. He looks a bit pale because two days later he was diagnosed with the full-blown flu. 

Our beauty queen.

 Clearly she was made for this.  :)

Thanksgiving Day/Christmas Card Photos 2013



This year we celebrated Thanksgiving with my parents.  We planned to take the pictures for our Christmas card in front of their fireplace.  When we arrived at their house we changed into our pajamas for the photo shoot before eating lunch.  Everything went really well and we got some great pictures!

 

 

One of my favorite photos of all time.

Lorelai's turn to sit in Granddaddy's lap. 

A test shot to check the lighting before we begin.

 Classic Christmas photo.

 In hindsight I wish I had put this one on the card, also.

My sweet guys.

 Dan and his mini-me.