Merry Christmas

I hope you are spending these days with family and friends, hunkering down with the ones you love and soaking up all the togetherness that accompanies Christmas and the New Year. My family celebrated Christmas all together for the first time in years – no one was traveling, away or sick. It was such a wonderful day!

As usual we tried to take family pictures. The majority of them turned out horribly – it’s hard to get 14 people looking good all at once, especially when nearly half of them are 18 and under. This is my favorite from the entire photo session… My dad trying to protect his first grand-daughter as the rest of us squish in for a big family hug. The dogs freaking out at all the excitement and little Colton looking as adorable and innocent as ever.