merry christmas...sort of

i was so excited for christmas this year because jack is finally old enough to get it. i could not sleep at all the night before and had all these christmassy expectations, and then my kid was sick. he got the stomach flu and was miserable all day. we still did christmas with all of our families and had a good time but it was pretty stressful trying to help him feel better. needless, to say, i did not get one picture christmas day of him with his presents because he was not happy. so this is a shot of the day after, with his new chair and basketball hoop, which he LOVES!!! he goes around yelling all the time "hoot, hoot!" (shoot) and then yells "made it" when he makes it in the hoop. it's stinking cute. and he is good. shawn and i didn't really get anything because our present is a trip to cali to see our good friends alden and emily, WITHOUT jack. we'll miss him, but we're so excited. we leave tomorrow so it's like christmas eve all over again.

the biggest ham ever

our new family pics

these are our latest family pics. they were taken by our good friend, mckenzie. we shot them in october but haven't been able to post them till now because they were a surprise for the grandparents for christmas. a shout out to mckenzie, who is amazing. if anyone is looking for a photographer for anything, check out her website by clicking on "mckenzie's photos" under my family and friends. you'll love her stuff! the photo above made daddy really proud.







i know this is a cute grin, but it's actually devious cuz he was eating the dirt the whole time and thinking he was pretty cool cuz mom and dad weren't doing anything about it.

mmmm, he's all mine.