Forgot to post my favorite Christmas photo:

(photo credit: My Mom)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, dear friends and family!

More Christmas and New Years photos to come. It’ll just take me a day or two to wade through them all (yeah, there are a lot of them!). For now, check out this gem:

Oh Lulu, I’m sorry. It was absolutely necessary to post this photo on our little blog. There is someone out there, right now, smiling after a hard day because of your deer-in-the-headlights eyes and super-rosy cheeks (probably your Uncle Tim). You had just spent the last hour snuggled up against me, asleep. I had to wake you up and wrangle you into your dress in time to sit you on Santa’s lap, and you know what? You did so well. The kids before and after you burst into tears. Albeit, you look a little confused, but you certainly weren’t fussy. I love you. Thanks for being such a happy baby. Love, Mommy

The girls just finished opening presents today (yeah, there were a lot of them!), so expect some thank you blogs in the near future!