WEEK NINETEEN:

Monday, December 21
We really wanted a Christmas tree this year (as every year), but knew Cambria would destroy it and anything we tried to decorate it with. In the end we still got one. To avoid having to constantly say "No," or "Don't touch," etc, we got a small tree, put it on our back patio and could view it through our sliding glass doors. It was very nice. Thanks Pam and Guy.
This is a shot of the tree lights (in case you were wondering).

Tuesday, December 22
This is a shot of Hallie's dads' train around his Christmas tree. Awesome. The train not only blows it's horn, but also puffs out smoke!

Wednesday, December 23
We went to A Candlelight Christmas at This is the Place Heritage Park and it was the perfect Christmas activity. If you were thinking about doing this, but didn't, you definitely should next year, it was so much fun, in spite of all the crazy snow.
Here is the monument (part of anyway) outside in front.

Thursday, December 24
For the past few years we have made a tradition of having a Christmas party on Christmas Eve at Hallie's dad and step mom's house with that part of our family and we look forward to it every year. At some point, we declare it Christmas and open all our gifts. This is my favorite shot of Cambria from the night. This gift was almost bigger than her, but she doesn't seem to mind much!

Friday, December 25
Christmas!
So how do you avoid a cliche Christmas picture on Christmas day? I'd already taken enough cliche Christmas images for the season by the time Christmas finally rolled around, so these decorations at my parents house caught my eye. I liked the way the sunny Christmas day silhouetted them. And yes, there is a Photoshop effect used in this photo.

Saturday, December 26
We stopped by our friends, Jeremy and Emily's, to see the new addition to their family, and them of course too. While we were there we wanted to snap a shot of Cambria and their daughter together, and wow, it sure was funny. In all the shots, either Cambria or Penny is crying and the other one is fine, except for the last shot where they were both hysterically balling. Why? We don't know, but it was pretty dang funny. This one was my favorite. Cambria looks so terrified and is in the beginning stages of crying and Penny is as calm and happy as can be.

Sunday, December 27
Wilkins Christmas portrait.
Since Cambria "came into the picture," we have started taking a family photo around Christmas with my parents. This is one of the shots we took. Probably not the one we would use for anything, but I like Cambria in this shot and how entertained she is by my mom's earring instead of the camera.