Christmas in Richmond

Now that I'm back on a school schedule, we were actually able to go home for Christmas!  We had a great time hanging out with my family, seeing old friends and family friends, eating tons of food, playing lots of cards, and laughing at/with our niece and nephew.

Most of these pictures are from Christmas day....I got to experiment with my dad's nice camera.  Now I want my own!  uh ohhh......

Family pic

Curt, Catherine, Mary, Mom, Julia, Mary Ellen, Ben, Bobby, Daddy

Christmas cocktails!

Part of my experimenting....wrong subject in focus

Awww...what a cutie.

My dad and Mary Ellen

nothing better than babies...

 Ben

Three cute guys...

Kid hands...love!

Could my parents be any sweeter?  No, not possible.

Julia and Mary Ellen

Best present award goes to.....Aunt Mary for Mary Ellen's jeggings!!

Yes, this is real.

Full and happy

Skyping with Bobby's parents....loving lots of things about this picture.

We always go to the Janney's house (our family friends) on Christmas night.  They are like family to us and we love them to death....and the Sanyours too!  This is the only picture I have from the night.  Great times all around!

 We are so grateful to have been able to go home and spend this special time celebrating our Lord's birth with our family and friends.  We have many fun family traditions we want to pass on to our own family (some day!).  Also, Christmas is so much fun with little people around!  We loved spending it with Ben and Mary Ellen.