We Need a Little Christmas - Right This Very Minute

I am really negligent about taking pictures.  I always encourage other people to snap photos at family gatherings and then nag them to send their pics to me.  Maybe it's not the best system.  But I have some pictures I want to share from Christmas 2012.  As the Sesame Street gang would say, "Keep Christmas with you all through the year."

I would proudly claim that our reading of Luke Chapter 2 was probably the world's least authentic nativity.

 The sippy cups and cereal I get.  But bowling pins?  Really?  And we never could figure out why Tyler felt he had to roll up his pants when he put on Grandpa's "shepherd" robe.

 Now that is Christmas.
Also, Tay, I am getting you new socks.  Quite possibly today.

 The Originals. 

PS - I love my sisters-in-law.  They seem to be behind the camera in most of our Christmas shots. 

I will work on that.

 Family togetherness.  Sorry Ty, couldn't resist.

 I love that both Tanner and Lauren are clutching candy canes in our Christmas photos.  The rule in our family is that if you don't hang on for dear life to the candy in your stocking, it gets taken away from you and Aunt Traci eats it.  Not really.  But the kids seem to think that's the way we roll.