So I feel like I have posted in ages and it has been ages, and I am too tired tonight to go into great detail but we had a wonderful Christmas, New Years, I am now the mother of a primary age child and I'm another year older! I don't feel a bit older which I guess is good. We had all of my family and two of our friends over for dessert tonight for my birthday, awhile later I was talking to my sister and she said, "Yeah, my husband said that was one crazy party." But what do you expect when you have 13 kids under the age of 6 inside a tiny California house. Lainey directed them in a rendition of the nutcracker ballet for me, she could only convince one of the boys to be in it and then the other boys did a cowboy and indian show while riding around on their broom horses!
We have taken lots of fun photos over the last few weeks but they will have to be posted at a later date but I have to post this one that was taken on the Sunday before Christmas. We decided to take advantage of the low tide and nice weather we were having one Sunday afternoon and headed for the beach for a little walk and exploring...Justin was taking a picture of us when this lady walked by and asked if we wanted her to take a picture of all us, we of course said yes and this was the first shot...can you believe it? Everyone is looking and smiling! I think that must be the key, have a total strange take an unplanned picture and you are sure to get a good one on the first try! I love this photo of my very favorite people in one of my favorite spots. I am so grateful to have Justin and the girls in my life! I couldn't imagine life without them!
