A few Christmas pictures

I got a new lens that I've been wanting for Christmas! It helps me take crisp, colorful pictures inside with low light :) I'm still learning so much about taking photos but I'm also still really enjoying it and like practicing. Here are a few photos from the past week. Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas!

We wish you a Merry Christmas! Too bad these pictures didn't make the card this year. We are all doing well. Grandma Weller is recovering (fantastically) from hip replacement surgery at our house over the holidays and we love having her here. Mia is beyond excited about Christmas. She was a Sugar Plum Fairy in her school program today, complete with adorable dance moves. Ellie has learned to say "Ho Ho Ho" and hasn't broken too many ornaments :)

I hope you enjoy some good Christmas movies with loved ones (we are currently laughing at "Elf") and find peace and joy this season. Until 2012.


The McBs

I wish I were an eloquent speaker and writer and could convey how we are feeling right now. It is the middle of the holiday season and we are busy shopping and decking halls, but we are also heartbroken and grieving. We said goodbye to Grandpa McBride on November 9th. He had lymphoma and it seemed to progress rapidly towards the end. We were with family in Tennessee and we leaned on each other and we cried and we are still just beginning to grieve. I will remember him as a brilliant, curious, patient and caring man who knew something about everything and had many passions. My girls will remember him for his big hugs and bedtime stories and being at the beach. I hope to keep posting pictures of our lives and catch up, but for now, I just want to post some pictures of Grandpa with the girls that make me smile. We love you.