Merry Christmas! Whew. I got my Christmas cards out today. Hopefully they will get to their desinations before Christmas, if not they will become New Year's cards. Hope everyone has a safe and wonderful Christmas. I'm wishing, Faith, Love and Hope for all.

I didn't actually take this picture, but I edited it. It's nice to be on the end and have availability to crop, ha. These are my mom friends from the kid's school. This is the last year that we will all be together, it will be the last year at Calvary for a few of them. It will never be the same. But we have made everlasting friendships that have meant so much.

I found the best location for the photoshoot and it has been forever since I've been there. The Fullerton Arboredem has beautiful settings with trees of every variety and color. I don't remember it being so colorful. The Griffin's met me there for their Christmas card shoot.

Griffin 2010

Griffin 2010

My favorite neighbors and their friends who are getting married tomorrow. Congratulations Diana and Chris.

Does time fly or what? My baby is 11. And such a good boy. He makes me proud. He's so good at so many things, but the best thing about him is that he's so kindhearted. He sees a friend in everyone and is so helpful, and he can make a mean pancake.

Spent the day with the kids on Mt. Baldy, which is just about an hour and a half from the house. The weather was beautiful and the skiing and snowboarding was great. The kids actually wore me out.

I saw this band of adventurous kids leaving the backyard and had to stop them in their tracks and capture what looked like to be an afternoon of fun in a covered wagon. Those were the days weren't they. I remember the forts and tree houses and imaginary trailers and campers. Endless days of fun. I still live for the weekends and the getaways, even if they're much fewer and far between.