Over and under and in between...

This is Albert.  He was probably the most playful.  He was EVERYWHERE, including in and out of their little Christmas tree.  lol

First Christmas...

How sweet to watch Abigail enjoy things for the first time...

Santa's helper...

 

Hannah was all over handing out presents and helping people unwrap them!  :)  BTW...this is my friend Kaylene from church.  We loved having her with us as her family lives in Michigan.  And yes, I know that bottom pic needs straightening, but oh well!

Also, I rented the 24-70mm f/2.8 lens for this day.  I've been saving for it and want to try it out before I spend that kind of money.  I don't know what I was thinking to rent it for Christmas.  Low light for a cold day spent indoors and too busy in the kitchen to really experiment very much.  I think I like it, but may rent it one more time before I decide.  I was worried that it would be too heavy, but it wasn't bad.  Very nice to have a zoom and wide aperture.  But my ISO was so high I really didn't have an opportunity to test its sharpness. 

25 Days of Christmas [Day 25]

Yay!  I finished the project!  And now, maybe I can catch up with editing photos from other events that have happened in the last couple of weeks.  lol.

Today was Christmas day and we had a wonderful day!  Lots of smiles and hugs...good food, laughter, an excited 3 year old, a curious & playful almost 1 year old, 2 helpful daughters, a sweet friend, and SNOW!  So many blessings!

This was a very rare photo op for me...The girls both only sleep in their beds, in dark rooms, behind closed doors. They don't even sleep in their car seats. Abigail usually wakes up as soon as we open her door, but was so tired today she slept through me opening the shade and setting up my tripod. Sweetness!

25 Days of Christmas [Day 24]