365/365 Happy New Year

Wow! Has another year really passed?

Blessings to every one of you and your loved ones in 2016!

364/365 Go Fish

Girls are over tonight. :)

363/365 Chocolate Ice Cream Cone

It's what you get at Grandma's when you eat all your supper. :)

362/365 Beautiful Hands

When the grand girls visit.

361/365 The Build

The kids house is really coming along. Two months ago it was a hole in the ground. It is now taking shape.

360/365 Winter Magic

359/365 Merry Christmas

The annual Christmas photo round the table because I forgot to get one in front of the tree. A small gang this year but we still had lots of fun and played games until after 10 pm this evening.

358/365 Christmas Eve

Looking and feeling very much like Christmas out there.
Merry Christmas to you and yours.
May your home be filled with the wonder and awe of this blessed celebration.

357/365 laughter

I love how these girls have so much fun together.

356/365 Happy Birthday

356/365 Happy Birthday Allison!
We took our little girl shopping and for lunch today to celebrate her birthday.
iphone photo ~ wish I had brought along the DSLR

355/365 The Milliner

Stylish Eva puts the finishing touches on Norah's hat.
The girls raided the tickle trunk this weekend.

354/365 Our Pianist

She asks to play the piano the minute she walks in the door and as soon as she wakes in the morning  on sleepovers.
This little one loves the piano and makes beautiful sounds on it.
Feeling blessed

353/365 "Got What I Wanted!"

Playing Go Fish with the girls tonight.

352/365 The Word Became Flesh

This is what came out of the camera. 

Then I played with stars and snow in Photoshop. 

351/365 Chase

This sweet little guy came by for a visit today and brought his mama.

350/365 And you, oh Bethlehem

349/365 Christmas Cookies

And the best part is the icing!

348/365 Our House

It is starting to look like Christmas around here.
We are enjoying the new gas fireplace every evening. It goes on when we walk in the door from work and goes off at 11 pm. :)

347/365 New House

Our daughter and son-in-laws new house is going up amazingly fast.
Thankful for the milder weather.

346/365 Our Christmas Lamps

Posing with their creations before Mommy comes to pick them up from Grandma & Grandpa's

345/365 Craft Time

Sleep over with the grands so we spent 4 hours at the kitchen table spreading Modge Podge EVERYWHERE and have a grand time! We made two great crafts - but one I can't show you because it is a secret. shhhh ( a present for Mom and Dad for Christmas).
Then we cleared off all the paper and paint and tissue paper and chisled off the modge podge and decorated Christmas cookies.

This photo is the final product after waiting forever for the Modge Podge to dry.

Festivities from the day are on the regular blog HERE

344/365 Butter Tarts

There are too many of these around here along with 5 dozen shortbread cookies for the office cookie exchange and a few dozen to snack on.
Down right dangerous!

343/365 My Girls

Just pure Christmas sweetness.

342/365 Family

Family  ~ one of God's many perfect creations.
Capturing a moment at Christmas

341/365 Rooibus

It occured to me as I waited for my tea to steep today that I haven't yet taken a photo of my daily tea and I haven't used my macro lens in eons.
So a macro of rooibus and lemongrass steeping to perfection.

Drink up!

340/365 Tourtiere

Because I thought you might like a break from little girls and glitter.
Sweetheart and I made these this afternoon. Supper for those cold winter nights when you get home from work and want something yummy and filling but only have the energy to make a salad. :) 
Four went in the freezer and one went in the oven. It was yummy and filling!!

339/365 Little Girls

I have decided that if I ever get rich and famous from this photography gig I am going to specialize in photographing little girls from ages 3-10 only!
They are just sooo much fun!!
And so adorable!! 

338/365 Sister Magic!

I love how these two love each other.

337/365 Winter Sweetness

336/365 Alice

Such a sweet, beautiful and absolutely lovely model.
I have been working on this shoot most of the day and it was hard to choose just one for you tonight. :) 

335/365 Beautiful Norah

Christmas Eve in 23 more sleeps