home for the holidays
December 27, 2007 | Filed Under Lifestyle PJ, Personal | Leave a Comment
I have to say I got more than a little sentimental over our first Christmas spent in a house of our own, and I think I took more photos this year than any year in recent memory. I processed most of them in homage to the aged photos in albums that supplement my own memories of Christmases past…
Manny looks forlorn; all that candy lying around, and too many eyes on guard for him to even dream of sneaking a bite
There was one more treat waiting beneath the kids’ tree in the basement:
Are those the coolest, or what? We had the fake brick-style ones when I was little; I like these even better, because they are totally plain, leaving that much more room for the imagination to go wherever it will
putting out the food for the reindeer
December 24, 2007 | Filed Under Lifestyle PJ, Personal | Leave a Comment
It’s just a little tradition we’ve done the past few years. This is the first year we had an actual chimney, though; that made the whole mythology even more fun for everyone to entertain somehow. 
making room for new memories
December 16, 2007 | Filed Under Maternity | Leave a Comment
Dana & Ben ready the proverbial nest, anxiously awaiting the arrival of their son, due in February.
I love how the nursery in the background almost looks like a painted canvas backdrop here.
Reflecting on happy memories past while anticipating the memories yet to be made
