Santa Baby

So after the photo fails with my kids this season, my friend, Marissa Baron took pity on me offered to help me out with a few festive photos.

Teacher by day and mom to sweet baby Isabelle, Marissa has photo skills I know not of and I am so excited about the way these turned out, thanks to her patience and eye. 

I especially love the kids' expressions she captured.  

Here are a few of my favourites:

Santa Baby

Ems & Grumpy Gabs

Sister Love

Happy Bébé!

This one's for me and this one's... for me.

The littlest Who in Whoville

Alfalfa

Oh that little Gabs

Ooh... Shiny.

And here are a couple unedited moments that just make me laugh.

Gabs: I love you, sister! Ems: MINE. Don't even think about it.

Ems: I love YOU, sister. Gabs: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow...

One-on-one attention?? Yes please!

Wait, what?

Happiest little elf.

Gabs: Another photo with my sister!  Ems: Another photo with my sister...

I think I love these best because, so often, life is what happens in between and Marissa captured that.

I can't wait to see these two little personalities grow up together. 

Since my sister and I are five years apart, we grew into strong friendship as adults, but with these charmers only two years apart, I think there might be just a little drama, a lot of fun, and a few stories ahead.


On that note, I'm off to celebrate the season with all the people I'm blessed to call family. I'll be back on the blog next week, but until then...

A very Merry Christmas to you and yours.