Laura Vegas

i figured since christmas was almost three weeks ago, i should maybe post a few photos. we celebrated with my family on christmas day, at my parent's house. and then with joe's family, the following day, at our house. these photos are all from my family's celebration.

 

two things that i have to mention about these photos. i know i shared a few christmas layouts, in the weeks before the holiday. and i know i mentioned a few times, about people wearing colors that don't coordinate, or aren't christmas colors. which then causes me to use black and white photos on my layouts. well, i'm not sure if some of the family happen to read my little blog. but most everyone wore christmas colors. although sarah's wearing her blue hoodie up there, she did have on the proper colors underneath. i know, that was random.

the other thing, is that my photos look a heck of a lot sharper and have a richer color on my computer. typepad is messing with them on here, and i'm too lazy to figure it out. just imagine them with a little more "pop" 🙂 onto the quick recap.

 

my cousin brad and his wife issa. who are parents to the adorable zachary, who we're lucky enough to have in our daycare. we all adore him.

 

alyssa, giving me her trademark "cheesy" smile, as we call it. anytime i turn the camera on her, this is what she does.

 

oh wait. i think sarah's smile is even cheesier. lol! and she always wears the santa hat, when we're passing out gifts.

 

my aunt sandy, who is zachary's grandma. and seriously? how cute does he look here? the way he has his hands folded together, and his feet crossed. precious.

 

alyssa and my mom. her grandma. although i'm sure you put that one together.

 

my dad. that's a total "flash" photo. sorry, dad. lol!

 

this little dude did so great all day. just wandered all over the place, picking up things to carry around until he found something better.

 

sarah and joe. i have to mention that he got this sweater on christmas morning. when he saw the green, he said "is this my new christmas sweater?". then he opened up a brown long sleeved shirt, and said "this must be my thanksgiving shirt". he says things like that, because i always pick out his shirts for holidays. lol!

 

my aunt vicky. she was a little miffed when she got coffee for the pick-a-gift game. but once she swiped some candy from someone else, all was good again 🙂

 

i'm pretty sure these slippers were one of alyssa's favorite gifts. along with the matching pajama pants. the girls both got a few sets, and wear them as soon as they get home from school.

 

my brother scott, and his wife kathy. kathy's mom was also with us that day, but i can't find a photo of her.

 

my parents got this good electric toothbrush set for the girls. the first night they used it, sarah put the toothpaste on and started it up. and the toothpaste flew right off the brush. it was pretty funny. always turn it on IN your mouth.

 

can't forget my parents cocker spaniel, jenny. sadly, alyssa is super allergic to dogs. so she usually has a hard time at my parents, no matter how much we love jenny.

 

but she tried taking some new allergy medicine, and it seemed to work pretty well. only downside, is that she was super, duper tired all day. just wasn't herself. so she spent a lot of time reading.

 

 zachary loved the dessert.

 

he also loves his mommy 🙂

 

no idea what this was about. but it cracks me up. lol!

 

and our last minute attempt at a familiy photo, before we left. none of them were fully in focus. sorry sarah, but you're a little blurry here.

that's about all i have photo-wise. it was a lovely christmas. there was great food, yummy desserts, gifts galore, and good conversation. what more could we ask for.