The Wonderful Family Photo Shoot

Pictures by my niece Camilla Bottelberghe Photography.

Thanks Camilla!  I love them and I think you are talented!

Going, coming, Princesses galore!

Sophie in her Elsa crown and jewelry.

Tessa in the bride veil.

Princesses Anna and Elsa.

Jacob and his puppy.

One last ride on the sled before they get in the van.

Good bye Chapmans!

Elliott came in her Princess Sofia nightgown today.  

Front yard sledding and Electronic viewing

Sophie literally spent all afternoon sledding yesterday.  When she got tired she just laid down in the snow to rest.

Tessa took a few breaks to come in and warm up.

I love watching them play!  

Today we are putting off the sledding until we make a trip to the store.  

Tessa and Jacob love my tablet.

Sophie prefers the TV.

Another trip to see Frozen

Brave Sophie stood by the dancing Olaf on the way in.

We had popcorn everywhere, even before the movie started!

Excited!

Super hero Jacob.

Tessa.

Sophie.

Tessa  is in the Lego movie.

And worried, but brave enough to stand by Olaf on the way out.

Brave Jacob.

Sophie in the Lego movie!

Too bad that Jonathan is out of town and missed seeing it with us!  He's only seen it 4 times!

Party, Reunion, Party!

The Chapmans moved in yesterday!  We had great plans for a New Year's Eve party!  We watched a movie and ate dinner and Jacob as asleep by 7:00!

Tessa sure loves her brother.

Dan and Sophie in similar positions.

Richard and Jess talking about mini vans.

Still awake!

Grandpa resting on Tessa's bear.

We made it!  Sophie and Tessa made it to the New Year!!

Today was the annual Bay family reunion that my mom hosts every year.  Here's my darling niece with one of her twins.

Cousins are the best!  

Some some of my cousin's kids and grandkids!

I loved talking to my cousin Karen.  I haven't seen her since her mom's funeral many years ago.  

The only members of the Gomez family to make it.

I loved having my grandkids sharing a table with my Uncle Bud and Aunt Betty!

My sister-in-law with her precious only grandchild.

We had a great crowd this year, and not only my siblings and their kids!

A fun table of Ellises.

The West grandchildren.

My brother and his cute wife with their grandtwins.

I had to leave the reunion early to get home and take Jonathan and Charity to the airport.  They are visiting some friends in Post Falls, Idaho until Sunday. 

We decided to have a birthday party for Elliott a week early, so she could have some cousins share it.

She was pretty excited about her party.

Ready to party!

This is how the guys party, it involves a laptop and bowl games.

They loved playing musical pillows!

No one really went out when we took pillows away.

Party bags with crowns!

And a pinata.

Sophie had the best swing.

Elliott loved it!

Tessa was kind of careful.

Jacob got into it.

Meg broke it open!

Elliott loved her gifts!

A fun interlude in the snow.

They ate some dinner, so that they could have some of this delicious birthday cake!

Blowing them out!

The pegasus was very loved.  

Nice job coloring the clothes for the wooden doll!

Jacob's doggy and Elliott's pegasus hug good-bye!

Hard to believe Elliott will be 3 years old next week!