Welcome Back, Jess.

Whew. It's been awhile. Maybe my new year's resolution should be to blog more :)

I'm back from Christmas vacation with the family and thought I'd tide you over with a few pictures from the trip. These are just the ones from my big camera, once I load the point & shoot I'll have more. Oh, and I have lots of other stuff to blog about too but we'll get there. One post at a time!

Here are the highlights from my best Christmas yet.

The peanut discovered the iPhone app "smacktalk" and Lord help us all, she would not give my phone back. Even more scary, she knew how to use it. How to drag her finger across the screens, turn it on & off, etc.

Kate joined the Price family for the celebration this year and we loved having her! This picture of her and Ruthie is from Christmas Eve after the candlelight service we went to.

The Price sisters and Laney Loo the same night. I do love these girls so much.

Christmas morning explosion of presents! Don't mind the cat butt jumping through the picture.

Bright and early, still in the jammies.

Sleepy eyes all around. Sure loved getting to experience this holiday with Laney for the first time. What a joy!

Channeling my inner Santa. Oh, and go Tigers!

What a HAM! Saying Cheese in her new cow chair.

Ruth proudly displays the rack from the deer she got this year (with the car, not the gun unfortunately). It's pretty obvious we had a white Christmas in Missouri this year which was so beautiful!!

Laney "tickling" Kate at Grandma & Grandpa's house that weekend. We loved getting to see everyone there!

And what gathering would be complete without a WWF-style Price sibling portrait?

And a tad more refined, many shrieks and screams later.

I got to spend an evening with the Veos while I was in town!! This is Miss Ella, who is SO precious. I loved getting to play with her. She's getting so big I can't stand it!

And me with her beautiful Momma (pregnant with baby Noah).
We had the best time catching up and having dinner just us and I already miss you, April!!

Back to the resident Cheeseball. She's sitting on Ellen's doll chair. So cute! Please note the Cinderella princess heels.

Showing Papa how to use the iPhone. Don't mind the slinky princess dress.

And my beautiful sister Liz, showing off her new Audrey belly!

Okay well that's the weekend in a nutshell with these pics, more details to come when I load the other camera. Thought this would get all you faithful followers (follower?!) through another couple days.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!