One of the highlights of Christmas was talking to Uncle Brian on the phone. He is serving in El Salvador. You could tell he has a love for the people there. He seems to be doing well. It was funny to hear his newly aquired latin accent. Technology is such a blessing.
We went to the annual Christmas Eve party where Laurel was able to meet all the cousins and extended family. Jace was so cute to play with and be so kind to his little cousin Laurel. We had a great time with the family.
We had Laurel's 6 month pictures taken just before Christmas in her Christmas dress. This was the precursor to see how it might go. Not too bad for an amateur on the spur of the moment while Daddy was at work. It was tricky, because Laurel wasn't sitting up by herself, yet. She was crying by the time Mommy was finished. We got some cute pictures though, and the professional ones were nice, too.