MAKING EVERYONE HAPPY

Over the weekend the kids and I took a trip to a furniture store opening. While we were there, Julia and Ivan got their faces painted, had balloon animals made, and sat with Santa for the third time this season. (They better not get used to all that lap time!) We stopped for lunch and hit up a couple stores on our way home. Shopping on a Saturday afternoon 20 something days before Christmas with two kids is not my idea of a good time, but I made up for it. After the stores, I started looking for a open field or park to take pictures. I wanted to take some pictures of the kids to create Christmas cards, and I also wanted Julia to take my outfit pictures. Lo and...