of my favorites from this shoot.  We had beautiful warm weather, lots of laughing and talking, people mingling, homecomings, snuggles and kisses, bribes (hee!), candy treats (see previous), and an old car.  PLUS it was my birthday and this sweet family sang to me and gave me yummy cookies shaped like turkeys.  Here's the show:

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and some more:

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Now that I've gotten those posted on to my list for today….editing photos, taking care of (oh please help!) Colin's 3rd grade class for the afternoon (did I already say "help!!"), somehow begin the monumental task of tackling my Everest-size pile of laundry, and a million other little household chores.  I've closed down my Etsy shop for the month so I can actually see my family without packing tape and shipping labels obstructing my view.  It's been cold, cold here this past week and I LOVE it…..just the way it should be at this time of year!  It gets me in the Christmas mood! Oh la la!

More pictures to come – we had snow! and with it came cute kids all bundled up.