Penny Pincher

We've lived here for 1 1/2 years now and I couldn't tell you where the nearest post office is.. I've never been!  This is quite the feat if you realize how much I practically lived there while in Michigan.  To say the postal workers knew me by name is no exaggeration, I was there EVERY day, at least once to drop off a slew of "Bailey's Blossoms" packages, etc.  Well, call me a penny pincher, a scrooge, or whatever else suits your fancy.. or earn BFF status by telling me how e-cards are all the rage right now! ;)  Delivered cards will ALWAYS be more fun to receive (of course!), but until we return to a country where we don't have to buy hundreds of international stamps, this is sadly the best I can offer.  I hope this finds everyone well and Merry!  Christmas is in a week folks!!!  I hope everyone has a great one and takes the time to stop and contemplate on all of the ways we've been blessed throughout this past year. :) 

Prior to leaving the beach house over Thanksgiving weekend, we took the opportunity to set up the handy dandy tripod and snap some family photos for 2012 :).

This is my favorite shot that we got of the fam from our tripod session.  Thanks tripod, you rock!

Of course I had to get the individual shots as well of the kids :).  Here is Princess P, our 2 1/2 year old queen of the house:

Sir L, our 4 year old whirlwind, needed a little recruitment help from dad to start his face time :)

Such a ham!

Here's Mr H, our little ladies man, at 5 years old:

And Miss B, our 6 1/2 year old mommy's helper:

Me and my girls :)

And my amazingly good looking boys ;)

The hubster and I wanted a shot of the two of us.. Princess P wasn't too keen on that idea.

..so I recruited her big sister to distract her for a few seconds ;)  Thanks B!

Nothing says "distraction" like a little bird chasing fun!

 

And one of those classic, must-have beach shots :)

"MOM!  A crab just got me with his pincher's on my toe!!!" Lol.  Good times.

They really cooperated VERY well!  After all the pictures were taken, I held good on my promise for a breakfast picnic on the beach before we headed back home..

FREEDOM!!!

 

Merry Christmas everyone from our crazy family to yours! ;)