Captured on Christmas Day

Ana with her Santa gift: a Wowee Alive! Tiger Cub, Meili with a great stocking stuffer, and Eliah showing off his favorite gift from Santa with the Family Game Night Gang. It was a very Merry Christmas after a challenging year.

A Break in the Concert

Meili at her holiday orchestra concert. I so much love watching her play. My camera doesn't take good pictures in the auditorium, but when I fiddled with the effects on this one, I liked how it turned out.

Good Little Boy & Girls

Powers of Persuasion

Eliah, again, trying to convince me to let him sleep in. I found this sign in the hallway near his bedroom.

An Early Christmas Gift

Daryl and I went to an office Christmas party and challenged the kids to decorate the house while we were gone. Oh boy! They all got into the spirit of it, but no one more than Eliah, who even cleaned the house afterward. Best kids ever!

David Archuleta Christmas Concert

No, this picture is NOT of David Archuleta but of Benton Paul, who again opened for D.A. I took Meili to this holiday concert at Abravanel Hall last week, just before Thanksgiving. These boys (David & Benton) are soooo adorable, and they put on a great show to kick off the Christmas season. David's too big a sensation around here to be allowed out into the lobby afterward. But Benton braved the fans, and the girls got another picture with him.