This is one of my all-time favorite Christmas photos.
That is my marvelous middle boy up there. I took this photo on Christmas Eve morning in 2011. That year I had purchased a Lego advent calendar for him. Somehow he knew (or suspected?) that the final Lego pieces in the calendar were a Yoda Santa. He anticipated opening that last little window all month long.
He could not wait for that cool moment!
It turned out he was right and on Christmas Eve all of that eager anticipation was fully realized when he pulled out his very own Yoda Santa.
Somehow I managed to capture that moment in this incredible shot.
Childhood can be so magical.
Preserving the magic in photos is priceless. <3
And just for fun, here is a photo of that marvelous middle boy with his favorite pal, my awesome oldest boy, taken the next day:
And a rare pregnant photo of myself while expecting my darling youngest boy:
Merry Christmas!
I hope you each enjoy some wonderful family time over the coming week. I will be taking a little break to enjoy each moment. AND!!! We are soooooo excited to FaceTime with our missionary on Christmas day! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 See you soon!
ps – I keep meaning to write a blog post about the GRO PDF pilot program and I just haven’t fit it in. If you have any English ancestry, or English birth or death records you need, NOW is the time to order them. They are far less expensive and you get them in just a few business days as opposed to weeks and weeks and weeks of waiting. I have ordered many records over the last few months. The pilot period will end very soon – they haven’t announced the date but only said it will run for about 3 months and it started in October, so time’s a-wastin’! You can learn more about the program here. If you have questions, ask! I’ll try to pay attention and answer asap. Merry Christmas!
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Love it! Thank you GP. 🙂
What wonderful photographs of such heartwarming memories! I hope you have more heartwarming memories of Christmas this year and some more wonderful photographs! Merry Christmas, Amberly!
Thank you, Amy. It was a wonderful Christmas for us. We were able to FaceTime with our missionary for quite a while. He is so happy. It was the best part of the day. 🙂
Merry Christmas to you and your family. I hope we all take lots of pictures this year.
Thank you, Charles! i hope your Christmas was lovely as well. I didn’t take nearly enough pictures because I was videoing. I realized my mistake later. Big sigh.
Merry Christmas and bright blessings to you and yours, Amberly.
Thank you EmilyAnn! I hope your Christmas was wonderful. <3
Wonderful photos (that first one is genius!!!) and memories. Wishing you and your family blessings and joy this Christmas.
Thank you, Su! I really love that first one too. I hope your Christmas was lovely as well. <3
Thank you. We enjoyed peace and plenty, and time with family. Pretty perfect really.
Sounds perfect to me.