It's a wonderful life~

I have had the MOST amazing time playing with my camera. I can just play with it for hours and I actually caught myself reading the manual just for fun~hello nerdom

Bokeh!! I finally figured it out and actually didn't do that bad of a job~yeah me

Jacob is the best gift I have ever received and watching him at Christmas has really reminded me what the holidays are all about.  I usually get so wrapped up in all the gifts I have to buy and wrap and fretting over finances....but I am going to do my very best to not do that this year.  My new years resolution is to focus on the blessings in my life and not get lost in the hustle and bustle of life.

We watched Elf and then went to Starbucks and to look at Christmas lights. I didn't get the greatest pics considering we were in a moving vehicle~but we had a fun filled family night~

you can't really tell from the pic but the three wise men are dopey sneezy and bashful~

Jake and Anna have been really busy and we didn't get to celebrate my birthday with them so this weekend...they made tacos and got me a birthday cake~It was red velvet and it was soooo yummy!! I have never had red velvet cake before and let me tell you it was worth the wait~

I wasn't the only one who thought so~

So every year Diana buys me a subscription to Cosmo and Glamour for my bday/christmas present!! seriously she has done it for YEARS for me!! what girl wouldn't LOVE that right?? If there is a good article or interview with a celebrity we discuss it via text~so while we don't get to read them together like we used to it's the next best thing~Thank you D~you rock!! I am thankful for you~

Christmas is the day that holds all time together