Christmas Eve in Wisconsin 2011

Christmas Eve is when The Swartz Clan gathers..here are some highlights...

The BIG tree

Aunt Cathy and Eve

Cousins and Grandma, Jeffery, Amy, Lauren,and Melissa

Nana and Grey

Joey and Brian

Sweets by Nana and cousins

Brian, Cathy, and Eve

Cousin Andrew and Grey

Eve, Aunt Laura, Cousin Kristin, and Grey

The men around the tree

Cousin Jeffery, Amy and Grey

Cousin Olivia

Gift opening for the babies

Great Grandmother Janet

At Christmas the twins were able to spend some quality time with my grandmother, Janet. It was a nice day...it even snowed. 

The only snow we saw while up north.

12.23.11

Family Photo Shoot

Got whole group here so it was time to take some pictures....Here are some highlights.....

12.23.11

pre photo coffee

 Here is all the behind scene images...

The outcome!

all kids...including Teddy..

Nana and Pop-pop's New Years Card

Christmas in Wisconsin here we come!

Here we go...off to Wisconsin for Christmas...waiting in the security line...

December 22, 2011

After flying all morning (good flyers) we got to Nana and Pop-pop's house and look what they had...the biggest tree ever! We can play under it and boy did we ever. Even Nana came and sat under it with us....sorry no picture of that.

Christmas Card

Very fun to create the twins first Christmas card. 

I look forward to 18 years and beyond of Christmas cards...

 What else was fun...trying to capture an image.....you saw how the Santa picture went...here are some shots from the other images...12.10.11

Aunt Teri helping

What you did not see is Nanee and Aunt Teri helping

...chasing, holding and making funny faces.

Thanks to the Thompson Family for the fabulous hats...we love them!

Catch-up!

Looking to catch-up...here comes several postings....

HO, HO, HO

We had hoped for a great day and be outside for the photo shoot but it rained so we set-up a photo vignette in the garage. We invited a few friends over to enjoy seeing Santa...and not at the mall.

Beck checking it all out

playing around before Santa arrived

Here he comes...the Jolly  man in the red suit

Let picture taking begin....the Forbis Family

Forbis Twins, (one month old) and Big Brother Bowen

Grey loved Santa

Eve...not so much

Eve was better if I sat next to her

The perfect Christmas Card

The Weeks and also the photographer, thanks Chloe!

Aunt Tami protecting Eve...Santa being silly in the back ground

Just some random shots....

Eve and Grey were 8 Months old and I wanted to capture some moments