Merry Christmas! 2011 Photo-bomb...

My cousin, Katie, and I took the two kiddos to The Picture People to have their Christmas pictures done. My mom gave each of us a Groupon to use here and it made for a really good deal for us to go together! We'll be returning for Valentine's Day pictures, so stay tuned! This was a really fun shoot and the kids did great with 3 clothing changes in 15 minutes! We sure do love these little guys and their unique characters! The kids love each other, too. I sure hope they'll be as good of friends when they're older as they are now!

Aria Models for SO CAL BABY!

I took Aria to a cute little kids boutique in downtown Fullerton last week to participate in a model search for their store. SO CAL BABY Boutique is a trendy, somewhat edgy, baby and kid's clothing store that my cousin and I are looking to get into with our Kid Kuzzins merchandise. They hosted their grand opening in early December, which included a modeling contest, so Aria, Grammy and I headed over. Here are a couple shots of Aria wearing her lollipop leggings, one of the items we are looking to sell through this shop.

Even though my little cutie didn't win the contest, I think she did a great job! She was patient and good tempered while we waited our turn for pictures. She also found a boy crush that she followed around the store! Beware! This little girl likes older men! He must have been at least 6!

Visiting with My Grandma

We went to visit my almost 90 year old Gramma for a Christmas lunch at her Alzheimer's care home in early December. We had a good time visiting with her, even though she cannot really even form many words anymore. She is happy and laughs a lot, which makes me happy I guess, but I sure do miss my Gramma. It's really hard to watch someone you love and are so close to slowly disappear before your eyes. I helped her eat her lunch, since feeding herself is becoming harder, and Gabe and Aria walked around and checked out the Christmas decorations.

I don't know how we managed to mess this picture up. It was SUPPOSED to be "4 Generations", but somehow I ended up taking the picture. Ha, ha, there is no end to what chaos and mommy brain will do! Oh well, we will get another one next time we visit.

My all time favorite picture this Christmas. I just love how Aria and my Gramma are looking at each other and how happy my Gramma looks! It's just such a precious, genuine moment and one that I will always treasure.

So, we are not much of a fan of Santa this year. Nor the fact that he apparently got a dog over the summer. This was our best shot: Aria frantically trying to get as far away from this hairy beast and his accomplice as possible!

This was our BEST attempt at a family Christmas picture this year...and we tried many times to get a good one. Pictures with toddlers are hit or miss, and although this isn't too bad, I was hoping for a happy, smiley Aria. Instead, she was focused on making sure Santa and his little dog didn't sneak up on her during the photo shoot. You gotta watch out for that man in red, you know!