Can you believe I almost forgot my little buddy, Maximus? How cute is this guy in his Christmas jammies!!

This lovely family and their two handsome boys were so much fun!  These little guys had the best personalities.  I love it when the small humans make my day easy.  Don’t you just want to squeeze those cheeks on that littlest goonie?!

This beautiful little doll and her family are enjoying her first Christmas this year!  I hope Santa brought her lots of toys to keep that bright smile this big all year long!

One of my favorite families did it again! These boys!!  It is so much fun to see these boys grow up.  Last year, James wanted nothing to do with photos for Christmas.  This year, he was totally willing to play with his mom’s funny ideas.  Grady; not so much.  And I have to say that this is my favorite Christmas card I have EVER created!

A certain Grandma I know had one request this year; for all the grandkids to make her Christmas card in the “The Box”.  Everybody froze their butts off since the studio is still at the front end of completion and there is no heat, but there were good chuckles had by all.

Oh, fall.  Rainy, rainy, rainy fall. But at least we got a few smiles out of this lovely family and these cutie boys.

This lovely little family; complete with a darling, spunky little doll and her faithful furball companion, were able to enjoy one of the last perfect Northern Michigan fall days on Old Mission Peninsula.

This family!  Oh my goodness!  These little gentlemen have such manners!  The minute they popped out of the car, they each came up and introduced themselves to me and shook my hand, while looking me in the eye.  They were engaging with directions, appropriately playful, and really got along well together.  What a fun time!

What is better than great neighbors?  Oh, just great neighbors with super gorgeous families and kids that are willing to try my crazy ideas!  I’ve seen the white box idea before and now that I have garage space to store these nutty and often large concoctions, I can make more!  Sure, the fall color was perfect in my yard and we had to use that; but I think the first crack with the box went pretty well.  Holds a family of four, right?  At least it passed the structurally sound test!   Now I need to get thinking up some new ideas for it!

My little buddy Maximus spent some time with all his grandparents.  I love watching this little man grow.  As he goes through each year I can see his family in him.  At this stage I’m seeing his mother’s smile and that side-eye smirk is most certainly his uncle.  Last time I saw him, he was nothing but daddy’s twin.  Let’s see what comes next!