Seasons Greetings!

 We took Holly for her holiday photos on Black Friday and we were there on time for a 10:15 appointment.  We ended up waiting an hour before we had our turn.  There was only one couple ahead of us with their child and the photographer had arrived ten minutes late.  So that put us at an hour behind schedule?  Yikes!  I love Olan Mills' work, but I'm not entirely certain I want to return if they're going to do that again.  I was extremely irritated about the wait, although I had to commend the photographer for her professionalism and how well she worked with Holly.  Plus, Holly spent the time waiting happily in the aisles, touching clothes, banging on advertisements and making other shoppers smile and laugh at her antics.  I'm delighted to have such a happy, wonderful little girl!  I have to admit that I am also very satisfied with how the session turned out (once we got in there) and the photos were definitely well worth the wait!  We walked away with a good deal and every photo on a CD to take home that day.  You can't beat that!

In other news, Holly continues to grow in language development.  She is beginning to say "Thank you" and is continuing to say "Don't!"  She even manages to say them at about the appropriate times.  "Don't" has been used when she doesn't want us to do something or when she knows that she's not supposed to do something, soooo ... I guess it works out!

I can't guarantee that I'll update this again before 2013, but who knows?  I am, however, pretty darn certain that it's going to be an incredibly busy month in December and my free time is limited.  So!  From our family to yours - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!