santa's little elf....

got a few christmas card pictures done yesterday. we also made about 15 dozen cookies and i had a photo shoot with leanne and her family (she does my hair). very productive day, i would say.
i love this picture of us with champ...mostly because he is licking the face off of austen. i would have picked this picture for our christmas card but you can't see enough of austen's face. all you can see is champ's tongue.
i also got this picture of the littlest elf, miss scarlett. she is darling. and was very cooperative for the photo shoot with her mamma and daddy. candy canes and santa hats always work for a bribe.
just look at this sweet family of 3 1/2....:)


i got a new camera today. my old one just was not working very well lately, struggling to focus and it was very difficult to get a good shot off. i bought it at costco and was able to return it for an exchange for the new upgraded version of the canon digital rebel, the xti....it is a little different than the old one so there is a little to relearn, but nice new features. i tell ya, costco is the way to go, no questions asked return policy and since i saved my receipt, i got the full amount that i paid for my digital rebel and was able to upgrade at no extra cost to me. gotta love that. i made a pot roast today...for the first time...ever...i didn't even know what to do or how to make it... thanks, kelly for the instructions. everything turned out delicious. and don was once again amazed at my culinary prowess in the kitchen.