It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

since you weren't even a month old last Christmas, this is going to be a much more festive one for you, i think.

you have been tolerating 8 zillion shopping trips to places like hobby lobby, while i gather stuff for making presents for people. i hope that you are a list maker, unlike me, when you grow up. it will save you a lot of time.

you also let me take a few pictures of you in front of the tree tonight, with silly hats. i took some of sam, too, but by the time i tried to take some of the two of you together, you weren't very excited about the whole thing anymore. we'll try again tomorrow! thankfully, your black eye is almost gone.

shopping trips and photo shoots aside, i hope this is a fun Christmas for you!

love, mom

p.s. i really really really wish that angel picture of you had been in focus.