Christmas Extravaganza

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. It was a very busy week for us, but it allowed for some great memories to be captured this Christmas season. We were so thankful to be able to spend our holidays home for the first time ever. It really helped us spend some quality time together. We decided the best way to share all we did for Christmas was by picking just a couple pictures from each event, otherwise I would have to create a whole seperate blog to showcase all the pictures we took. We hope you enjoy getting a small peak into our lives this Christmas.



So we started our decorating season off with this awesome gingerbread house. We definitely did not schedule enough time to make it as well as the kids wanted, but we were very pleased with the outcome of it!





When daddy came home from work we decorated the Christmas tree as a family. The kids had a blast this year, and I don't think there was another branch left to put balls on by the end of decorating. The kids definitely gave us what we like to call a "Griswold Family Tree".



The Thursday before winter break Kate had a class party that I got to go participate in. It was a blast! All the kids were so loaded on sugar I don't know how her teacher was able to get them all delivered to their parents by the end of the day!




Friday was Evan's Christmas party. When we got there we got to listen to the kids story time, eat and then all the kids showed us the songs they sing each day. It was so cute watching Evan with all of his friends.




This is Ms. Marge, Evan's favorite teacher in the whole world. She passed her job onto a new amazing teacher, but Evan misses her dearly and was so excited she came to the party!




Our next event was a Christmas program at the church we attend. The kids sang a few songs on stage for everyone before the play. They were so cute. Evan definitely enjoys being in front of people way more than Kate does, but of course I thought they both did great and were the cutest kids up there!





Next my family came to our house to have Christmas. Since all the roads to their house had been closed all week, we had to do Christmas the day before Christmas Eve and it wasn't what we had planned. We all still made the best of it and enjoyed being in the company of family. The kids were digging how spoiled they were getting by everyone! Let's just say we need to upsize our house immediately!










Christmas Eve day we spent the morning time with my parents before they traveled home and then later in the afternoon the kids finally talked us into opening all the presents under the tree. We are such push overs I'm surprised they didn't talk us into it a week before Christmas. They were so excited about everything, but Evan is definitely the most animated with presents. I think you could buy him a sock and he would still act excited. Definitely fun to watch!











After presents the kids tested out all their new toys and gear. They let me take a few pictures but were not willing to do much for me.










Christmas morning we all slept in and then Santa had come during the night so the kids opened their presents from Santa. They are so fun to watch because they get so excited about how Santa knew everything they wanted.






We hope everyone was able to spend as much time with family as we did, and enjoy the cheer and happiness this season brings! We wish you all a very happy and safe New Year!

Mitchell Family Christmas Cards

Head Shots: Megan

I am so proud of my cousin's daughter, Megan. She has wanted to pursue acting and singing for many years now and has finally been picked up by a hollywood manager. She is so excited yet still seems very humble about it. Michelle called me earlier this week and said she needed updated headshots pronto since she will be auditioning a bunch the beginning of January. I was excited because I totally had time to squeeze her in. We had a blast today pulling all of Megan's personality out and capturing it into the best portfolio she could get. Here are the shots we kept for her portfolio. I can't wait to see what her future holds for her. Good luck Megan and always make sure you are having fun!

Family: "My Two Angels"

Mike is one proud daddy of two beautiful, full of personality, little girls. He absolutely loves these two girls and seems like such a fun dad. He definitely was easy going and loved doing silly pictures with his girls. You can tell the girls love playing around with him.

Emilie is such a doll. I used to get the pleasure of babysitting her when she was two years old. She is a total crack up and says the funniest things a girl can say. It has been so neat getting to still be a part of her life and watch her grow up. She has a huge place in my heart that only your own child can have! When I was first getting into photography she was my model so she knows very well how to work the camera for me, and let me tell you, she definitely worked it for this session.

Maddie has so much personality and a total mind of her own. I thought Emilie was the strong willed girl, but I learned differently during this shoot. Maddie kept me laughing the entire time. She has a very antagonistic sister and you can tell she can definitely keep her own when Emmy is giving it to her. Even with the strong personality she has the sweetest love for everyone. She took a bit to warm up to me, but by the end of the time she was on my lap looking through all the pictures with me. She was so cute giving kisses to my camera every time she saw a picture of herself. I really enjoyed getting to know Maddie since I haven't ever really gotten to be around her like I was with Emmy.

I really enjoyed getting to spend time with the girls. It definitely made me miss Emmy like crazy and want to get to know Maddie more. They are the sweetest girls ever and will always keep you on your toes with laughter. Thanks Mike for bringing them by so I could enjoy them for a bit!













OK, so I have to give a minor explanation on this next picture. Emilie was hilarious! Maddie just woke up from her nap right before she came to my house and was not in the mood to be messed with. All she wanted to do was sit in the white chair and take pictures. I told Emmy to sneak up behind her and just stand there pretty so I could grab a couple pictures of the two of them together. Well, Emilie walked up behind her, shook the chair real hard to upset Maddie, and then posed like this sweet little angel. I was laughing so hard I almost couldn't take the picture. I'm glad I did though cause it brings a smile to my face every time I see it!




Maddie was so not into the idea of sitting on Mike's lap. The only thing she wanted to do was sit in the white chair. Needless to say it was the only picture she got alone with her daddy so I had to put it in here, Priceless!


Emmy's tough girl look. Real scary, huh!