I first got to know the Terrell family at our first photo shoot earlier this year.  They’re so great!  So I seriously jumped at the chance to do another shoot for them.

Just to forewarn anyone who may be reading my blog in the library or at work, these pictures made me laugh out loud many times!  Scroll down at your own risk.  🙂

This is a pretty good representation of everyone’s personalities…

A ride on Aslan.

Luke Skywalker kept the trash compactor from closing…

Feed my sheep..

The lollipops were a big hit…

Jeff is rad.

Merry Christmas, Terrell family!  I enjoyed getting to spend time with you guys so much.  Thanks for everything!

How do we thank someone for helping make your wedding day that much better?  That’s the question Rachel and I pondered as we tried to think of a way to thank Joe for being the MC and Sam for being our ringbearer at our wedding, exactly nine months ago today.

While it certainly was a small token in exchange for all the Kellers have done for us over the years, we offered them a family photo session at a later date.  And they took me up on it just in time for Christmas cards.

Meet the Keller family!

(No, really, they’re not just models we hired…)

Yep, you counted right.  That’s 3 boys.  But they sure are fun…

My brilliant wife came up with the idea of buying point-and-shoot cameras for Sam and Noah.  It was a fun experiment to see what they took pictures of.

After about 10 photos of the same duck, it was time to take one of mom and dad.

I’m pretty sure mine didn’t turn out nearly as cute as Sam’s.

Kellers, thanks for taking an interest in our lives. You’ve been a big encouragement to both Rachel and me. We’re grateful for your involvement in our wedding, and so much more!

Rachel and I got to go to Connecticut for Thanksgiving to visit Erin and Brian, Rachel’s sister and brother-in-law. We had a great time enjoying some fantastic food, and some welcome cold weather. Most importantly, though, was getting to spend some family time.

Brian & Erin are expecting their first baby in March! So, since we were there, we took some fun photos to celebrate the occasion. Enjoy.

Let’s hope the baby doesn’t get these genes…

Cool trees… rocks… leaves… I love the east coast.

I’ll let you try to guess what’s actually happening here.

Brian and Erin, thanks so much for letting us stay at your home out there, and for taking such good care of us! I never got the feeling of being away from home on Thanksgiving at all. I had such a great time!