December 2011 turned into quite the eventful month for us this year for several reasons. The first big event at the beginning of the month was the 1st birthday of our twins, Maggie and Saylor. Just as we did with their older sister, we saved their Christening and dedication for the end of their first year.

Following their Christening was their 1st birthday party. The theme was winter “one”derland and while Rae made that fantastic cake, we got some great help from our friend Betty Weber on that great snowmen cake topper. Betty is such a doll!
The tongue was ready to go… cake is what it wanted!


The middle of December was another great experience and a major undertaking. It was an honor to photograph Nikki and Maury’s 3 day, 900 guests wedding in Point Clear/Fairhope, AL. It was made possible only with the help of the people you see below. From left to right we have Luker Smith, Patsy Brown, Michael Newman, Rae & Wes, and Jessica & David Marshall. At the end of the 3rd day, we had a total of 16,700 images. I can only give you a very small sneak peek of this wedding for now because of publication reasons, but our friends and videographers, Joanna & Rob Morgan of Diva Productions will have a cinematic teaser trailer coming along soon that we’ll be sure to pass along.
This chapel was constructed solely for the wedding, and it was a sight to behold.
Diamond Rio took to the stage for over an hour to provide an unforgettable private concert. Of course we had to “share” the stage with them a couple of times to be able to get some good shots of the wedding
These guys were super nice and a class act!


The 17 layer cake was a big hit as well…..
If you missed our Christmas card this year, these photos were graciously taken by the talented Michael Newman!


Christmas turned out to be quite a warm one this year. All of those new clothes that were bought for the holidays didn’t make it out of the closet much because it wasn’t cold enough to wear them. Our girls got a wooden swing set as their main gift this year to help occupy them during our travels in the busy seasons, so the weather was perfect for testing that puppy out. Our nephew Dylan came over to help us with that….
We decided to take the traditional Christmas Eve fire outside this year so we didn’t bake in the house. It was fun sitting around the fire pit while the kids had a good time playing.
Wesley’s grandmother had some laughs too… She is just one of the three “Margarets” in the family that our baby Maggie is named after.
Saylor and Dylan are quite the kissing cousins…. He loves babies!
Maggie is our little billy goat and usually happy as long as she can put something in her mouth. Even an empty coke bottle will do.

No Transformers or remote controlled cars in our house with all girls. Dolls and tea sets are the most prized possessions.


Jewelry is pretty welcomed too…
Maggie got an awesome keyboard from Grandpa, but it couldn’t fit in her mouth like the drumstick…

Avery is quite the fashion diva and loves her ballet too…

Chasing balls from the popper is hard work y’all….
Luckily Santa brought some bean bags to rest…
and a remote too… maybe this will keep daddy’s remote off the radar? Nah, probably not.
Even a large cardboard house waiting to be colored can be a lot of fun!


We hope your holidays we just as blessed and merry as ours….
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