Scary Santa

Maybe it is because of the snow today, but I'm realizing that it is extremely out of season to still have pumpkins on my front stoop (must remove those tonight). To top it off, my most recent blog post is about a little pumpkin, so I think I owe you an update on what we've been doing this past month:

• I turned 29 (eek! Maybe the last birthday I'll decide to celebrate?)
• I had an AMAZING time traveling to Santa Barbara, CA to run a very hilly 1/2 marathon with my dear friend Stacy as well as see the place out west that she and her husband Jonny now consider home.
• Branden, Annika and I traveled to Charlotte, NC to celebrate Thanksgiving with my sister and brother-in-law and their son, Will. Will and Annika are just a few months apart and it was so fun to see them interacting (and dream about what fun they'll have together as they continue to grow)
  

We decided that since Annika and Will were together, it would be worth trying to get a photo with Santa that we could have as a keepsake and use for gifts for family. Needless to say, Santa wasn't a hit with the kiddos. We may not use this for gifts this Christmas, but I think this photo will become a treasured keepsake for years to come...