and then there were twenty-three...

this is my mom and dad.

this is what happened after just a few short years of marriage...

and a few more years...

and finally, thirty years later, this is what they got for all that hard work!

and they've never been happier!

this year mom and dad gave us our christmas present early, aunt meggie and her son cody came home for a much needed visit! megan is living back east and hasn't been home for more than three years. this was our first time meeting cody and all the cousins were very excited to get to know him. unfortunately travis was unable to come with them but there is always next time. we decided to take advantage of this rare occasion by having family pictures done which were thrown together at the last minute and could not have happened without the help of my amazing sister in law, thanks debbie!

(there is a hole in each of these pictures where megan's husband travis should be because i do not have the talent to photoshop him in.)

of course we had to sneak in a rogers' family picture as well.

and who could resist this face?! (isabel is pretty cute too ;))

i figured as long as i was blogging i better make the most of it. here are the kids school pictures for 2011.

Carter

Chandler

Isabel

Desiree

happy holidays, we love you all!