Before Tim and I had children of our own, we enjoyed holidays and other family times with our nieces and nephews (mostly on my side, since they lived the closest). My brothers have 8 children amongst them and the oldest is now 18.
Christmas was always fun to watch them open their gifts and to just get to play with them and then send them on home and get a full nights sleep ourselves.
In 2001 we were still a pretty newly married couple and at the time my brother Chris’ son was just a little over a year old and my brother Larry’s daughter was about 11 months. They were SO dog-gone cute and sweet. And so were we… (hee hee).
Of course, now that we have our own children these times are even more special. But I have to admit, right now, I kinda miss that full nights sleep…

You guys are so cute!
You’re adorable! You still are though. Happy W/W!
Elaine,
You are so beautiful! And incredibly photogenic. I have never seen a bad pic of you.
I have to agree with you. I miss those nights full of sleep too. *sigh*
How cute!!
Looking back, I miss a full nights sleep, too.
You were cute and still are cute! And that full night’s sleep is a coming, don’t worry
A full night of sleep? What does that mean?? {LOL!}
Youre a beeeeeeeautiful couple!!!!!!!!
And this is totally off topic but there is a weather guy on the local news station here in Toronto who is the spitting image of your hubby. So everytime I watch the news, I think of you!
Ahhh…the pre-kids days. Don’t you think how young and well rested you look? Well, by “you” I mean “me!”
Hopefully you’ll remember what it is like from experience soon.
It’s always fun to take a look back.
You are all so adorable.
But I know what you mean. It always amazes me how much more rested and youthful I look in my pre-motherhood photos. *sigh*
Ahhh, sleep. Dear, sweet, sleep. I miss it too.
Sweet pictutes! It is so much fun to look back. I don’t miss the full night’s sleep because I can’t remember it! It has been too long.
I know what you mean, I miss that full night of sleep as well… Thanks for sharing the pictures and thanks again for your help today!
You guys are so stinkin’ cute!
I miss those full night’s sleep, too…
Cute pictures!
Amen about the missed sleep : ) Very sweet pictures. Kids do make Christmas more special, don’t they?
Do you guys EVER take a bad picture?? Y’all are so stinking cute!
So sweet! remembering Christmas past makes the present sweeter too.
It’s always fun to take a look back.
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