Yesterday we took Sawyer to get his Christmas pictures made. He did such a good job! We had planned to get him up at 8am, feed and dress him, and have him at the studio in time for the 9am appointment. However, he woke up on his own at 7:30am. That had us a little worried that he may be ready for a nap by the time we got to the studio and he started having his pictures taken. He was great for the first 10 minutes or so, while they took photos of him in a small Christmas box and then while sitting up on a black draped pillow. After that, he started to get tired. We got him to sleep, and then took some of him just in a diaper with a big red bow on his lower back. They turned out to be so adorable!! I will have the photos on Flickr once I steal the CD back from my mom.

This is the last weekend of freedom for us around here. Next weekend starts all the busyness that is Christmas family dinners. We still have to take the puppy to get his shots before we can leave him at the kennel the week after Christmas while we go on vacation. Oh, and if you are wondering, it is absolutely ridiculous to plan a 4 day mini-vaca the week after Christmas…especially with a newborn. It wouldn’t have been so bad if it had been another time of the year. We have had to cut back on our gift spending this year to be able to afford the trip. I know we will have fun once we get to Gatlingburg though!