Houseguests are on their way, the house isn’t clean yet, and I thought, “What better time to go through some pictures?” One of my all-time favorite pictures of my dad sits framed in my den. He was madly in love with Christmas, and, more importantly, he was madly in love with me.
Imagine my delight when I found this picture on our camera from Christmas day.
I’ll be back when the houseguests leave! Happy New Year!
Well, hello. Ahem. Allow myself to introduce..my..self. My name is Chris! And I’m a blogger! I got into blogging after spending months reading all the inspiration that is found in blogland. I thought to myself, “Self, I can do this. I might have something to offer too!” And so it began...
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Aw…that is sweet! Same expressions on your faces! That is priceless.
Those are the sweetest pictures!!! Seriously…those are just priceless! 🙂
oh my goodness! How special!
How cute is that?! Happy New Year, Chris. Looking forward to another fun year. I'm hosting a Top 10 Projects from 2008 (or any #) next Wed. so I hope you'll come by & play.
Very sweet, I love family pics when eveyone is so happy !!
HAPPY NEW YEAR AND MANY BLESSING IN THE NEW YEAR!!
~2009~
Stephanie
Happy New Year, Just a Girl!
Wishing you a happy and joyful 2009!
-sandy toes
Those would be so cute matted side by side in a frame. Happy New Year 🙂
That is just precious – I love that your expressions are so identical!! I would be thrilled to find that also…
Happy 2009!
Precious picture! I’m glad that I am not the only one so easily side tracked! I am in the office to tidy up before our New Years guests arrive…and what did I decide to do…start reading blogs!?!?! 🙂
That’s very sweet and brought tears to my eyes. Thanks for sharing and Happy New Year to you too.
How sweet! I love it!!
That is the sweetest thing- ever! What a gift- literally.
Those pictures stopped me right in my tracks, that is sooo wonderful. It is so awesome that you are just as madly in love with your daughter as your dad was with you. A memory cherished forever in a photograph.
So, I just need to know…what was in the box that got such a great smile????
Happy New Year!
Aaww! How awesome is that!?
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!!!
GREAT photo.
Yall are both two of the cutest! What special memories of you and your dad….. Sweet!
Priceless…Mimi
Happy so close to 2009 Chris!
May it hold many, many great things for your sweet family hun!
Hugs, Les
adorable! Happy new year!
Great pictures! I hope you have a Happy New Year!
Awww… Priceless!
Those pictures are so touching! What a wonderful thing to view going into the New Year. That was so true….Your dad loved you so much!!! Wasn’t he just the jollyist daddy Santa you ever met? I loved that about him. He made every Christmas so WONDERFUL.
Mom
So Sweet.
And I’m with Sarah…what was in the boxes 🙂
How cute! Happy New Year!
Happy New Year Chris! What a wonderful picture! Treasure that always!
Hugz,
Michele
Those two pictures are begging to be scrapbooked together. What wonderful memories you are making!
Holly
This is adorable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So cute that you have the same smile in both pictures! That is so sweet 🙂
Happy New Year!
What a great smile in both– happy new year!
Now THAT is beautiful…and priceless! Run, don’t walk to your nearest photo lab and have them framed side by each!!
Your description of the love of your Dad for you brought a serious smile to my face.
Happy New Year, Chris!
Linda
I’m with everyone else…those HAVE to be framed (or scrapbooked if you do that) side by side…too precious!
Priceless!
What great pictures! You should frame them side by side and display every Christmas season! 🙂 Have a wonderful New Year, and Happy 2009!
What a wonderful photo! I just love it when pictures like this happen!
Happy New Year to you all 🙂
oh my….a treasure….blow those up and put them side by side…for SURE!
That is so sweet! I love those pictures!!
I love it Chris! So sweet. I know you have so many happy memories of him:) Happy New Year to you♥
So sweet! Happy New Year! Be sure and show us your daughter’s new room when you get the daybed!
That is just about the cutest thing ever. What great pictures!! Priceless!
That is so great that your expression is the same as your dad’s in that picture. Way cute!
That is SOOO special!
Blessings,
Megan
Okay. That is just about the sweetest thing I’ve seen in a while! ;o)
Hi Chris I just came across your blog and I love it.
This picture is hillarious. How sweet you got your excitement at Christmas from your dad.
Those pictures are awesome. So sweet!
That’s too cute! What a great moment to have captured forever! Happy New Year!
Oh, I just love it. That’s so great. What a treasure.