Christmas Revisited - Photo Dump Style

So...I finally downloaded pictures to my computer. Among the many smiling faces, I found the Christmas pictures I should have shared last December. However, it is never too late for sharing pictures, right?

I love these pictures of Nina. She is the perfect little elf! Her Christmas program this year was so different than last year. She was confident, full of life, and I was crying thinking how blessed I am to be her mom. Love this girl to pieces, she has come such a long way!

Take notice, this girl is standing on her own!

Is she the cutest little Elf or what!

Adoption is beautiful friends, absolutely beautiful! So hard, but so worth it!

Ellie the reindeer poses with her daddy.

Then she posses with the mommy showing off her craft.

 Family picture...best shot we got! Do you see the family resemblance?

And just the 5 of us, again, best we got!

I hope you all had a great Christmas!

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I asked my mother-in-law if when she first got married she ever pictured her family would be this large after 35 years! The legacy of the Stumbo family is a blessing and I am honored to be a part of it.

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We had fun at parks!

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For the love of s'mores!

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The cousins made up a game where they rolled on the sand and had competitions to see who could get dirtiest. Once they were covered with sand, they ran to the water to rinse off and repeated the process. They had a blast and thankfully my girls kept the hair off-limits!

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 Lots and lots of swimming!

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 The girls with their great-grandma!

Nichole's favorite swing.

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It is not often that I am in the pictures with the girls, since I am usually behind the camera.

Having fun with self-portraits!

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 Again daddy?

 I love you daddy!

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For the next few days (and since I can do this ahead of time) I will be sharing some of my favorite photos with you from our time away.

One of the best parts of family reunion is playing with cousins at the beach!

Loving the water!