Monday, December 31, 2012

Cristina Lei's First Christmas

This was an amazing year and an amazing Christmas. Bill and I are incredibly blessed to have this beautiful baby girl in our lives. We are surrounded by a huge community of support of family and friends and we are so, so grateful. Here are some images and moving pictures of the holiday season.  


Santa baby...so santa baby cute...and was so on cue for the photo shoot. PERFECTION.



Cristina Lei's first Christmas present -- wrapping paper -- YUM!


Daddy and Cristina Lei on Christmas morning.

The Gunkles Marco and Scott, Daddy, Papa, Cristina and Chloe for a Christmas 2012 Photo

The day after Christmas we went to the beach. This little beach girl, in her new rash guard and bathing suit, was a beauty at the beach.  LOVE!

After a family swim. Cristina got dunked under water and was surprisingly calm after.  Happy it all went well...

Happy Papa, Pensive Cristina...


Just beachin' it with her Dads....


Talking story, or just chewing on her sunglasses, with Gunkle Scott

Gunkle Marco just before his flight back to LA.


Tiny sand on her cheeks, nose and lips after her fun beach outing. 
I love this photo.

Happy New Year All! 
Much love from our family to yours! 

Cristina, Chloe, Doug and Bill




15 comments:

  1. OMG what a beautiful post! I absolutely love the last photo and close up of Cristina. Happy New Year

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  2. 1. Christina ia stunning. Such a gorgeous beach babe.2. Scarlett has similar tastes. She adored the wrapping paper. 3. Completely jealous of the warm weather. 4. Definitely let me know if you have any 2013 plans for the east coast. Cheers to an amazing year ahead!

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    1. Oh thanks so much Bernadette...we are very lucky to have warm weather year around. Though hoping when we're in DC in about 10 days (in the very cold weather) that we can all meet up. It'd be great to meet your family. And yes, wrapping paper was the best present this year!! Happy new Year!

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  3. Happy New Year to your beautiful family! I adore all of your pictures....truly priceless.

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    1. Thanks Jeni...Happy happy to you to...it's been fun capturing the amazing moments of 2012!

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  4. Merry Christmas guys (and Cristina)! It doesn't get much better than Christmas morning followed by a day on the beach. What a lucky little gal!

    You must frame that picture of baby girl with sand on her face. SO CUTE! Happy New Year :)

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    1. We are lucky...but we are ALL lucky, in the end. Definitely a framer...that last one!

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  5. Oh my *faints*... She is sooooo cute. All pics are great... All smiles and laughs... The last one is stunning. Wooooooow!

    Happy New Year!!!

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  6. Thank you for the post of happiness! The final picture is a total show stopper. Here's to a wonder filled new year!

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    1. Agreed, here's to another wonderful year in 2013!

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  7. Happy New Year everyone! Xmas and New Years in the hot sand...that does sound like paradise....I certainly won't tell you that we are enduring -minus 24 Celsius (-11 F) weather now....nope I'm not telling you that. Hugs and snuggles from Sophie and all the best in 2013!

    Ron

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    1. Remember to keep you daddies warm, Sophie...because only you can do that best. Happy happy all the way around...and lotsa snuggles...

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  8. You guys are so awesome and your daughter is stunning! :)

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