Only nine more sleeps until Santa arrives, and we are soaking it all in while we can! It’s always a little bittersweet for me this time of year- it’s my very favorite and I love every second of the holiday season, but it always seems to go by a little too fast. The forecast calls for a {slight} chance of a white Christmas, and I have my fingers crossed they might be right.

We took these pictures a few weeks ago with Julia for our Christmas card. We had our shoot scheduled for weeks, and I had big plans to head to the beach with this little tree and my crew and take some sunset pictures. The first snowfall, and some hail, threw a wrench in our plans, so Phil quickly set up this little festive situation in our backyard for a VERY quick picture before the baby got too cold. And while it wasn’t what I had originally envisioned, it’s one of my favorite pictures of my little tribe yet.

I’ve been doing a lot of Instagram polling about everyone’s favorite Christmas movies- if you’re looking to cozy up with a classic, here are some of your favorites:

Christmas movies to watch this season

It’s a Wonderful Life

Christmas Vacation

Elf

Home Alone {1 and 2}

Just Friends

White Christmas

A Christmas Story

Christmas With the Kranks

The Santa Clause {1,2,3}

The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Grinch

The Family Stone

The Muppet’s Christmas Carol

The Holiday

Miracle on 34th Street

The Polar Express

Frosty the Snowman

Love Actually

photos by Julia Dags