We had a barbecue last Saturday night. It was cold out so I told Jim I was nervous to go, but he assured me his mom would let us stay in the house. It turned out to be a lot of fun. Here I am holding Xhaiden like I usually do when we're not at home.

Jim's mom has been getting really good at taking pictures. She got a 12 megapixel camera for Christmas and has been taking raw pictures. She is in an online photography class and has watched all the Photoshop training videos that Jim has sent her way. Did all that expertise come in handy when she went to take pictures of eight squirmy children? Well, you be the judge; here are Xac and Xhaiden with most of their McIntosh cousins.