Thanks for not giving up on me.
I'm technologically challenged, so I had to have someone come out to my house last night to help me get things squared away with my old hard drive that failed and to help me get my old backup hard drive set up as my new main hard drive and to get another hard drive set up to backup my new, main hard drive.
It confuses me just to type it.
And while my husband is quite capable of dealing with all of this, I think he purposely chooses to keep a safe distance from my all of my hard drives, lest he ever be held accountable for any problems associated with them.
All that matters though is that I don't think I lost any photos and I've got pictures to share of Santa in Jacksonville...
Hoping to be back with more soon.
Gosh if Courtney Lee isn't looking like a teenager now. sniff sniff. Great pics!
Posted by: kat-in-texas | January 15, 2013 at 04:27 PM
I can't believe that the horse ate that kids head! These inspire me to get my Christmas photos off the memory card. Happy New Year
Posted by: Cindy G | January 15, 2013 at 06:09 PM
Courtney is really a beautiful girl!! She is growing up too fast! Love the shot of Santa looking at the camera...very cool. And talk about cool...Anne's tights are awesome!! Hey, the last shot looks like the house bit that girls head off!! LOL! Looks like you guys had fun!
Posted by: Tracy | January 15, 2013 at 06:30 PM
Glad that your hard drive is in working order! My plug broke off on mine right before Christmas and after much time and effort, I had to order an exact replica of the drive and replace the plug, because the drive I had was encrypted! FINALLY today, after running a recovery program...my files started to show themselves!! I think I can finally get a good nights sleep:) My 2013 resolution: BACKUP MY FILES!! Glad to hear that yours are safe and sound:)
Posted by: Sarah Edelman | January 15, 2013 at 06:33 PM
ALWAYS love your photos and stories! So nice to have you *back*! ;-)
Posted by: Danielle | January 15, 2013 at 09:18 PM
Wow!! Some absolutely fabulous photos!!! I love the first Santa photo!! I am glad you have your computer and hard drives up and running. :) I need to back up my photos too.
Posted by: Michelle | January 15, 2013 at 09:23 PM
Great pictures. SO glad you didn't lose any photos, that would be a tragedy! xoxo
Posted by: TanyA | January 16, 2013 at 12:29 AM
So glad that the hard drive was rescued...and that your photo are safe.
Looking through your photos makes me realize that time truly is passing...all the kids have grown so in just one year.
The special thing though...no matter how old your kids are getting...I can still see the "magic" in their eyes. You do such an incredible job of sharing special traditions and time with your family. Always love your stories and photos.
Posted by: janel | January 16, 2013 at 07:24 AM
Is this where you live? It just looks fantastic! What a gorgeous little town! I want to visit lol! Glad you're back and Annie's tights are uber cool!
Posted by: Rachel Millington | January 16, 2013 at 07:41 AM
Thanks so much for sharing your life and your pictures! Look forward to checking your blog every day!
Posted by: SusanC | January 16, 2013 at 08:05 AM
That looks like so much fun! My kids are scared of Santa so we avoid all Santa meet and greets! So glad your hard drive was recovered. I need to get better at that!
Posted by: Shan | January 16, 2013 at 10:31 AM
Great photos of course....the kids are growing up so fast. I love that my Sienna is the same age as Annie so of course both of them having the missing front teeth...it's funny.
Posted by: Kathy | January 16, 2013 at 12:31 PM
Like everyone else said, Courtney Lee is growing up so fast! Love her outfit!
Actually all 3 look so much older! And Annie's missing tooth gap is adorable!
Posted by: Kelli | January 16, 2013 at 12:57 PM
Great photos as always! Karen - definitely check out Carbonite. it's an annual fee, but it backs up anything you want remotely. After my hard drive crashed, it restored everything - photos, music, even my internet bookmarks. The few things I couldn't figure out, they did in minutes. I think it's well worth it. Bonus? you can access your files from any computer in the world. I think it is about $60 a year.
Posted by: Stephanie @ La Dolce Vita | January 16, 2013 at 01:55 PM
Just went through a hard drive crash/recovery myself...I feel for ya...the stress is indescribable. Happy to see you back!
Posted by: Kelly | January 16, 2013 at 11:35 PM
I just LOVE all your photos! You are so talented...I always feel such emotion looking at your work...Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: janet kemper | January 17, 2013 at 05:58 AM