This was too much fun - more to come in a few days…. if you are itching to see more - feel free to check out flickr.com/ericaberger

I decided that props was the next investment I was going to make with my photography - and boy am I excited! These girls are rock stars.

I have had the most amazing week. Tonight was the second time EVER that I got to be part of a Christmas celebration. It was super fun. I went to Jason and Penny’s in Redwood City. They are my first cousins - and they have two amazing children. They are pretty amazing….. Penny is a super amazing interior designer and Jason is an INSANE animator. So, when you get two creatives together - they have pretty funny children! Kyle & Colleen were there - you might recognize them from their engagement shoot - Wendy and El - Wendy is my Mom’s sister and El is her amazing wife - their wedding was last August. Artie and Leslie were there too - Toby and Aurora have so many sets of grandparents who ADORE them! I plan to spend a lot more time with them now that I have a little time off! In conclusion - the company was incredible - we danced, laughed and had a MERRY time!! Thank you Penny for making a YUMMMMMY in my tummy meal!

Tonight I had a video chat with my family. I LOVE the photo of the four of them - I’m in a little box!! They are super sweet, fun, and think the WORLD of me - I love how this photo shows all of that. Supportive - incredible - and quite good looking - hehe!! I am so lucky.

Tonight I got to celebrate Hanukkah with my west coast family! We had a great time. Since we are all not too religious we decided to light all the candles on the first night! It was a great time filled with amazing company, food and fun. Thank you Wendy so much for having us all over - I had a great time.

Here are the photos I snapped tonight - the kids were UBER cute! I LOVE the way that the candles look when they are almost out! I also love Wendys expression in the light photo - and I can’t get enough of Toby - he is at the cutest age EVER! The funniest part of the night was when I ate Auroras potato latka….. you should have seen the face she gave me - a very cute two year old - YOU ATE MY FOOD - and now I am going to cry face!! But, we made up and she gobbled up the rest - it was super yummy.

Tomorrow I am going to have a video chat with my family in New York while they light the candles and sing along with them. On nights like this I miss them. I love how we all sing the same and know all the same songs - and don’t know most of the words. It’s a very funny thing.