Meet the Moores. Our families went to school and church together for years, and in May of 2008, their daughter Beth (top right) married my brother Andrew (next to her).

My sis-in-law Beth with her sister Gretchen. Aren't they beautiful?

And the guys who married them. (Kudos to my mom for these next 3 photos!)

They call themselves the outlaws.

Some shots of each of the couples. 

Anyone who's seen While You Were Sleeping with Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman will notice that Andrew and Jeff have each got "leaning" down pat.

And finally, some shots of the pets.

It was an honor and a joy to photograph this family that's so special to me.

So as we gathered at my aunt and uncle's beautiful home for Christmas Day...

...we noticed that quite a few of the male cousins were wearing argyle sweaters (except for one who wore plaid that we'll get to later). First off is my gorgeous husband, Josh, who is obviously very practiced at looking at my camera.

Then my cousins Ben and Jeff, who are brothers.

Then my cousins Bryce and Grant, also brothers (no argyle on Grant, but a still very smart cashmere sweater.) Here you'll notice the appearance of the second trend of day...women with cameras.

More argyle and camera cameos...

That's me on the right, with a slightly odd expression but without a camera in front of my face for one of the few moments that day. 

And before we move on to the last big feature of the day, here's one of my Aunt Denise that doesn't fit the previous trends but that I just like.

Now, meet my brother David, owner (at that time) of a very large beard.

Toward the end of our Christmas dinner, the cousins decided it might be fun to see David decorate his beard.

And it was.

My argyle-free but still cool cousins Grant, Joel and Daniel.

I like this clock mirror.

An appearance by our mom...and notice the camera's return to the scene.

As David's Christmas present to our mom was going to be shaving his face, we ventured out into the snow to get a few last portraits with the beard.

Stay tuned for a few more Christmas photos and the conclusion of the beard saga.