*Will, RJ, Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow, Luca, Astrid, Dobby and Sammy all celebrate Christmas together as a family! Love • Bree 🎅🏻🧑🏻‍🎄🎄🎄

- The Night Before -
Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca are all finally in bed for the night after baking a lot of yummy Christmas cookies for Santa Claus and also the kids had a hard time going to sleep due all of the excitement!

Right now, Will and RJ are both finishing wrapping up the kid's presents while they drink the milk and eat the cookies!

Dobby, Sammy and Astrid are all happily laying on the floor, and all of them are watching Will and RJ wrap up Christmas presents.

"These Christmas cookies are so freaking good! I want to eat them all!" RJ says with a cookie in his mouth making Will giggle.

"They sure are! And you better share them with me!" Will says playfully to RJ and RJ laughs loudly.

"Of course I will!" RJ says as he kisses Will and Will kisses RJ back.

"Thank goodness the kids didn't burn them this year like they were last year!" Will says playfully to RJ, making RJ laugh again.

"Yeah! We picked a way easier cookie recipe this year then last year!" RJ says with a smile at Will and Will smiles back at RJ.

Will then begins to wrap up one of the last Christmas presents for Luca and he smiles happily. This time last year, Will was pregnant with Luca and now Luca is a happy nine month old!

"It is so fun having a little baby for Christmas! Especially Luca's age of nine months! He is really active and he really loves to be involved with things!" Will says to RJ.

"Aw, yeah! He is going to really love playing with all of the wrapping paper and bows! He will really have fun opening up his presents too!" RJ says with a big smile.

"He will probably play with all of the wrapping more then his presents for a while it think." Will says, making RJ laugh.

"Oh, I'm sure! All of our kids have been like that!" RJ says with a grin as he finishes wrapping a Christmas present for Averie.

"Averie is going to love that, babe." Will says to RJ happily and RJ smiles.

"She really will!" RJ says with a big smile at Will.

"And even though Luca won't remember this Christmas it will be special for all of us." Will says happily.

"Yup! And this is Averie's first ever Christmas with us! And Astrid's too!" RJ says to Will and then at Astrid as he pets Astrid's head.

Will then begins to pet Astrid's head happily, causing Astrid to lay on her back and relax.

Will and RJ then begin to pet Dobby and Sammy causing both of them to relax too!

"Aww yeah! This Christmas will be very special for Averie. I don't think she has really celebrated Christmas before." RJ says to RJ with a grin.

"I don't think she has either. I can't wait to see her face and all of the kids faces when they see everything." Will says happily.

"Me too! Christmas is so much fun with kids!" RJ says with a big smile.

"It totally is!" Will says with a smile and RJ smiles back.

Will and RJ then continue to wrap up the Christmas presents and eat cookies until they are all done!

Will, RJ, Dobby, Sammy and Astrid all go upstairs and head to bed for the night!

- The Next Day -

Today is finally Christmas Day!

Will is still fast asleep in bed with Dobby right by his side, Astrid is right by his feet and Sammy is on the floor by Will's side of the bed.

Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore and Harlow are also still fast asleep but they will wake up any moment now!

Right now, RJ is changing Luca's diaper in Luca's nursery! RJ and Luca are the only ones awake in the Shepherd-Aguiar family!

"Pa Pi! Pa Pi! Ba ba ba ba ba!" Luca says as he smiles up at RJ as RJ changes his diaper.

"Hi, buddy! Hi! Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas, buddy! Today is your first ever Christmas! Yay!" RJ says in a babyfied voice as he tickles Luca's tummy, making Luca laugh loudly.

Once RJ finishes changing Luca's diaper he picks him up and holds him close.

"I love you, buddy." RJ says as softly to Luca as Luca plays with his RJ.

"Ba ba ba!" Luca says playfully to RJ.

"Let's see who is awake! Today is Christmas!" RJ says to Luca, making Luca giggle loudly.

Just then, Harlow, Theodore, Averie and Coralei all happily walk over to RJ and Luca.

"Beee baa booo!" Luca says as he happily points at Harlow, Theodore, Averie and Coralei.

"Merry Christmas!" Harlow, Theodore, Averie and Coralei all say in unison to RJ with big smiles.

"Merry Christmas! Are you four excited thay today is Christmas?" RJ asks Harlow, Theodore, Averie and Coralei.

"YESSSS!" Harlow, Theodore, Averie and Coralei all say in unison.

"Me too!" RJ says to Luca, Harlow, Theodore, Averie and Coralei.

"Ba ba ba ba!" Luca says to Harlow, Theodore, Averie and Coralei making them giggle and smile.

Just then, Benji walks out of his bedroom and he smiles at RJ, Luca, Harlow, Theodore, Averie and Coralei.

"Merry Christmas, Bubba!" Harlow, Theodore, Averie and Coralei all say in unison to Benji.

"Bub!" Luca says to Benji making Benji smile.

"Merry Christmas, Bubba! Are you excited that today is finally Christmas?" RJ asks Benji.

"Yes! I am very excited!" Benji says with a big grin.

"Let's go wake up Daddy, Dobby, Sammy and Astrid!" RJ says to Luca, Harlow, Theodore, Averie, Coralei and Benji.

"Yay!" Harlow, Theodore, Averie, Coralei and Benji all say in unison with big smiles.

"Yasaaaa!" Luca says as he giggles and smiles.

RJ, Luca, Harlow, Theodore, Averie, Coralei and Benji all walk into the master bedroom where Will is sitting up in bed petting Dobby, Sammy and Astrid!

*RJ, Will, Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca's Christmas pajamas*

"Merry Christmas, Daddy!" Harlow, Theodore, Averie, Coralei and Benji all say in unison to Will happily.

"Ba ba ba!" Luca says as he smiles at Will.

"Merry Christmas, guys!" Will says as he kisses Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca one by one.

"Merry Christmas, babe!" RJ says as hs kisses Wil and Will kisses back.

"Merry Christmas! You woke up before me!" Will says as he giggles and smiles.

"Merry Christmas, Dobby, Sammy and Astrid!" Harlow, Theodore, Averie, Coralei and Benji all say in unison as they each pet Dobby, Sammy and Astrid.

"Ba ba ba ba ba!" Luca says as he also pets Dobby, Sammy and Astrid.

"Hey guys, let's all go downstairs!" RJ says as all of the kids cheer and get very excited to see if Santa came to their house!

"Yeah! Let's all go downstairs and see if Santa came to our house last night!" Will says with a big smile.

Will, Dobby, Astrid, Samny, RJ, Luca, Harlow, Coralei, Averie, Theodore and Benji all walk down the steps together as a family!

"WOWWWWW! PWRESENTS! PWRESENTS!" Harlow says as she jumps up and down happily.

"YAY! SANTA CAME TO OUR HOUSE LAST NIGHT!" Theodore says as he gets very excited.

"Oh my goodness, he did!" Will says happily to all of the kids.

"Look at all of the presents! The living room is FILLED WITH THEM!" Coralei says as she gets excited.

"WOAH! The stockings are filled to the top!" Averie says as she giggles and smiles.

"This is sooooo awesome!" Benji says as he smiles.

"Ba ba ba ba ba!" Luca says as he gets excited.

"Yeah, Luca! So many presents!" RJ says in a babyfied voice as he kisses Luca's cheek.

"Let's see what is in our stockings!" Will says to Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca.

Will, RJ, Dobby, Sammy, Astrid, Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca all begin to look their their stockings together!

*Shepherd-Aguiar family stockings*

*Shepherd-Aguiar pet stockings*

All of the kids got some candy in their stockings as well as some small trinket!

Luca got a lot of stuffed animals and small baby toys!

Harlow got little princess figurines and some cars!

Theodore got small PJ Masks figurines and some cars as well!

Averie got some hair bows and Tsum Tsums!

Coralei got some hair bows and Tsum Tsums as well!

Benji got Pokémon cards, baseball cards and some cologne.

Dobby, Sammy and Astrid got a lot of small toys and treats in their stockings!

Will and RJ got each other some small gifts in their stockings!

After looking through all of their stockings and cleaning up, it is now time to open all of their Christmas presents!

"Let's see what is under the Christmas tree!" Will says to all of the kids.

"Yaaaaa!" Luca says as he giggles and smiles.

"YAY!" Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore and Harlow all say in unison with big smiles.

Will, RJ, Dobby, Sammy, Astrid, Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca all walk over to the Christmas tree and sit down!

"PWRESENTS! PWRESENTS!" Harlow says as she smiles and gets excited.

"So many presents!" Coralei and Averie both say in unison with lots of happiness.

"I wuv presents!" Theodore says as he smiles.

"This is awesome!" Benji says with a grin.

"Bubba, your Christmas presents are the Harry Potter ones! Cora, your Christmas presents are the Frozen ones! Avy, your Christmas presents are the Trolls ones! Teddy, your Christmas presents are the Toy Story ones! Harlow, your Christmas presents are the Peppa pig ones and Luca, your Christmas presents are the wood animal ones!

"And the pet paper ones are for Dobby, Astrid and Sammy's Christmas presents!" Benji says with a big grin.

"That's right, Bubba!" Will says with a big grin.

"These are all mine?" Averie asks RJ and Will.

"Yup! They are sure are, baby!" RJ says making Averie smile with lots of excitement.

"Yes, these are your presents from Santa!" Will says to Averie.

"Wow! I never had presents from Santa before!" Averie says as she looks at all of her presents happily.

"I know, but now you will because you are a special little girl. Santa loves all of you very much!" Will says as he kisses Averie.

RJ then kisses Averie making her smile.

RJ and Will both try to not cry because their four year old never had a Christmas before but they hope today is a special day for Averie!

"Go ahead and open your presents!" RJ says causing Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca to all cheer loudly making RJ and Will both smile.

One by one, Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca all begin to to open up their Christmas presents!

- Benji's Presents -
• Harry Potter: Potions Challenge Game
• MEGA Construx Pokémon Meowth
• Harry Potter Figurine Set
• Pokémon Sun & Moon Crimson Invasion Elite Trainer Box
• FIFA 2020
• Nintendo Switch Yoshi's Crafted World
• Skeeball Game
• Discovery Mindblown Solar Robot Creation Kit
• Adventure Club Subsea Volcano Science Kit
• Razor Hovertrax Prizma HoverBoard

"Ooooo! A solar robot and volcano kit! That is awesome!" Benji says with some excitement.

"Ooo, those look really cool to do together!" Will says to Benji with a grin.

"Skeeball and and FIFA 2020! YES!" Benji says as he giggles and smiles ear to ear.

"Skeeball is going to be fun for all of us and FIFA! Wow!" RJ says as he giggles and smiles.

"I love FIFA!" Benji says as he smiles.

"Me too even though I have no idea how to play!" Will says playfully and Will laughs.

"I'll teach you, Daddy!" Benji says to Will with a cheeky grin.

"Aww, thank you, Bubba." Will says to Benji with a big grin.

"The Yoshi game I have been reall wanting! I finally got it!" Benji says happily out loud.

"Santa found it for you! I am so glad he found it!" Will says to Benji with a grin.

"Santa really found the hardest game to find!" RJ giggles and Benji giggles too.

"Me too! AND OH MY GOSH I GOT A HOVERBOARD!" Benji says as he gets very very excited.

"A hoverboard! Woah!" RJ says to Benji and Benji giggles.

"Yes! I have been really wanting one!" Benji says with a big cheeky smile.

"You are going to be using that hoverboard a lot, huh?" Will says to Benji and Benji giggles loudly.

"Oh yeah!" Benji says as he giggles and smiles happily.

- Coralei's Presents -
• Play-Doh Kitchen Creations Popcorn Party
• Fingerling Baby Dolphin
• Lil Woodzeez Cottonball Rabbit Family
• Lil Woodzeez Honeysuckle Hillside Cottage
• Barbie Team Stacie Extreme Sports Playset
• LEGO Friends Nature Glamping
• Rainbow High Hair and Studio Doll
• Melissa & Doug Fashion Friends Magnetic Dress Up Dolls
• Barbie Soccer Coach
• Alex DIY Knot A Pineapple Sequin Plush

"Wow! I got the cottage house and the rabbit family! Yay!" Coralei says as she smiles.

"Yay! Santa found them for you!" Will says with a big grin.

"Oooo! A LEGO glamping set! I would go glamping!" Coralei says making Will and RJ both laugh.

"Glamping is more fun!" RJ says as he and Coralei giggle.

"The Barbie soccer coach doll I liked! I love that Barbie does a lot of cool stuff!" Coralei says as she looks at the Barbie box.

"Barbie is the coolest!" Will says to Coralei and Coralei smiles.

"Ooooo! Oooo! The Barbie set where she skateboards and stuff! Awesome!" Coralei says with lots of excitement.

"Woahhhh! That is so cool!" RJ says to Coralei with a grin.

- Averie's Presents -
• Play-Doh Kitchen Creations Drizzy Ice Cream Playset
• Fingerling Baby Panda
• Lil Woodzeez Nicnacker Squirrel Family
• Lil Woodzeez Family Treehouse
• LEGO Friends Mia's House Trailer
• Rainbow High Hair and Studio Doll
• Melissa & Doug Fashion Friends Magnetic Dress Up Dolls
• Barbie Stroll N' Play Pups
• Sunny Day Brush & Style Sunny
• Alex DIY Knot A Pineapple Sequin Plush

"A TREEHOUSE AND A SQUIRREL FAMILY!" Averie says as she gasps loudly.

"Oh my gosh! Santa found the treehouse!" Will says with a big grin.

"LEGOS! I love LEGOS!" Averie says with a big smile.

"Ooo! That LEGO set looks a lot of fun!" RJ says to Averie says.

"A SUNNY! I can style her hair all pretty!" Averie

"You sure can! That is going to be a lot of fun!

- Theodore's Presents -
• Gator Golf
• Imaginext Toy Story 4 Deluxe Figure Pack
• Play-Doh Wheels Excavator & Loader
• LeapFrog Leap Builders Safari Animals
• Toy Story RC Free Wheel Buggy
• Toy Story Bullseye Woody, Buzz LightYear and Forky Set
• Monster Jam Monster Dirt Arena Set
• PJ Masks Transforming 3 in 1 Mobile HQ
• Toy Story 4 RC Turbo Buggy Woody
• Melissa & Doug Easel Accessory Set

"What did you get from Santa, Teddy?" RJ asks Theodore with a big grin.

"GATOR GOLF! It's so cool!" Theodore says happily.

"Yay! Santa found it for you!" Will says happily, making Theodore smile ear to ear.

"TOY STORY STUFF! YAY!" Theodore says as he gets very exford

"Wow! You got a lot of fun Toy Story stuff!" RJ says to Theodore as Theodore smiles happily.

"An art easel thingy! Coooooool!" Theodore says wish a big smile.

"Woah! You got an easel! How fun!" Will says happily to Theodore and Theodore giggles.

"Play-Doh! I love Play-Doh soo much!" Theodore says as he gets excited.

"Daddy and I love Play-Doh too!" RJ says with a big smile at Theodore.

- Harlow's Presents -
• Melissa & Doug Disney Classics Alphabet Wooden Peg Puzzle
• LeapFrog Leap Builders Fruit Fun Elephant
• Play-Doh Baby Shark Set
• Peppa Pig's Carry Along Friends Set
• Disney Junior Tots Surprise Babies Nursery Care Set
• Dr. Pine's Pet Hospital Veterinary Kit
• Blue Clues & You Take-Along Friends Set
• Spark Create Imagine 10-In-1 Activity Trunk
• Carry & Care Veterinary Playset
• Melissa & Doug Train & Jump Horse Show Playset

"VET STUFF!" Harlow says as she gets very excited.

"Wow! You can be a vet to our pets!" RJ says to Harlow with big smiles.

"Horsey set!" Harlow says as she smiles.

"Oooo! How fun!" Will says to Harlow.

"Peppa Pig! I wuv Peppa!" Harlow says as she gets very excited

"Peppa is awesome!" RJ says as Harlow giggles and smiles.

"You got a lot of fun toys, Harlow!" Will says to Harlow with a big grin.

"Yeah! I wuv them!" Harlow says with a big cheeky smile at Will and RJ, making both Will and RJ smile.

"BA BA BA BA BA!" Luca yells happily with a big smile as he claps his hands and gets very excited!

"Let's open up your Christmas presents, baby boy! Let's see what Santa brought you!" Will says as he picks up Luca and sits him in his lap.

Will and RJ both happily help Luca open up his first ever Christmas presents!

- Luca's Presents -
• Fisher-Price Soothe & Glow Seahorse
• Fisher-Price Rock-A-Stack
• Fisher-Price Double Poppin' Dino
• Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Smart Stages Puppy
• Sesame Street Look, Find & Listen Elmo Noisy Farm Book
• Fisher-Price Double Poppin' Dino
• Senso Elephant Magic Sand Wand
• Barney Train Conductor Set
• Baby Einstein First Look And Find Book
• Infantino Plug & Roll Multi Blocks Set
• VTech Bear's Baby Laptop

"Ooooo!" Luca says as he looks at his books happily.

"Wow! You love your books huh? So fun!" Will says as he kisses Luca's cheek.

"Ba ba ba ba!" Luca says as he plays with his VTech Bear's Baby Laptop.

"Yeah! You are going to learn how to edit YouTube videos by the time you are four!" RJ says Luca giggles and smiles.

"Woah! You got some blocks! These are your blocks, bud!" Will says to Luca with a cheeky smile.

"Woooo!" Luca says as he giggles and smiles.

"Look you have a Barney stuffed animal!" RJ says as he hands the Barney to Luca

Luca happily hugs the Barney stuffed animal, making Will and RJ both awe.

Will and RJ then finish opening up all of Luca's Christmas presents and Luca then begins to play with all of the wrapping paper!

"I knew he would play with the paper!" RJ says as he laughs loudly.

"He loves everything! Aw, I am so glad!" Will says with a big grin.

"Hey guys, do you want to help Papi and I open up all of Dobby, Sammy and Astrid's Christmas presents?" Will asks the kids with a cheeky smile.

"I DO!" Harlow yells happily as she gets very excited.

"I do, Daddy!" Theodore says with a big cheeky smile.

"I wanna help too!" Coralei says as she gets excited.

"Yeah! Me too!" Averie says with a big smile.

"I would like help as well!" Benji says happily.

"Ba ba ba ba!" Luca says as he claps his hands loudly and giggles.

"Luca, you can sit with Daddy and I and watch us!" RJ says as Luca giggles.

"Dobby, Sammy and Astrid gonna watch too!" Theodore says as he gets excited.

"They are! They can't wait to see what Santa brought them for Christmas this year!" RJ says as he smiles.

One by one. Will, RJ, Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore and Harlow all open up Dobby, Sammy and Astrid's Christmas presents!

Dobby, Sammy and Astrid all wags their tails and get very excited to see what they got for Christmas!

- Dobby, Sammy and Astrid's Presents
• Treats
• New Dog Beds
• New Collars

"Wook! Twreats!" Harlow says to Dobby, Sammy and Astrid as she holds the treats up.

"Ooo! Greenies! You three wuv those!" Theodore says with a big smile at Dobby, Sammy and Astrid

"Astrid! Look! You have a pretty purple and pink color! So pretty!" Coralei says as she pets Astrid.

"Sammy! Your color is red and yellow! Harry Potter colors!" Averie says to Sammy as she hugs him.

"Hey, Dobby! Look at your new collar! It is blue and gray! So cool!" Benji says with a big smile as he kisses Dobby.

Will and RJ both put Dobby, Sammy and Astrid's new collars on them!

"Don't their collars look nice on them?" RJ asks the kids happily.

"Ya ba ba ba!" Luca says as he smiles and claps his hands happily.

"YES!" Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore and Harlow all say in unison with big smiles on their faces.

"More yummy treats!" Averie says happily to Dobby, Sammy and Astrid.

"Dog beds! Nice soft dog beds!" Benji says with big smiles at Dobby, Astrid and Sammy.

"SOOOO SOFT!" Harlow says as she lays on one of the dog beds playfully.

"Yeah! And you don't have to share!" Theodore says playfully to Dobby, Sammy and Astrid.

"Looks like Dobby, Sammy and Astrid love their Christmas presents!" Will says happily.

"They sure do!" RJ says with a big grin.

After all of the Christmas presents are opened up, Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow, Luca, Dobby, Sammy and Astrid all happily play with their new toys!

"What do you guys want for Christmas breakfast?" Will asks Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca.

"EGGS!" Benji and Averie both say in unison happily.

"PANCAKES!" Coralei, Theodore and Harlow all say in unison happily.

"How about we have both?" RJ asks Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore and Harlow.

"YES!" Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore and Harlow all say in unison happily.

"Sounds good to me! What about you, babe?" RJ asks Will with a grin.

"Sounds good to me too!" Will says happily to RJ as Luca giggles and smiles.

Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca all happily play while Will and RJ make breakfast together!

After twenty minutes of cooking, it is now time to eat breakfast!

"Kids! It is time to eat!" RJ says with a big grin.

"YAY!" Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore and Harlow all say in unison as they run into the kitchen.

"Ba ba ba ba!" Luca says as he crawls over to Will and Will picks him up.

Will, RJ, Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow, Luca, Dobby, Sammy and Astrid all happily eat breakfast together as a family!

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After eating breakfast, RJ, Will, Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca all get dressed and ready for a Zoom Christmas!

Since the pandemic is very bad in California, Will, RJ and the kids are going to do a huge Zoom call with Will's family, RJ's family, Benji's maternal family and Benji's paternal grandma and aunt!

*Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca's Christmas outfits*

Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca all pose for pictures as Will takes plenty of them.

"Very cute!" Will says happily.

"Who is excited for the Zoom Christmas?" RJ asks all of the kids with a big smile.

"Meeeeee!" Harlow and Theodore both say in unison even though they have no idea what Zoom is.

"I wanna see everybody!" Coralei says with a frown.

"Me too! I miss everybody!" Averie says as he pouts a little.

"Once Covid isn't bad again, we will see everyone, girlies! And hopefully we can fly to Florida soon!" RJ says to the older girls.

"Hey Bubba, I think your Grandma and Auntie Meghan and everybody on your mom's side really soon!" Will says to Benji and Benji gets excited.

"Yay!" Benji says with a big smile.

"Ba ba ba ba!" Luca says as he claps his hands.

"Are you excited too, Luca?" RJ asks Luca as he holds him and Luca giggles.

Will, RJ, Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow and Luca all Zoom call with Will's family, RJ's family and Benji's maternal and paternal sides of the family!

For the rest of the day, Will, RJ, Benji, Coralei, Averie, Theodore, Harlow, Luca, Dobby, Sammy and Astrid all hang out as a family and stay home! :)

Will posts a picture of Benji, Dobby, Will, Luca, Coralei, Sammy, Averie, Theodore, RJ, Harlow and Astrid all sitting by the Christmas tree. He writes the caption as: "merry christmas and happy holidays from our family to all of yours! 🎄"

Will posts another picture of Astrid, Averie and Luca sitting by the Christmas tree. He writes the caption as: "happy first christmas to astrid, averie and luca 🐶❤️💚 this is averie's and astrid's first christmas with us and this is also luca's first christmas ever! we are so happy to have added these three cuties into our family during this crazy year!"

Will posts another picture of himself and RJ standing together. RJ is standing behind Will and they are both smiling. He writes the caption as: "thank you for everything you have done this year. I wouldn't have been able to get through it without you ❤️"

Will posts another picture of Benji, Will, Harlow, Averie, Theodore, Coralei, RJ and Luca all standing together. Will is holding Harlow and RJ is holding Luca. All of them are dressed up. He writes the caption as: "we only got dressed for a family picture and for family zoom calls 😂 but hey, we have a cute family picture ❤️"

RJ posts a picture of Benji, Dobby, Will, Luca, Coralei, Sammy, Averie, Theodore, RJ, Harlow and Astrid all sitting by the Christmas tree. Luca is playing with RJ's beard, Astrid isn't looking, Dobby is yawning and Theodore is doing a silly face. He writes the caption as: "@shep689 always posts the perfect family pictures while I post the outtakes 😂"

RJ posts another picture of Will hugging RJ and RJ is smiling. He writes the caption as: "I love this guy so much! this year has been so crazy and I am forever grateful to be his partner ❤️"

RJ posts another picture of Astrid, Averie and Luca sitting together. Astrid is licking Averie's cheek while Luca is clapping his hands as he smiles. He writes the caption as: "we added these three cuties into our family this year! we adopted averie as well as astrid and @shep689 gave birth to luca a few weeks early! we are all very happy to have them in our family! ❤️💚🐶"

RJ posts another picture of Sammy, Averie, Harlow, Theodore, Astrid, Coralei, Benji, Luca and Dobby all sitting on the floor by the Christmas tree. He writes the caption as: "since we didn't do christmas cards this year, here ya go! merry christmas, happy holidays and happy new year! love, rj, will, benjamin, coralei, averie, theodore, harlow, luca, dobby, sammy and astrid!"