I hope you had a great holiday; I did. A gaggle of our extended family gathered at my mom’s house in south Oklahoma City on Thanksgiving, where we wrangled dogs and children, planned mischief for the Christmas season, and frequently teased my grandmother, who is on a Caribbean cruise right now, about which bikini she was going to wear on the beach in Jamaica. When she told us – with no lack of certainty – that she wouldn’t be wearing a bikini, we said OH I GET IT GRANDMA, WINK WINK WINK. Then she tried to act like she didn’t think it was funny, but she did. We’re on to you, Pearl.

All that aside, this photo is my favorite of all the ones I took on Thanksgiving day. It’s my little brother, John, and my dad. I love these two guys, and my entire family, more than life itself, and I’m glad to have captured this.