When your friend asks you to take Christmas photos for them, you immediately say yes. Because first, it’s an opportunity to hang out with your friends and second, it’s fun to actually have time to work on your hobby. And sometimes, your friends are even sweet enough to reward you with a holiday Starbucks cup full of steaming hot macchiato goodness.

So, tis the season for holiday cards and for being kind and cheerful (but really, every season should be that way). Here are my super fun and photogenic friends with Christmas trees twice our height, festive berries and leaves the color of something so pretty you wouldn’t expect it to exist in nature. Happy holidays y’all!