Brylee's tutu pics

I did a little tutu mini-shoot with Brylee about a month before her birthday party so I could use the photos for her invitation. She did a lot better than I thought and didn't completely hate the tutu, so all in all it was a success. This was the first time using the 5-in-1 reflector my in-laws got me. Definitely a learning experience.

Christmas in Wyo - Xmas Day

Christmas day was spent at Grandma Julie & Grandpa Fred's. Everyone stayed in their jammies the whole day, ate a big yummy breakfast, opened gifts and just had a nice time all day.

A boat-load of gifts...



Jenny opening one of our gifts - notice Grandma in the background showing off her mug. It says "Drama Queen" if you can't read it - hahaha.


Brylee loved her basket of groceries. She played with this all day.

All Jayce wanted for Christmas was "The Joker"

Brian & Derek got some really nice smokers from Mom & Dad. I'm still waiting for Brian to use his! :)


Everyone got stockings too. Remembering our angel Caden.

Christmas in Wyo - Santa

Even though we weren't home, Santa had no problems finding us! The kids (well Jayce anyway) were so happy Santa didn't forget them.

Jayce must have been extra good - Santa brought him a Nintendo DS!

Christmas in Wyo - Xmas Eve

Is it right to be making Christmas posts after Valentine's Day?
Needless to say, I have been a bit busy since the holidays. We made it up to Casper for the holidays for the first time since Brian and I have been together (this was my 1st Christmas away from home). It was so nice to see everyone and we had a really great time! Christmas Eve was spent at Grandma Trejo's (Brylee & Jayce's Great Grandma). We had a nice big dinner and the whole family came over to open presents.

Brylee was homesick the entire week and cried unless she was in mommy or daddy's arms. With Grandma & cousins.

Jayce had a great time and got so much stuff!

Zoo Lights

Every year Brian's company has a Christmas party for the employee's children at the Denver Zoo. They get to see Santa, get their faces painted and see the zoo lights. They even got gift cards from Santa for Build A Bear. It was pretty cold but it's always a good time.

All Jayce asked for from Santa was "The Joker" from the Dark Knight. If only we could get away with that!

Brylee didn't know what to think. She started crying after I took this. She was diagnosed with a double ear infection that morning so she wasn't in the happiest mood.

Getting daddy started with some hot chocolate and schnapps.

Jayce with some of the cool lights.

Brylee was nice and cozy in her backpack and conked out at the end.

Gimme Three Steps Miss...ter

...for those familiar with Lynyrd Skynyrd : )
Brylee took 3 steps on several occasions last night at Grandma's house. Luckily I was there to see it! We kept trying to get her to go back and forth between us, but she was getting was too eager and diving a lot of the time (she thinks she can just skip the walking and start running) but she did pretty good overall. So cute to see such a tiny little thing walking. She even felt the need to applaud herself when we all clapped.
Sorry no pics or video - just documenting for my memory!

Merry Christmas! (almost)

Whew - what a workout! I take pictures semi-professionally for others, so why are my own kids the most difficult to take pictures of? Christmas is around the corner and I still need to get these into a card - Here are a few of the cute ones...

The little one was pretty much restricted to the chair to keep her from crawling away.