Back to Work

Tomorrow I will go back to work 

after enjoying my time at home with Brynlee.

We have been able to spend the last 12 weeks

getting to know each other, snuggle, and hang out together!

It has been an amazing 12 weeks.

I am going to miss our time together everyday.

I will look forward to each night when I can come home

to snuggle both Brynlee and Cohen!

And I can look forward to...

Spring Break, Summer, etc... :)

I will miss you Baby Girl!

You will have fun playing with your new friends.

Brynlee's Newborn Pictures

We had newborn pictures taken for Brynlee

shortly after she made her arrival.

Here are a few pictures of our little sweetie.

 A few pictures with dad, mom, and Cohen.

Love how all of them turned out!  

It is crazy to look back at these 

and think that she was so teeny.

She has grown so much already in such a short time.

Love my sweet little girl!

Cohen's 3 Year Pictures

Still playing catch up...

Here are a few of Cohen's 3 year pictures.

He was an awesome little picture taker. 

Smiled great for the camera. 

I think it helped to have his crazy aunt Erin

standing behind the photographer to make him laugh.

 LOVE!

 One of my favorites of Cohen and Eric.

Love his smile!

My annual "Cohen Loves" picture.

Another great session of photos!

Maternity Pictures

Better late then never! 

We had maternity pictures taken late last fall.

Here are a few of my favorites...

Love how they all turned out!

2 months old

Brynlee is 2 months old!

Yesterday we had her two month check-up.

She is doing great and growing like a weed!

Brynlee's 2 month stats: 

12 lbs. 1 oz. (66%)

23 1/2 in. (89%)

40 cm. (93% head circumference)

Her two month milestones...

~ Brynlee has been giving lots of smiles.

~ She is beginning to use her voice a lot.

~ She is a great sleeper!  Only wakes up once overnight.

~She loves laying on the floor and watching the ceiling fan.

(Just like her brother did!)

~Brynlee is in 3 month clothing and size 1 diapers.

Her smiles are contagious!

I just love snuggling with her.

Nothing better then seeing her smiles and listening to her talk!

2 month pictures...

Makenzie's Special Day

Makenzie and Karl got married!

We were honored to be a part of their special day.

Makenzie was a beautiful bride!

The day was perfect for a wedding.  

 LOVE this picture of Makenzie and Cohen!

 Makenzie with the boys.

 Best buddies!

The boys even got to sit at the head table 

with Kenz and Karl for a few minutes.  

And then Cohen got crazy...

trying to crawl under the table like a monkey.  

It was a lovely evening.

And we couldn't be happier for the two of them!

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to everyone!  

2013 will be a year to remember.

The best gift of 2013 was our sweet little lady!

We celebrated the end to a great year 

with family and friends.  

We had a fun evening of games, food, and lots of laughs.

One of the highlights of the evening was a

"Capturing the Moment" booth.

Everyone took their turn with the fun glasses, hats, etc...

 A family New Year's photo.

 Our little diva.

 The Chap sister's having some fun.

And one more...

me, Cecilie, Steph, and Cody

Wishing everyone a wonderful year ahead!

Cheers to 2013!

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Ah...yes!

Christmas...The most wonderful time of the year!

Christmas music. Baking cookies. 

Present shopping. Beautiful snow.

But even better...getting together with family and friends!

Our 2013 Christmas picture review!

 Love this family picture!

Too bad Eric has his shaggy beard :)

 Decorating the tree.

 A visit with Santa.

 Making candy covered pretzels.

 Christmas church service.

 Christmas jammies for Brynlee.  

Cohen is boycotting clothes altogether these days!

 Brynlee got to meet Great Grandma Val at Christmas.

 And Great Grandma Marcella!

On Christmas Eve my family came out to our house.

We had a fabulous day hanging out!

 Auntie Erin and Brynlee.

 Uncle Josh and Brynlee.

 The four cute kiddos!

 Grandma and Grandpa with the the grandkids.

 Love this one of Eric and Brynlee.

 Santa gifts on Christmas morning.

On Christmas Day we spent the day at Eric's dad's.

Another lovely day with family.

So nice and relaxing!

 Grandpa Roger and Brynlee.

 Auntie Tina, Parker, and Brynlee.

 Auntie Missy, Nick, and Cohen.

 Some of the Chap kiddos!

As you can see Cohen is lacking clothes again.

 A rare picture of Eric and me.

We don't get many pictures together anymore.

That is my New Year's goal...more pictures of the two of us.

The best Christmas gift this year...our sweet baby girl!

We couldn't have asked for anything more precious.

We had an absolutely amazing Christmas!

We feel so blessed to have two amazing children 

that we love more then anything.

We couldn't be happier!

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!