little person in a coat

Cold temperatures are here and this guy doesn't notice.  Or could careless.  So to remedy this (and to prevent colds) we bought Myer his first snow coat.  Sadly this little guy is just that--little.  And the coat hits his knees.  We bought the smallest size we could, but the poor guy inherited short genes from both sides.  At least more than half his body will stay warm this winter.

stockings without a mantle: better idea

 So last year I used candle holders.  But it never seemed "Bryton" enough so I switched it up this year.  I used my stick that normally sits on our bookcase and strung our stockings on it along with a few colorful pom pom garlands.  After all, this year is a colorful christmas.

I'm liking this idea a lot better.

meet tyler

This is our special friend Tyler.  We babysat him and his sisters back when we were in college on weekends.  They were our favorite family to babysit; so well behaved and fun.  Tyler is autistic and he decided to be baptized on Saturday.  We were happy to be a part of his special day.  And I've never been to a better baptism as we sang "Do As I'm Doing" while blinking our eyes, and we heard a special duet by Tyler and his friend singing "I am a Child of God".  We are lucky to be part of his life and lucky to be there for him on his special day.  Congrats Tyler and we are proud of you!

oakley's made it

My little brother, at 13 years old, earned his Eagle Scout on Saturday.

I'm so proud of him.

I think he and I look the most alike in my family

so naturally kindred spirits.

Isn't he a stud?

I love him so.

Congrats Oakley.

We're so proud of you.

my company p-zarty

I don't think I've ever been to a more fun party let alone a company party.  We danced non-stop for 2 hours.  Serious.  I haven't danced since a high school stag dance.  It felt good to be back.  

and we may have had a little fun with the photo booth...

a colorful christmas re-do

Ok so I was wanted new ornaments and decorations this year, but not wanting to fork over the money, I just added to what I had. Then I had a crazy thought, why not make it all? And an even crazier thought, why not washi tape all the ornaments?  So I did.  I hope the tape stays.  I also changed up our stockings, added tassels to my christmas banner, and played a little with glitter.  But I'm not done yet, so that'll just have to be another post.  Get excited.

I think they turned out pretty good!  Again, I hope the tape stays.  Or little hands keep to themselves.  Here's to a colorful christmas!

the chronicles of myer and daisy

If you want to know the definition of pals, Myer and Daisy would be the king pin of pals.  These two play for days.  Here they're playing "Follow the Leader".  But, I'm pretty sure Myer thinks they're playing a game when really Daisy just wants to be in front.  Myer gives the sweetest hugs and pets her so softly.  And there isn't a better welcome home than Daisy's.  I think their bond is pretty special.  And I hope we can get a dog just like her someday.  Or just convince the landlords to let us keep her...

And, um, hi, can you believe it's December?  It was too warm this past weekend to make me think that's true.  Where's the snow??