Brek's Pictures

Once Brek's marching band costume was really coming together, we decided that we wanted to get some professional photos taken of him in it. But with the tightness of finances, we couldn't afford any of the people we have heard of in the area, plus I prefer to use photographers that I actually know, and that narrowed my local photographers down to the couple that runs our town's newspaper, and I really couldn't afford them either. So we decided to ask Joe's sister Janelle if she could take some pictures when we came out for Christmas. We were so happy that it worked out. She came over New Year's morning. Brek was quite the pill, considering the late night from before and being upset about cousins leaving and all, but she still managed to take some wonderful shots and dealt magnificently with a stubborn 4-year-old:

Yes. Some real, actual marching did take place during the photoshoot:

I absolutely LOVE this picture of Joe! It's hard to get a real, genuine smile out of him, especially in front of a camera. He thinks he looks all "sporty and athletic" but I think he just looks happy.

Some Father-Son shots:

This is when Brek started melting and right before he fell on the floor, because, as he put it, he "didn't have any legs."

Some family shots:

The rest of these are my favorites, and I'm hoping that we can get them blown up and printed on canvas or create some sort of gallery and hang them in Joe's band room. Hopefully we'll get a great a tax return, or otherwise we'll have to wait until we're rich and famous. They are just too awesome!

So if you're in Utah and are in need of a great photographer with reasonable prices, I totally recommend Memories by Janelle!

The Last Day of Our Vacation - aka New Year's Day

Brek enjoyed helping Grandma Jensen shovel the snow:

That evening we went over to Peter and Marisa's. Brek ran into the wall. He temporarily wore an ice pack:

You can see the bump in this next picture. And cousin Jessica gave Brek nail polish to paint my nails, and Joe's nails, and Joe's toenails. And then we made sure he painted Jessica's nails before she left for her blind date.

And someone else gave him a candy to turn his tongue blue:

It was a fun night. And a wonderful end to our visit to Utah. And a fun start to our 2015!