Tyler's smile

Our baby has been smiling for a few weeks now and i finally sat down and took a picture of it. Here is Tyler smiling at Daddy.

New Year's Eve Eve

As all of us had different plans for New Year's Eve, we decided to do a little get together tonight. We went out for some Indian at Royal Peacock and watched a movie to celebrate our friendship for the last time in 2007.

It wasn't anything fancy but it really was nice and meaningful for me. It has been a year of beautiful friendships, new and old.

Where is Tyler? He is safely placed between Alan and I.

Like father, like son

For Christmas this year, Alan requested for a Broncos jersey and another one for Tyler, so that they could wear it together when they are watching the game.

I managed to get them in before Christmas miraculously and I thought I'd done so well. But alas, when Alan opened it on Christmas Day, he looked at me all funny and said "Chicago Bears?" (they were the same color and why would they sell Chicago Bears jersey in Denver??!!).

I took them back today and looked thru the whole rack and they all said Denver Broncos. How I managed to get one with Chicago Bears still blows me away.

Anyways, here's the pair of them watching Broncos' last game for the season.

Our first family mini vacation

After a rather busy Christmas, we were more than happy to accept our friends, Veronica and Adam's invitation to go spend a few quiet days with them in Winter Park. They were there with their new baby Mateo for a week.

So, after 1/2 day of lazing around on Boxing Day, we spent about 1.5 hrs packing and off we went. Tyler still has much to learn to become part of our 1 carry-on item family member as he ended up with 3 bags(though he argues that the breast pump bag and diaper bag shouldn't be counted as his travel bags) and 1 gym mat.


Lunch at Base Camp Bakery

We were in Winter Park for a total of 1.5 days. On the first day, although we had good intentions to go do something active like snow-shoeing, the cold 15 F temperature did manage to put a damper on my enthusiasm. So, after a good lunch at a local bakery(though not so good service), Veronica and I convinced the guys(and Bailey the dog) to go for a snow-shoe hike, while she and I sat in the warm cozy cabin with our precious ones. Adam and Alan of course had a great time in the woods.

That night after a delicious dinner of cajun rice and sausage, Adam showed us how we can make our millions playing in Las Vegas by teaching us how to play Crabs and Black Jack. It was fun!! Alan, obviously not cut out for gambling, was bankrupt twice before we retired for the night!


Guess who's the Loser?

The next morning, after a hearty breakfast and Tyler was still sleeping, I finally got enough courage to conquer the cold. Alan and I set out for a short snow shoe hike. It was lovely to be out in the fresh snow and crisp air. The tree were covered in pristine white snow and it was so quiet all around. Reminds me of how nice it is to be outdoors again!!!


Alan, Bailey and I enjoying a nice hike thru the woods.

We got back to cabin to find Tyler all contented on Mateo's swing. After a quick lunch, we started packing up and left the Contos' to enjoy the quiet cabin on their own.

We had a really great time and Tyler, apart from freezing the first night and getting stuck under the table on the 2nd night(sneaky way of convincing us to let him sleep with us), had a great time sharing play things with Mateo. And we as over zealous parents, took great pleasure in taking pictures of them!

Xmas Day 2007

Our family Xmas photo

We woke up to one of the most exciting view one can get for Christmas - SNOW!! Everything was blanket in a few inches of snow and it looked all quiet and serene. Lovely!

But serenity soon broke as we rushed around getting Tyler ready, opening presents, calling family and of course cooking Christmas dinner. We shared Christmas this year with Sabrina, Hish and Steffen.

Tyler who doesn't quite understand presents yet was intrigued by the activity for a while before getting quite bored with it quickly. His present count was the highest thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Bagg, who, like any doting grandparents, showered him with gifts.


I love this pic with Tyler peeking behind the present

Despite my good intentions, my Christmas dinner was still 1.5 hrs late. We had the traditional turkey, stuffing, yorkshire puddings, sausage-bacon roll, roast potatoes, carrots, peas and brussel sprouts. For dessert, we had some mousse cakes and cream puffs(I cheated!).


Christmas dinner and our cracker hats!

After popping our Christmas crackers and sharing each other's bad cracker jokes, we tucked in. As usual, there was too much food and we were stuffed in a short time. The girls were excused to get entertainment ready while the boys did the cleaning up(very good job!!). After that was done, we played some English trivia(xmas gift) and realized we were rubbish at it!

All in all, it was a great, relaxing Christmas with family and close friends, which is what i love.

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Xmas Eve

Tyler chillin' while waiting for the adults to be ready

As one of our friends, Damith was leaving for Sri Lanka on Christmas Day, we thought we'd do a mini Christmas do on Christmas Eve, Mexican style(his gf, Sabrina's 1/2 Mexican).

To do something Christmassy, we drove around where we lived to look at some ridiculously elaborate Christmas lights in people's homes. Alan who loved his Christmas lights planned the route. However, due to hunger calls, we only managed to do 1/2 the route but saw some of Alan's favorites.

One of Alan's favorite house(has a train and everything)

Due to neglect on my part of planning, the 2 restaurants that we wanted to go were actually closed(doh!!!). But we were lucky and found another Mexican place just across the street that's open!

Sabrina, Damith and Steffen

After dinner, we came back to the house and watched Love Actually as a Christmas movie to welcome Christmas as it came in.

Merry Christmas

To wish everybody a Merry Christmas, we have elected the cutest member(used to be me) in the family to convey the message.



Have A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

- The Millsers