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I am way WAY behind on editing and posting photos for people. A few months ago I had the chance to take pictures of Sadie’s best friend and her sister. The girls were so much fun to take photos of and very patient waiting to see them. Here are a few of them to hold them over until I get the rest of them edited.
On Thursday I went and took pictures of a fun group of girls all getting ready to leave for college. This was their last few days together as a group and they wanted to get pictures together.
I am still editing them, but here is a sneak peak. Oh and by the way, if you get caught taking pictures down at the graffiti train its a $12,000 fine. We’ve been warned.
I love being a wife and mother more than anything else in this world. It’s all I have ever really wanted to be. I love every single dirty minute of it.
That being said Mother’s Day is a hard day for me. I love that there is a day set aside to stop and recognize all that we do as mothers but at the same time the attention is a little embarrassing for me. So instead of talking about Mother’s Day I want to talk about what makes me the luckiest mom in the world, my family.
First things first, my hubby. This man is the most amazing man I have ever met. He isn’t just a great husband he is an amazing husband. I often wonder how I got so lucky. He knows me well enough to pick out awesome clothes for me for Mother’s Day and get all the sizes perfect. No returning necessary, that is a real talent especially with my ever growingshrinkinggrowing waist line.
Then there are my kids. I really don’t know how I got lucky enough to have three really great well behaved children. I keep waiting for one of them to start rebelling (since I have 1 and 1/2 teenagers) and give me a run for my money but so far so good. They are helpful, kind, GREAT kids.
I am honored to be a wife and mother to this great bunch!
My son and I were goofing around the other day and calling each other silly names. I called him turkey butt which is a pretty common thing around here.
He promptly told me that at his friends house I would get my mouth washed out with soap because that’s a bad word.
So there you go one more reason I will never be mother of the year, I have a potty mouth.
Today’s Photowalking Utah event was so much fun. Here are a few of my favorite shots from the day. I took tons more, but it will take me some time to touch them up and post them.
I learned so much my head is swimming. I brought my friend Jen with my, and I’m not sure she knew what she was getting herself into. She described it as “taking a drink from a fire hose.” I would have to agree, but it was so worth it.
Thanks Richard for all your hard work putting it together!
A few months ago with some gentle pushing from my husband I got involved in a fun photography group. It’s called Photowalking Utah. We meet once a month at a different location and take pictures of some of Utah’s best scenery. The greatest part about the group is the different experience levels. I get a chance to learn new tips from the best photographers in the area while seeing new places I hadn’t heard of before.
This month we met at Temple Square to take pictures of the Christmas lights. I have always wanted to go up to Salt Lake with my camera and take the time to get really great pictures of the lights, but around Christmas there never seems to be enough time. This year I made the time and it was worth it.
Here are a few shots from that night.
For more information on Photowalking Utah events you can visit their website.
*While going through the archives of my blog I realized I somehow overlooked posting this. It is really really old, but I think worth sharing.
Last year we started a new family tradition. We go down to Manti for the pageant. Last year was our first time, and it was so much fun I decided we need to do this every year. One of these times we need to get daddy to come along. He is conveniently busy every time we plan to go. This year Sadie was off at girls camp so she missed the fun to.
Last year we went with some good friends of ours, but this year they are on a fun family trip to Costa Rica so we are on our own. We packed a picnic lunch and blankets for when the sun went down and we headed out around 4:00. Cole quickly fell asleep and we had a peaceful ride all the way down to Nephi where we decided to stop for a potty break. I went around to get Cole out and realized that he wasn’t wearing any shoes. For those of you who know him this won’t be surprising. He rarely has shoes on and when he does they are quickly discarded. I usually keep an extra pair in the car just in case. I’ve learned my lesson after having to stop and buy him a new pair of shoes multiple times. I should have know to check for shoes but I was in a hurry and didn’t.
After a brief stop to potty (caring Cole so he doesn’t touch the gross floor) and get treats we continued on our trip. We got there, found parking, reserved our seats and then sat down for a picnic dinner. The kids would have preferred that we buy corn dogs and pizza but with gas prices through the roof I decided to we would picnic it. We looked around some of the booths and then got a treat before the pageant started.
Dallin and Cole took off for the bathroom and I didn’t remember that he had bare feet until I saw him hobbling back on the gravel road. He got to ride in the stroller the rest of the night.
We had about an hour to kill until it was dark enough for the pageant to start. The protesters were out in full force and were really interrupting. They are usually there every year, but never interrupt that much. This year they were more vocal and would shout things during the performance whenever there was a quit moment. The police were there to keep them in check, but it didn’t seem to be working.
The kids took turns taking pictures while we waited for the performance to begin, and some of them turned out really cute. The show was great as always. Cole made it about 3/4 the way through before passing out from exhaustion, and Gavin was out before the show began.
We left about 11:30 and didn’t make it home until almost 2 am. I am totally wiped out today, but it was worth it.
I attended a lighting demo on Saturday and had a great time taking pictures of this cutie. She was oh so sweet and loved having her picture taken. Here are just a few raw images from the shoot, I haven’t touched any of them up yet.
From the back seat
Cole: “Mom drop me off at the corner so I can walk home all by myself.”
Me: “Why”
Cole: “Because I’m a big boy, and I can do it.”
Me: “OK, but not out by the main road. You can walk home from the bottom of the hill.”
Cole: (As he is getting out of the car) “Don’t worry mom I’ll make sure no one snatches me.”
Snuggling and story time.
Did I ever mention how much I love bed time. Oh the sound of quiet
Now I’m going to go snuggle with the big guy.
Endless energy is the only way to describe my adorable baby boy. Not much of a baby anymore, but he’ll always be my baby!
In my never ending quest to find constructive outlets for his abundant energy level we have discovered soccer!
Last week the big kids went off for their first week of school, while little man was stuck home all by himself awaiting his grand entrance into the life of a big kindergartner. So what does a good mother do to entertain a lonely, bored, almost kindergartner? Take him fishing of course.
Seriously how sweet is he! I love this little bug!
Today he is off on his kindergarten adventure. Wish him luck, and prayers for his teacher wouldn’t hurt either.
I’ll post photos and updates on his big day later.
PS If you are reading this in a reader click out of the reader and check out my new look. It is still a work in progress but so far I am loving it. Thanks to my amazingly gifted hubby!
Words can’t explain how awesome last night was, but pictures can.
Can you believe how many people showed up?
And we have lift off!
My little man was quit the entrepreneur! He went around collecting money for Stephanie and Christian’s recovery fund. He had a goal of at least $50, and in the end he got close with $45. He took it really seriously and I couldn’t have been more proud.
How cute are Clair and Jane holding the donation jars. In the end we were able to raise $1,131.18 not bad for one night of fundraising.
o far our summer has been very productive. Not busy, just productive. We are homeschooling our kids in the summer, and it seems to be going well this year. We have been doing it consistently for 3 summers now and I see a big difference in how well they retain what they have learned as well as keeping them busy so they don’t get bored during the long summer months.
If the kids get there chores and school work done by noon then we like to go and do something fun. Yesterday we went to the pool. It was our first pool trip of the season and they had a blast.
Sissy is off at girls camp, so it is a little lonely around here without her. We do have lots and LOTS of house guests so I am pretty busy. Some days it feels like we are running a hotel, but I love it.
You may have noticed the lack of photos on my posts for a few months now. This was all because someone talked me into upgrading to a newer version of wordpress. Since updating I have not been able to get anything to work especially posting photos. My wonderful hubby kept telling me if I would just switch to Firefox the problem would go away. Yeah I’ve heard that before. That is what caused the problem in the first place. Never mess with something thats working.
Finally I gave in and converted to Firefox and so far so good. I was able to upload photos without much trouble (the photos still won’t center).
Since I haven’t been able to post photos for a while (or blog for that matter) here is some of what we have been up to.
We moved, from here…
to here. It’s a long story.
Sadie and I went to the Scrapbook Expo
We met my friend Dev and a few of her friends their.
We had a suprise birthday party for big guy
Little man graduated
Aren’t they so cute!
Not to flip subject so abruptly, but a good friend of mine is at a children’s hospital with a very VERY sick baby girl. Go over and wish her and her little girl well. They could use all the good thought and prayers we can send there way. Many of you may know her as chezadria.
