manipulation

I have a son who knows how to get exactly what he wants. I had just gotten a wide angle lens (thank you honey!) and was dying to try it out but I was hit with migraines for a couple of days. Kenyon came to me and said, "Mom, I think I know just what you need..." (This should be good.) "You need a nice, relaxing day at the reservoir so you can take pictures of us with your new lens. I'll get us all packed if you'll just take us!" And he did, and I did, and he was right, it WAS just the thing I needed.

I think it was just the thing HE needed too, but he didn't mention that part :)

my new favorite picture!

Aren't they the cutest?? To see more of these cute boys and their family, visit my other blog.

a couple more Church family pics

I truly love this picture, I just wish I'd had them do it a couple more times. My focus was locked on mom's rather than baby's face. Dog GONE it! Still so cute though!

family pictures

Meet my neighbors, the beautiful Church Family.

Their little surprise caboose was born recently and has to be just about the cutest baby I've ever seen. You can tell how much they absolutely adore him. I could have stayed all day just to take pictures of them interacting with him. It truly warms the heart! Maybe it's because I was the little surprise caboose in my family, so I can totally relate to little baby Brody! (I was so spoiled!)

Their son, Ethan (center,) leaves for an LDS mission to Nicaragua next week. This was everyone's reaction when I said, "For this picture, I want everyone to kiss Ethan!" (Ethan's reaction is my favorite :)

When I pulled the football out of my bag, I'm pretty sure I saw some eyes light up. This is definitely a football loving family!

The beautiful women of the family.

The handsome men, youngest to oldest.

Just me, trying to be creative (in a copy cat kind of way :)

Isn't that just the coolest tree!?

Beautiful family, perfect, overcast weather, gorgeous scenery, inexperienced photographer -- ALMOST the perfect combination!!