Well, I finally did it, I created a new blog for my photography stuff...it's still in the construction stages, but I figured I could put all my photography goofing around on the other blog so that my poor family and friends aren't bored to death by all my silly photography ramblings. (I'll bore them with something else instead.) Click on the button if you'd like to see the new addition to my blog family :)
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!
On our Saturday afternoon drive, we came upon this awesome BARN. A girl was standing in front of it in a WEDDING DRESS. You can't imagine the restraint it took not to go down and join them, snap a few shots of my own...I resisted but HAD to take a shot or two of the barn and sunflowers. Anyone want to put on a wedding dress and take a drive with me!!??
Saturday was Kaden's birthday so we took him to all the places his little life began. First we went up Provo Canyon to the spot where his dad proposed to his mom. I REALLY wanted to take a picture of the very picnic table where it all happened, but a family was camped out on it and I didn't have the guts to ask them to leave :) Next we took him to the place of his namesake: CasCADE Springs. We told him how ten years ago we thought we were being so original and so clever when we named him KADEn--after the place his parents went on their first date. Little did we know that every other kid his age would be named the same thing!
Kaden reminds us of everything good in our lives...of our first date, of our eternal marriage, of our love for each other. I hope Kaden always remembers that the love of our family will run clear and strong forever, just like the endless rushing of this beautiful spring water. We love you Kaden!
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 Nicaraguanext 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!!
We took a hike on Friday, to Scout Falls in American Fork Canyon. It was a beautiful hike, just hard enough to make the kids (okay, and me,) sleep like a ROCK that night. So much fun...
Thanks to Aunt Gwenna for the technical support...
Camie told me if I'd stop taking pictures of scenery and flowers, I'd have enough room on my photo card for people pictures, but I couldn't stop. The scenery was quite breathtaking.
That's Camie. (I think she's taking pictures of the beautiful scenery ;)
(The people were breathtaking too.)
Grandma and Grandpa are ready to hike Timp now...
Finally, thanks to Uncle Clint for bringing up the rear. (And what a cute rear!)
I am a 37 year old wife to Kent and mother to four boys who keep me forever in awe of this world. I'm a tryer-outer of many things, but master of nothing. Thanks for stopping by. I hope you'll stay a while and maybe even leave a comment or two!
Kyler - March 2011 - After we told him to pack his suitcase...we were going to Disneyland: "Oh my gosh. I think I almost happy-cried!"
Kyler - July 2009 - After walking through a temple open house and seeing a player piano in the reception hall: "Mom, I think the Holy Ghost is playing that piano!"
Kolby - June 2009 - Shooting his very first bb gun, taking turns with Mom and LOVING it..."I get three turns every time because I'm three, right Mom? How many are you?" Mom says, "35." {pause...pause...} "I get three turns because I'm three, Mom, but you just get one turn because you're too many!"
Kolby - March 2009 - At the dinner table Kenyon accidentally knocked over a cup of chocolate milk and it landed in Kolby's lap. We were all waiting for Kolby to freak out. He looked at Kenyon, and, in an exasperated tone, simply said, "Why." And it was not a question. It was a statement.
Kyler - Fall 2008 - We were getting ready for our Primary Program and had been practicing the song, "Onward, Ever Onward...." Kyler was in his room one day singing it at the top of his lungs, only this was his version: "Awkward, Ever Awkward..."
Kyler - 2008 - While talking with his five year old friends (who obviously have older brothers): "Kaylee is hot!" Then later, after his friends went home, to me: "Mom, what does 'hot' mean?"
Kolby 2008 - "I love you so much!" (He says this several times a day, particularly when he knows he is in trouble.)
Kolby 2008 - After sneezing on me: "I got achoo all over you!"
Kolby December 2008, at the Lion House Restaurant, very loudly - "Hey! Kyler has fire on his weenie!" (He meant to say that he had a PICTURE of fire on his BEENIE.) To which the other three boys guffawed and loudly repeated several times. The other restaurant patrons were not quite as amused.
Kolby 12/28/08 - (From his carseat, in an exasperated tone, while trying to reach something) "Aaargh! I can't get that forkin thing!" We think he meant to say "freakin" but it really sounded like something else and shocked us all.
Kolby 11/28/08 - (About Grum and Tannie) "Hey, they have the same head!"
Kaden's famous saying in response to "You get what you get and you don't throw a fit:" - "You get what you choose and you choose what you want!"
Kenyon - first grade - (Written in his Christmas wish list booklet,) "If I could have one thing for Christmas, it would be Miss Winkel's phone number."
Kyler - 2006 - After receiving a total revelation - "Mom! Did you know that every day has a night!?"
Kenyon 2005 - (At the grocery store, looking up and down the aisle for chicken broth,) "I didn't know chickens wear bras!"
Kaden - 8 years old - (When asked if he could tend our Spanish-speaking friend's snake for a couple of years,) - "I wish we could take it, but we don't speak Spanish!"
my favorite website
Say Anything Expressions
Best vinyl in the West
Simple Grace
My adorable niece, Burgundy (right) and her LDS singing group, Simple Grace. Their songs make me cry whenever I hear them.