YES!!

When I have an outdoor shoot scheduled, it seems like I cannot BUY a cloud. Tonight was a different story. I am so excited about the engagements I took today with an AWESOME couple. The lighting was so delicious. (that's totally cheesy, but it was, so there.)

On a side note, the rest of today was a really cool day too. BYU TV did a documentary on my uncle and the premier was really great - I am really glad I got to go.

And....it's Tuesday so I played volleyball - I also played yesterday. Check on both days' to do list for "work out." YES!!

I Need to Go There...Soon

Thank Goodness He's Cute

It's a good thing he's a cutie patootie, because he is doing a horrible job of sleeping this week with his cough, and all-around-not-so-fun-t0-be-around dimeanor! That being said, I am grateful for these kinds of trials, I know we are blessed to have them.

Midway Ice Castles

A more-detailed post is coming, but if you have the chance to get there, go see the ice castles in Midway. Cool stuff. (no pun intended.)

Gorgeous Camera Bag

This is on my "wish I could even sort-of justify wanting this" list....the Kelly Moore Libby camera bag. Pretty, huh?

Harry's New Little Friend

Harrison has been working hard to earn the $5 it took to buy this little Webkin he calls Marshmallow. They go everywhere together and he is so happy he earned the money and bought it himself. I hope this is the beginning of him being a great helper around the house and learning to work for what we want. I really can't get enough of this little face.

Luke's Baptism, Part 2

Luke's Baptism

It was so fulfilling to see our sweet Luke get baptized on February 5th. He was such a sweetheart all day and I really believe he was prepared to make that choice. No, he doesn't understand everything about the gospel - who does? And yes, he still picks on his little brothers and chooses not to mind me when I ask him to do certain things...but overall, I am so proud of the little man he is becoming. The day was wonderful, and we are grateful for the friends and family who came and shared it with us.

Love Day is Coming...

Here's a little sneak peek of what's to come from the bigboys. We did a little photoshoot today...when the v-day cards are all put together I will share!

Birthday Boy Sneak Peek

He is turning EIGHT tomorrow.

Sometimes, He Isn't an Angel

And here he is....glad I documented that he isn't always perfect. Sadly, lately I have seen this face a lot more than I care to!

Zach in a Hat

Here's the latest of my little goofball. Had a little mini shoot this morning and sweet baby Z wanted his turn too. I do love this little face. If only he would SLEEP - and not bite his brother - he would be the perfect little guy!

A Little Photoshopping

My sister Amy took the top picture of my sweet Lukester at Ivy's Bubblegum Princess birthday party on Saturday. I wanted a nice, recent picture of him for a family party invite, and, since he doesn't generally cooperate for me as well as he does for Amy, I really liked this one. But, Amy's adorable background of pink and green balloons didn't really scream out "My big boy is turning 8!" So I made some quick changes.I could have been much more precise, we can always be more perfect, right? But I thought this turned out pretty fun.

Inspiration

One of my favorite places to wander is through the pages of Communication Arts Magazine. A few years ago, my brother gifted me with a subscription I didn't know at the time I would never be able to live without. Although inspiration can be found in abundance everywhere around us, particularly as we weave our way thorugh the world wide web, I find something special and unique about thumbing through actual pages of a great magazine. Now excuse me, while I go curl up with the latest issue and a french vanilla hot cocoa.

Second Grade Knowledge

I asked Luke what he has been learning about at school today and he said, "Well, I used to think humans were at the top of the food chain, but now I know it's really polar bears." I said, "Oh really, do polar bears eat people?" "Mom, you know there aren't any people other than santa and elves at the north pole and they are protected....sheesh."

PhotoBooth

How can I not share these with the world? Welcome to the world of Mac. Luke was SO excited we now have PHOTOBOOTH!!

One of My Favorite Faces

As I wrote my yearly resolutions, one was to blog more often, and another was to spend less time on the computer. So here's my first quick effort of both. I was just going through some photos and ran across this one. I love this face. He is the only one of my three boys who will always let me test a shot on him. This was taken on his very birthday and you can see the excitement in his eyes of turning five.

This is going to be an amazing year. I look forward to what the Lord has in store for me and my family.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy Birthday Harrison!

My sweet little man is five. He actually turned five on Sunday and we celebrated his and Baby Z's birthdays together on Friday with all the aunts, uncles, cousins, and gradparents who live nearby. I always have a supreme sense of guilt that I am taking precious holiday time away from family members, but I really appreciate everyone coming over and celebrating my wonderful December boys.

Everyday is a new adventure with this cutie patootie. He now prefers to be called "Harrison" but he will still answer to "Harry." He told me yesterday it bothers him that Harry Potter has the same name, so he would like to be called Harrison. I've also learned that he introduces himself as Harrison to people. Why is your five-year old introducing himself to people, you might ask. Well it's usually people like the Comcast guy who came to fix our internet, or random people he meets in the line at Walmart while I am self-checking out.

He is having a ball at the Monkey Tree Preschool and has made some great friends. He is really mad at me that he isn't at a second grade reading level yet. Somehow, I have failed at teaching him to read....nevermind all the "Teach Your Kid to Read in 100 Easy Lessons" I tried to force down his throat in the summertime to give him a jump on preschool.

Harry, or should I say Harrison, is becoming a sweet big brother to Baby Z who really isn't a baby anymore, and he and Luke are pretty much inseparable most of the time. They love playing with the neighbors and Harry counts down the minutes until Luke gets home from school so they can play.

I love my little muse, and I am grateful he digs getting in front of my camera for me. I have, by far, more pictures of him than either of the other kids. He also has an eye of his own and has recently taken to making mini-movies with the video function on his point-and-shoot. I sense a Flip is in order someday with him. He is so creative, he has better handwriting than his big brother, and he is as sweet as he wants to be. I always hope he wakes up on the sweet side of his bed, and most of the time he does.

We love you Harrison and we can't imagine our little brood without your awesome smile and killer personality! Happy birthday buddy!

one of my faves

I Love My Toes

I am sporting silver glitter toes thanks to Emily. If you want to sparkle for the holidays too...give her a call!