Birthday (I am blessed)

I had such an amazing birthday this weekend.  I can not express how grateful I am for my family and friends.  I am truly a blessed individual

I had the chance to take my kids on a picnic up on skyline trail by an abandoned cabin, beware of the zombies up there.  Later that day we took the kids, cousins, and some family crawdad fishing, and I think that was the highlight of the day for the little ones.  Afterwards, we went back to the cabin to cook them (not much meat on them, but they are good).

 As we were getting ready to leave, the love of my life, my husband, stepped on 2 old rusted nails and we had to go to the hospital to get a tetanus shot for him.  Even though the last part of the day was a little more adventurous then I wanted, it was a great day and I would not have changed a thing about it.

 Thanks to my sister in law Celeste for these 2 photos (top and bottom)

Back to School

Summer is almost over!  School starts back for us this coming week.  I have to be honest that I am somewhat sad.  I can not believe how fast this summer has gone and I am not truly ready for the kids to go back to school. In fact, I still have not done any of the school shopping yet.  I am a procrastinator.


In the event of school starting up this week, I had the chance to do a small photo shoot with some cute kids from the neighborhood.  These kids are always fun to work with!  Hope everyone is ready for school, unlike myself.

Divers

I had the chance to photograph 2 very talented kids today.  I am lucky to watch these kids dive almost everyday throughout the year.  They never cease to amaze me with their talent.

K&J Bridals and Groomals

"We do not fall in love with the package of the person, we fall in love with the inside of a person." — Anne Heche


I had the chance to go up to Salt Lake last night to shoot some bridals and groomals.  The couple was too cute.  It is always fun to see the joy and love of a couple that are about to tie the knot.  Love is something that words does not express well enough.  Here are a few photos from last night.

America The Beautiful

A warm summer breeze, an over cast sky, and the beauty of the country land. 
Here is a small preview from our little photo shoot last night

Art City Carnival

Last night I took the boys to the small carnival in Springville, Utah.  It was a lot of fun with a lot of yummy smelling foods.  The carnival is in town until the 8th (Saturday).  It is a lot of fun and if your kids get tired, there are fountains for them to play in to cool off.

Every Summer has a story

Every Summer has a story.  This is my favorite time of the year.  As a child there was nothing like being barefoot running on the sand and swimming all day.  The golden glow of the sun going down and laying in the cool evening grass looking up at the stars.  I just love summer. Now as a mother it is so much fun to spend time with the kidlets and just have fun...so much too do and so little time.  

What are your plans for the summer?  What do you do for fun and to stay cool?  I would love to hear what you do and the things that you remember doing as a child that you oh, so loved.

As summer begins, here are a few shots from our little summer fun shoot last night with two great young ladies, who are just sweet and fun to photograph.