pumpkin patch

chase had his first field trip ever :) the entire first grade walked down to the pumpkin patch. it was the best :)

i took pictures of the kids at the pumpkin patch and placed them in this halloween template for them. they are so cute. the girls have a witch on theirs instead of the frankenstein :) i love creating these cute cards!

It is better to look up....

while editing this photo session, i couldn't help but think about one of my favorite talks from general conference. if you are interested in reading the talk you can check it out here...

remember, it is better to look up :)

gymnastics...

i have such a love/hate relationship with lexie doing gymnastics. i love how happy it makes her, and i love watching her perform. however, i live in fear of her getting hurt. and that is what happened at the last meet. she flew of the high bar! i think i remained relatively calm, but was freaking out inside. she was rushed to the er in an ambulance, ugh...they were worried about her neck and back. i feel so blessed that all is well. nothing is broken. her back and neck are sore, and she is not able to do everything at gym yet...but hopefully before too long she will. i am grateful that she is okay, and grateful for all the prayers that were offered! she has an amazing support group of friends in and out of the gym:) her team is amazing :) after receiving such support and love from all her team mates i can see why she doesn't want to quit! they are a great group of girls!

tvhs homecoming

just wanted to share a few pics from alec's homecoming. they were so cute and fun to shoot! it was hard to get the angles i really wanted, we had so many shooters out there! what mom doesn't want a picture of their child's homecoming???
i can't believe we are already 6 weeks into the school year. time is flying. unfortunately, i have spent much of my time sanding the staircase...a post soon to come!

how we spend our evenings...

most nights i am outside while chase and his buddies ride their bikes and scooters around. i can't believe how fast he is growing up:( the older three kids are so busy now after school. i feel like i hardly see my older two during the week. so for now i will just enjoy my nights outside with chase:) this year is going to go by so fast....:(

workshop success!

we had such a good time at the workshop! i have been so busy getting everything ready for this, that i haven't had time to post pictures of anything! here are a few pictures from the workshop.
the ladies were so much fun. i hope they all enjoyed themselves as much as i did:)

i think these swag bags turned out sooo cute!

exposure 101 workshop

hello! i just wanted to let everyone know about the exposure 101 workshop i am doing! if you have a DSLR camera and want to learn how to shoot in the manual mode, this workshop is for YOU!
click here to read all about it:)
and here's a way cute picture of my two youngest boys:) i love them!

i know you are smiling! no way you can look at this picture and not smile:)

happy valentines day

i love going in and taking pictures of the kids in my kids' school classes! it is so fun to put them into a digital card and give them out to the parents:)

here's one of the cute girls in chase's class. i just love this card:)

hope you all had a great valentines day:)