2009....

just wanted to share a little something i made to highlight the year's good events...when i watch this it makes me cry! i can't believe how much my children have changed over the year.

music

"all of me", by jon schmidt

new years day!

we had so much fun celebrating the new year! we started our day eating yummy waffles with a multitude of different toppings. the milnes make the waffles and the rest of us bring a different topping to share. this time we brought homemade blueberry syrup, and when combined with the yocum's buttermilk syrup... it is to die for:)
after a great breakfast, we headed to the park to ice block. the kids had soo much fun doing this. they did quite well. it wasn't until later i realized a really cute picture i wish i would have taken:(

alec and his motley crew! they have lots of fun together...sometimes a little too much!

after we changed out of somewhat wet clothes, we headed to rosa's and to the movies.

it was a great way to end the holiday!
i can't believe it is time to send them back to school, the vacation just went way too fast!

the christmas season!

wow! what crazy fun times we have been having! i tried to get a family shoot done for my own family, but as luck would have it, the day i scheduled our family it rained like crazy! i got a few pictures, enough to get a christmas card done anyway:)

here's my adorable christmas angel:) you just have to love preschool programs!

here's a few pictures from lexie's dance recital...the grinch!

as soon as chase finished his preschool program, we took off for utah for a few days!

we attended the jon schmidt concert. it was absolutely amazing! the kids loved it. after the concert we headed to temple square, and froze our poor california butts off! but the lights were amazing. it has been at least 13 years since matt and i have been to temple square in the winter:)

our last day in utah was spent tubing! this was the day before the storm, so it was so nice and warm. by the end of the tubing session the kids had removed all their jackets and hats!

hope you are all enjoying the season! i will be back with some fun christmas pics:)

officially in hiding...

i am officially in hiding! i have done lots of family shoots, and look forward to my newborn tomorrow. i hope to return to the real world after the nativity festival this weekend! so many fun and happy things going on, i just love this time of year. we are looking forward to our holiday break with some time in the snow:) i will hopefully be back next week...maybe! i will leave you with an all time funny pic. this is one of ian's bestest buddies! you can't help but laugh when he's around!

i can't believe they were willing to go out and get this wet....it was soooo cold. i went home with my back completely soaked. a wave came up on me from behind and nailed me...i told the family to bring an extra set of clothes. didn't think i would be needing them:)

happy holidays!!!

thanksgiving

it was great to spend thanksgiving with family:) it was so sweet of my little pregnant 'sis to cook for all of us! she is 32 wks. pregnant and took on cooking her first thanksgiving meal. she did great!!! i really should of taken a picture of the thanksgiving pies...because that is what i enjoyed most, lol!

had to grab a shot of all my kids with my parents! i can't believe my dad turned 60 this year! you'd never guess that, huh?

my baby:)

my sister needed a new facebook pic, and a few maternity shots! isn't she beautiful???

lexie lou with cousin leia (baby brother tim's little girl)

the little cousins...

my fabulous aunt, uncle, and my way beautiful cousin needed a family shot for christmas cards...this was my favorite:)

baby brother tim's little guy...look at those eyes! he's such a cutie.

baby brother tim's family! thought they needed a family pic...

so, i should of grabbed some shots of us actually enjoying the thanksgiving meal...but hey, i was a little too busy eating the food, and waiting for pie!

hope you all had an enjoyable thanksgiving!

i have been really busy lately with photography. i can't tell you just how much i have enjoyed spending time with your families. i so enjoy feeling and seeing the love and tender relationships that exist between the family members. it truly is a remarkable experience!

thank you:)

bad times and good times....

life is full of the good times and the bad times. sometimes life is like this picture below...like one big wave hits you unexpectedly.

and then there are the times you just want to cry....

but fortunately, we are also blessed with the good times, that fill our hearts with joy! hopefully, through the good and bad times, we can always be grateful for what we do have...like families!

isn't this one cute family below! i hope mom enjoys her pics (because ultimately isn't that who wants them most?) thought i'd i leave a few with you:)

i hope to be posting a few pics of my own family next week...little do they know i am taking them out for a photo shoot:) after all, i need to send out christmas cards too!

happy thanksgiving!
what are you grateful for?

a little fun in the sun...and water

i had some more fun at the beach with this cute family! look at all these beautiful girls! i thought maybe we wouldn't get that wet, since the tide was pretty low. boy, was i wrong! it was so hard to keep those girls out of the water, i so loved to watch their faces as the waves would roll in and soak their pants:)

doesn't this just make you hungry for another cute toddler in your home? look at these cute little hands!

before the sand and water took over, lol!