First Day of School!!

Today was Bentley's First day of Kindergarten! She was so excited to go!! She was up early. We went for testing last Tuesday and this was the first time we met Mrs. Thompson. I heard just great things about Mrs. Thompson! Before we went in for testing, Bentley told me that she had to give Mrs. Thompson a hug. Before we left for home, she gave her a hug. We walked to school or more like ran to school!!

Once we were at the school, Bentley found a ward member friend, Tierstyn. Bentley loves to hug her friends. Bentley ran off to get to her seat. They had chosen their seat, when they went for testing. Nephi and I went in and just waited, wasn't sure what we were suppose to. When we would wave at Bentley, she just looked the other way and wave us off. She seem to be telling us, go away ALREADY!!! I feel blessed that we were able to go in. I ran into my neighbors when we came home, their children's school has them line up outside and that is as far as the parents can go. I am glad, I got to get a glimpse into her first day of school.

When I came home, I felt like I had nothing to do but worry about her. I was so excited to go back and take her home. I wanted to know all of her details about school. I really don't like that my little girl is growing up. I love seeing her grow in her education, her thinking and speech but I just want to hold her like a little child and take care of her. I look at her little pictures on the fridge and wish she was that boot scooting baby she once was. Now, she is ready to take on the world and start learning what real life is. I am very proud of my Bentley! She is amazing and I love her!

Bentley LOVED school!! She talks about going back tomorrow and for a few more weeks. She thinks its just weeks, good thing she doesn't realize its months before she is done :)

Tyler's Football Game

Go Bears Go!! Bentley and I got to go to Tyler's game. My nephew did an amazing job at playing! They won their game!! I love being able to watch a little bit of football especially when I know someone playing! It was a fun night to get away with Bentley. GREAT JOB Tyler!!

Great Company at Silver Lake

Well, its that time again! We had our hike planned for Silver Lake this month with Marie, her two kids, Coleen, Bentley and myself. Coleen and I went to Silver Lake last year and had fun. Bentley threw this big fit and finally enjoyed it after seeing thechick-a-monks and brib of ice cream afterwards. I hoped that this year wouldn't be a reenactment. Before going, I showed

Bentley in herscrapbook, how much funwe had last year. She was pumped and excited to go!

The drive is beautiful up Big Cottonwood Canyon. I love being in the mountains and enjoy the beauty of nature. Silver Lake is a fun lake that you can walk around. Its fun because the chipmunks will come eat out of your hands and its just a wonderful walk around a lake and being in the mountains. Marie brought some carrots and all of the kids had the BEST time feeding the chipmunks. We were all enjoying ourselves, when Bentley wanted to run ahead. I guess she thought running in nature would be fun. We heard a hurt crying while we tried to tell Bentley not to get ahead of us. Instead of listening, she ran right into some bees. All I know she just stood among looks of bees flying everywhere. I pulled her out and we all quickly walked around from the hive, we couldn't see. Once we got far away, we realized Bentley was stung twice. I felt so bad. The rest of the walk, wasn't as fun as I had hope. She was a trooper but she stayed right next to us for the rest of the way of the trail. This isn't her year, she has already been bitten by a wasp and now stung by two bees. We enjoyed the rest of the walk and headed home. Bentley got her well deserved ice cream!!

Silver lake is amazing! Just be careful what might be lurking in the woods.....

Happy Anniversary!!

8 YEARS!! I AM SO HAPPY TO BE MARRIED TO MY HUSBAND FOR 8 YEARS!! It has been the BEST years of my life. I am so grateful that I have Nephi to share the good and bad times with. He has been so amazing in my life. I am so grateful to have been married to this wonderful man. I hope that you have a GREAT day! Look forward to out getaway night coming up. You deserve nothing but the best. Love you Nephi!!

Fun Filled Day!!

Andrew and Miranda with their kids came to visit Monday. What fun we had!! Bentley was so excited to play with her cousins! On Monday, we had an adventure day. Bentley and Karson each took turns playing the piano. They were so cute to show off what they could do. Then we all got ready and headed for Lagoon! We stopped by Grandma B's house before taking on the wild rides of Lagoon. Grandma enjoyed all of our hugs before we made the adventure to Lagoon. Nephi decided to come for a couple of hours before heading for work. Karson decided he would ride the adult rides. The first stop, white roller coaster. I got to sit in the front seat with him. He looked so nervous and I thought he was on the verge of tears but when we came up the last straightway, he was laughing and smiling!! He was having fun!! Then we headed over to the Wicked. We told Jarom that Karson would ride he worked on. We had to stand in line, Karson had a hard time with that. Kaiden on the other hand, stood on the fence and cried that she couldn't ride with us. We were almost to the top before, Karson bailed out on us. I was so proud he at least tried. When we got off the ride, we found one sad boy. He was so mad at himself for not trying. So we moved to the Fire Dragon....they had two cars on so he didn't have to wait at all. He was so nervous but he did it. After the ride, he told us it was "AWESOME!!" We asked him if he wanted to go again, he said "no, not until next year!" I laughed so hard!

I can't wait for Bentley to be tall enough for the adult rides. We tell her that if she eats her vegetables, she will grow up to ride Wicked. Seems to work all the time ;) Bentley loves to ride all of the rides she can at Lagoon. I love that she is so daring and courageous.

So after spending the day riding rides, getting wet, eating corn and cinnamon rolls, we decided to head out. The lines were getting long and we were worn out. As we were leaving, Kaiden saw the dart balloon game with Smurf prizes. Her parents decided we would find a Build-A-Bear and see if they had Smurfs. We headed for Fashion Place. We had a wonderful dinner at Olive Garden(tradition for us), found Smurfs at Build-A-Bear(very, very surprised they didn't have Smurfette at a GIRLS store) and ended with cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory(we had a total of 6 different pieces to taste from). The kids loved their Smurfs and I couldn't resist a picture of all of them holding their Smurfs.

The day was perfect with my brother and his family. Miranda even helped me re-arrange my living room. I love her ideas and wish I could be more creative with my decorations. I had the perfect day with my family! Thanks Andrew and Miranda!! Love you guys!

Baby Edison!!

This is my week of pictures!! I am so happy when Amber called me and asked if I would take some pictures of Baby Edison. I was so delighted and thrilled! I love these tiny babies!! They grow up too fast! I love that we can capture them in their moments and stages of life with photography.

So I went to their home to do the images. I was a bit nervous, not knowing how Edison would like pictures. When it was time for the pictures, Edison was awake and alert. I was excited that he was awake because I love when I capture those pictures with him awake. Addie was over and was leaving soon so I really wanted to try a couple with Ezra, Addie and Edison. We used their hands but we got a couple of cute pictures. I was happy I had a few minutes with helping hands of his brother and sister.

When it was Edison's turn all by himself, he was great. He let me move home and position for a few seconds. He didn't like his hands in certain places but let me capture a few images how I wanted. The best picture for me was when he lifted his head. He wasn't even a month old and he was holding his head like a pro. I love the picture with his bright eyes and head up. He was a trooper! Then Edison was getting hungry and tired but didn't want to fall asleep yet. I had Amber hold him and Edison went to sleep for us. We wanted to capture a few sleeping, Amber loves those types of pictures. I really enjoyed shooting this small little guy. He is just an angel and I had fun spending time with him.

I must admit at this time, I think something is wrong. I can't remember names for some reason. At Rachelle and Devin's wedding, I kept calling Rachelle, Amber, Rylee or some other name. I also kept calling Edison, Ezra. Oh, I feel so silly when I forget names. I must be getting old. I hope that my memory will come back soon. I sure do miss it :)

Anyways, this week was wonderful! I love pictures and look forward to taking more in the future!!

Two for the price of One!!

I love photography!! I just simply love it!! So when people ask me if I can take their pictures.....I say 'YES!!' Its like chocolate, once you start you can't stop. Okay, I just love what I can create.

So when a family friend the Nielson family if I could take some family pictures, I jumped on. The father of the family was leaving town for a little while and wanted some updated images with the family so he could look at those images when needed. I couldn't deny that I would love to be part of that. So we met at Memory Grove and started taking pictures. I love their family! Brittany use to hang out with my Nephi and once I got to know this family, I have such love and respect of them. They are so kind and loving. Their family is outgoing and have a great time together. I love seeing everyone's personalities in a family group. The last picture is of one of their son's Jeremy. They wanted one of him smiling but he just gave these sweet smiles. I loved it and this picture just melted my heart. I know he is going to break some girls hearts!!

When we got the Memory Grove and I was taking the family pictures, Kelley and Corey were there also. Kelley and Brittany are sisters. They had asked me to take some of their engagement pictures but couldn't find a good time when they had the time off and when I could meet with them. I didn't know they were going to be there that evening. So after I took the family pictures, I got to get some fun pictures of Kelley and Corey. They are such a fun couple. I love their laughter with each other. They just have fun together and make each other happy!!

I didn't expect to take both pictures tonight but I felt like I got two for the price of one. It worked out well and was a fun evening! I love being able to take pictures for these families. What a great night!!