Ryan + Angela Wedding

Waaaaaaay back in October, Ryan and Angela chose to be sealed together F.O.R.E.V.E.R. ( That's a super super long time.. think about it. ) Their wedding day was a lovely one and I'm glad I was able to break free from the babies for a bit and just hang out (and take a few pics here and there.) Thanks go out to Aaron for taking care of the children ALL day and even getting up the courage to bring all of them to the reception for about 15 minutes. Cheers to Aaron! .... and Ryan and Angela

Relations

Wow. Wow. We pulled it off. Impromtu fam pics with all the grandkids over Thanksgiving. No matching outfits, no candy in the camera bag, no well-behaved kids. Totally awesome. Dad was loving every minute of the mayhem.. (not!) In the end I think we got a Christmas Card-worthy shot for mom and dad and a few cute ones in between.

What most of the pics looked like

My kids and Maggie's tongue

Millie and Shelby: BFF Cousins / girly girls with attitude

Maggie with Gpa Dave

Hot Stuff Owen

The one that worked.. you think?

And when it was all said and done, we loaded in our car and headed back "home" to this.

What's Been Goin' On...

This year, Halloween was one of the saddest days ever. I cried a lot. I am a baby. I knew it was the last time I'd be with my family and friends for Halloween.. at least for a while. I knew I'd have to say goodbye to my neighbors and of course, my house. It's been hard and I knew it would be.. but the kids and the babies are off schedule and don't fully get what's going on yet. Millie keeps asking me when we're going to go home. But...... our new neighborhood and home are perfect. We love where we are and we know we're supposed to be here right now. It's beautiful and w.a.r.m. and the people of Santa Clara are super nice to us. :)

Emtpy House. sad.


saying goodbye to best buddies

Halloween party at school on last day at Edgemont








More goodbyes to our favorite neighbors





Trunk or Treat.. don't I look so happy?


Millie's favorite person in the whole world.. her babysitter, Bryanna


Driving away from our cul de sac for the last time.. bawling..


Our moving truck pulling up to our new house!





Overwhelmed?


Grandpa Dave to the rescue

Gourmet meal out on the patio.. (still needs lots of work.. don't mind the high chair and wreath in the background)




The new homestead. Love it.

Goodbyes and Cute Babies

Sunday we bid farewell to Provo. The day after Halloween we head south. One last hurrah in the county of Utah. We are living with parents who are kind and are taking care of us but I think they are ready for us to be on our way so they can have their house back, minus 5 children. I wanted one last photo in front of the house that has been soooooo good to us. So here is our attempt at a tripod photo, 5 minutes before church last week. It'll do. And..... the babies have grown so much in the past few weeks.. I blinked and they are nearly adults.

Email.. argggghhhhh

If you have emailed me and haven't heard back.. it's not because I am ignoring you... it's because my email decided to add more stress and problems to my life. Please check your spam folders for my replys. In the meantime, just call me.. 801-427-3976 or contact me via facebook. (I still can't believe I joined facebook... I swore I'd never..)

AND.. several people have contacted me about doing weddings up here in the Provo/SLC Areas after I move to St George and yes, I will still be traveling up north to shoot here and there. I am offering 20% off ALL weddings that are booked with me until the end of the year.. the weddings don't have to take place this year, they just must be booked by the end of December. I'm hoping to meet all sorts of fun people to shoot in St. George! :)

Angela Bridals

Angela and Ryan were married this past week which means I'm safe to post her bridals.. (even though he totally peeked anyways! Ryan!) .. it was a beautiful day.. I am blessed with lovely relatives with whom I was able to spend the entire day with. I love love love October weddings.. I think they just might be my favorites.

Change

I'm the worst with change. I like things to stay the same. But things have been changing a lot lately, which means... It's time for me to learn some lessons. What are all these challenges and trials teaching me? I'm not sure yet, but I'm trying to keep my chin up and face things with a good attitude.. (which is super hard to do and most of the time I don't!) In the end, these changes won't mean much and I'll still have my family. I really am lucky.

(plus... having bad days means jammies all day and no makeup.. bonus!)