Blessed..

Yesterday was "C's" baby blessing. We waited so much longer with him after he got sick that I was worried about him fitting into his outfit. Surprisingly, he squeezed right into it. He looked perfect! Cliff's parents and his brother came out to be part of it so we had a little family time.
I always love listening to my husband give my children such sweet blessings.

Dripping....

A New Hat...

...for Jack. AND... He even let me take pictures of him in it! He has been sooo anti-camera lately, that I really was surprised.
I just can't get enough of this kid's eyes!




Haley telling him to smile his "hardest" Can you tell how Hard he's trying? :)

Cookie Time!

Okay- I'm hoping that you all don't get sick of seeing snapshots from me. I'm trying to be better about capturing everyday life... and this week there's a lot of it. The kids are on spring break, it's raining, and I'm running out of activities for them and it's only tuesday... :P
So for today's fun activity, I handed Haley a recipe book and let her be in charge of baking cookies with the other two kids. She read the directions and they all took turns adding ingredients.



They were making snickerdoodles, so they each got their own balls to roll in the cinnamon-sugar...just a bit messy.



Jack wanted me to take a picture of every cookie after it got a nice coating of sticky sugar. He was so proud! :)


Bella, patiently waiting for the cookies to cook. They could all hardly wait!

Everyone, all so proud of their yummy treat!

Jack, showing me his sticky hands after his first taste! mmmmm

Quick Trip...

...to Utah and a few snapshots of our trip.
So my bff, Holly calls and says she's headed up to Utah for spring break and do I want to meet her. Heck yah! So I mention it to Cliff and he reminds me that his niece is getting baptized that weekend down there. So, we all jump in the car and head down together for a quick visit. My kids favorite part about any vacation: staying in a hotel that has a pool and beds that they're allowed to jump on. :)


Cliff hasn't been back to Utah in years. We decided that it would be fun to take the kids back to our old college campus and give them a tour.
Can you guess where cliff and I went to school???

Bella refusing to pose for a picture, but gladly posing her ice cream.

Haley, my only willing poser. :)

Sunday, before we headed back home, we stopped by my grandma's for a quick visit. It had been quite a while since I had seen her. Infact, Jack (and ofcourse carson) had never even met her. I barely got some pics taken in her basement appartment...good thing I brought my flash.

So now we're home and there's a ton of laundry to be done, a house to be cleaned, and kids to entertain since there's no school all week. :)

3 months old!

I just think he's the sweetest thing! Isn't he beautiful!?!









and one at bathtime...

Giving a SHOUT OUT...

Okay my online photographer friends. Have you seen the "Beyond Red and Green" blog? This girl has some FABULOUS stuff! AND...She's having an awesome sale this week! I just got her Black and White marketing templates...JUST WHAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR! I was soooo excited to find them. I'm working on getting my business card to look just perfect, then I'll have to show you how cute it is. But for now... You NEED to CHECK HER OUT. Oh.. and she has the CUTEST card templates too!
BEYOND RED and GREEN

Bella, a Petti, and a little bit of Texture

any opinions? Bella hates it! :)


and what d'ya think? this one in color or Black and white?

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

my little COWBOY

Miss H..

...is the best kid a mom could hope for. She is so helpful and kind. She's a good friend to everyone she meets. I just love her!
Today she came home from school, walked through the door, looked at me and said, "WOW!"
me, "Wow, what?"
H, "You look REALLY pretty!"
AWWWW... Isn't she the best!?!?

My BABY Sister...

...and a photo-overload blog post.
I went home last week and got to spend a little bit of time with my family.
This is my little sister, Julie. I was 8 yrs old when she was born and I don't think that my mom would disagree when I say that I was her 2nd mother. I LOVED having a baby to take care of.
Well, now she is all grown up and so very beautiful and talented. She has a gorgeous voice and plays the guitar. She has recorded a demo cd that the local music store has agreed to sell for her. So.... I got to do a mini photo shoot with her to try to get some images for her cd cover!!! So, when you all see this beauty in your own music stores, you can say you "met" her here first. :)
JULIE...










Thanks for letting me play. Miss you already! xoxo