My Days Captured by Photos...

New blog vs old blog

2007-04-06T12:32:00.000-07:00

I will be keeping this blog up, so you can always go back and look through the archives, but all new posts/pictures will be on the new blog...

THE NEW ME!!!

2007-04-06T08:21:00.000-07:00

I have a new look, a little more me :) I will no longer be using this blog, so click here to see my new blog. Check out my website too, while you're at it!

The Nelson Reception

2007-04-03T22:59:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday I shot the Nelson reception. It was a lot of fun because Nicole and Steve had already been married in Vegas prior to this reception. It was a smaller group of guests, and all were very good friends or family. There was definitely a lot of fun and love going around! They had a vow renewal ceremony where Nicole surprised Steve by singing a song. It was such an intimate group, so I had fun capturing a lot of guests enjoying themselves.

Glowing!

2007-03-30T00:12:00.000-07:00

I did maternity portraits for my beautiful friend Lynessa tonight. I think Lynessa is absolutely gorgeous, and she looks great. Believe it or not, this is her fifth baby, and she is due in 4 weeks!

Daryl is such a good sport! I've done portraits for them quite a few times, and he's always happy to be involved :)

The Brown Family

2007-03-26T22:27:00.000-07:00

Tonight I did portraits for the Browns. They are such a fun family! The session was filled with human pyramids, dog piles, gymnastics and funny faces!

I loved how sweet and affectionate the whole family was with each other.

Girly girl

2007-03-24T17:04:00.000-07:00

Tyler is such a girl. She LOVES to wear "pretties" which could be anything from jewelry to makeup. And anything pink really gets priority. I love it, but at times I just have to laugh because she gets really upset if she thinks she needs "pretty".

Asa

2007-03-21T17:34:00.000-07:00

This morning I got to take pictures of Asa. Asa was 6 weeks early, so he is SO tiny! He made his mom and I work for the pictures too!

He had this binky that had a cute little red dog attached to it, and he did not want to give it up.

We decided to take a little snack break to see if we could get Asa feeling better, and after his bottle and a burp, he was so calm he looked like he wanted to fall asleep.

Thanks for hanging in there with me Venessa!

The Kerby Boys

2007-03-15T17:01:00.000-07:00

Today I did a short session with the Kerby Boys. Their mom wanted a lot of black and whites, but I couldn't resist a couple color because of their beautiful eyes!! Talan was a little sad, but I think there are some really cute ones!

Talan was trying so hard not to smile at me in this one!

A day at the park

2007-03-14T15:18:00.000-07:00

We met some friends at the park today. I am a little sad because its already getting so hot! Not hot like summer here, but hot for March! It actually felt perfect outside today if you sat in the shade. We're trying to enjoy the park as much as we can before it gets too hot.

Kody was wearing my sunglasses - I love how you can see the park in the reflection!

Kody kept following Tyler around trying to grab her ribbon, and he finally got it!

Coffee Table Books

2007-03-12T15:14:00.000-07:00

One fun product that I offer is a custom designed coffee table book of some of the shots from a portrait session. They are really fun to have, for grandparents, parents, etc.

I designed one of my own kids this Christmas for both sets of grandparents using photos I had taken throughout the year, and some family pictures at the end taken by Melissa. It was a huge hit!! Its something fun and easy to give as a gift, because it can be displayed in their living room, and enjoyed daily.

Click here to see a slideshow of all the pages. The finished book is an 11x8 size, the slideshow will show each two page spread...

Fun Stuff!

2007-03-10T15:32:00.000-08:00

So I realized its been forever since I posted anything new, so I thought I'd post something fun. I took these pictures for a friend who owns her own vinyl business with her sisters. They do tons of cute boards, room packages, stuff like that. We went around to different houses and took pictures of some examples for their website. I want to get some stuff for my kids' rooms, but I can't decide what!

To check out more of their stuff, click here.

Here are Jill's two cute boys, I actually took all these pictures of them, I was excited to see them all up in their room!

Hazel & Elias

2007-02-21T13:02:00.000-08:00

I got to shoot another wedding with Melissa on Saturday at Seville. It was an unseasonably hot day with no shade at all during the ceremony! But it was still a beautiful day! Hazel and Elias were a very cute couple, but Hazel was extremely gorgeous and photogenic, so I couldn't help but get TONS of great pictures of her!

At the salon, one of the girls massaged Hazel's hands with essential oils and lotions. I just liked this picture with the bright blue nails!

The next couple pictures were during portraits, but none of them are posed. Hazel was a natural in front of the camera, and had lots of fun!

They brought their two Yorkie puppies to be pulled down the aisle in a wagon. They were all dressed up!

I am really liking table shots lately...

The "First Dance". I couldn't decide which one I liked better!

Baby Dallas

2007-02-13T13:33:00.000-08:00

I finished Baby Dallas' portraits today. He was in a much better mood!

Something new...

2007-02-10T18:57:00.000-08:00

We took the kids to the Riparian Preserve today hoping to get some fun pictures. The backgrounds are ones you don't usually see in Arizona so it was something new and different... They had fun and were running away from me the whole time.

Blake had some smarties in his pocket that he kept snacking on right when I would take a picture. This time he has it in his hand and of course Tyler wanted some too...

The Williams Family

2007-02-10T13:51:00.000-08:00

I got to do portraits for my friend Jamie's family today. She just had a baby in January and is looking AMAZING! She has adorable kids, and we got some fun shots!

I was actually just testing my flash on this shot, so they were still getting situated, but I love how it turned out.

The kids are obviously really excited to have Baby Dallas!

This one cracked me up. First the boys both wanted to be in the picture, so we tried to get them together, and this is what they came up with! Josh looks like he is so over it!

And then they gave me their best smiles :)

By the time all the family shots were done, Dallas was too tired for his own portraits. I'm going to be able to get some other shots of him next week some time...

Thanks guys, I had a blast working with you!

McCormick Train Park

2007-02-09T15:16:00.000-08:00

Today we went to the McCormick Train Park in Scottsdale with Katrina, Dakota and Gunnar. They have a little train you can ride, some playgrounds, and a carousel - and it is lots of fun!

Tyler loves to walk on "balance beams" (aka our cement curbing in the backyard) and she holds her hands out for balance.

Tyler was a little cautious about being up on that big horse. She had a death grip on the pole!

Even Gunnar rode a horse!

They have this really cute old western play area. It has a stagecoach, and then like a mini western city with a jail, general store, sherriff's office, etc.

Somebody either dropped or spit out some candy in the driver's seat, so the boys were checking it out.

It started to get busier, so as soon as another train took off, we ran to get in line. We were first, but we had to wait like 15 minutes. The kids were dying!

The train has open boxes with benches to sit on, but there's a mini cattle car that you can ride in where they lock you in. Sounds a little scary to me, but the kids love it!

It's a really fun place to go, but with so much excitement, everyone was REALLY tired by the time we were done!

What a great day!

My baby is back!

2007-02-07T18:51:00.000-08:00

So my camera has been sick for awhile, but because I was insanely busy, I hadn't had time to send it in to get checked out until I got back from my vacation in January. It must have been busy at Canon also, because it took almost 3 weeks to get it back! But finally... I am whole again! :) I have missed it so much! Blake volunteered to check out the repairs so I got some pictures of him just in our backyard... He is my little man, and I know I'm his mom, but I think he is very photogenic!

I had my zoom lens on, and Blake didn't realize I couldn't see him playing airplane with his arms!

The Olson-Carpenter Family

2007-01-10T18:58:00.000-08:00

This portrait shoot was Ashley's christmas gift to her parents. It was a lot of fun to do their portraits because they were all so sweet together!

Madison, Ben & Daniel (the youngest of the siblings were so cute!

Baby Adam was making everyone laugh by jumping up and down.

Grandma and Grandpa FINALLY got a smile out of Adam - he made them work for it!

Another split-second smile :)

Ashley, her husband Mike, and Adam

Daniel got a little sad near the end of portraits, but a ride on Ben's shoulders made him happy again!

David & Ashley

2007-01-09T20:03:00.000-08:00

This is my cousin Ashley and her groom Dave who got married this last weekend. I got to shoot along with the photographer who shot both my parents' wedding and my own wedding, Dennis Davis. He is mostly retired now, but is good friends with the bride's parents. He was great, and taught me some really great stuff!

Here are Ashley and Dave when they first came out.

It was freezing in the morning - here are two of Ashley's sisters cuddling to keep warm.

Ashley's brother Jimmy just got engaged over Christmas. They were super cute together!

My Aunt Anne made the cake... so gorgeous!

I just loved this fork picture!

Congratulations guys, I had a blast taking pictures on your wonderful day!

The Bonds Family Christmas

2006-12-27T20:46:00.000-08:00

We had so many out of town visitors this year at my parents house for Christmas! There are 6 kids in my dad's family, and every one of them has at least 4 kids, one even has 10! Only 3 of them were here, but we still had a full house.

My dad heated up the jacuzzi for all the kids, and they had fun jumping in the freezing pool and then swimming as fast as they could to get back in the warm spa.

My sister said something about this photo reminded her of a Norman Rockwell picture with the girls standing in line to get in...

SISTERS 2006

2006-12-27T19:42:00.000-08:00

This is our second annual sister portrait shoot ;) My husband Owen was a good sport, and took some fun pictures of us this Christmas. We all live in different states, so we don't all get together very often. Owen is great, and did an awesome job!

We all got PJs from our parents to wear Christmas Eve so of course we had to take pictures in those as well!

Brad & Jamie's Wedding

2006-12-27T19:23:00.000-08:00

I shot Brad & Jamie's wedding on December 16th. I left for my Christmas vacation three days after I shot it, so it took me awhile to post this... but I'm finally getting caught up!

Brad & Jamie were a lot of fun, and really cute together! Here are some of my favorites...

Click here to see a slideshow of the day.

Thanks Brad & Jamie for letting me be a part of your day - I had so much fun!

Last one!!

2006-12-19T13:31:00.000-08:00

Last night I had my last family shoot of 2006! Its been a crazy and fun season.

This is the Kellis Family. They were a lot of fun, and their little boy Morgan is so cute! He has these gorgeous eyes and such a cute smile. Morgan had a lot of fun at Freestone and enjoyed running all over the park. He was happiest when we ended at the toys.

So gorgeous!

2006-12-15T21:59:00.000-08:00

These beautiful girls are Alauna, Vanessa and Jenna. Vanessa and Alauna and sisters, and Jenna is their cousin. They are all absolutely gorgeous, and were nice enough to come pose for me in this fun shoot! They had so much fun together, and we got tons of cute pictures! These are some favs...

A Christmas of Firsts!!

2006-12-14T09:34:00.000-08:00

So we have already had a rough year when it comes to Christmas decorations! We bought a real tree since Owen is morally opposed to fake trees (his family still goes up and chops theirs down themselves) and by the 8th it was pretty crispy, and by this week, we were afraid to turn the lights on!! So since we're close to Christmas, all the stores are clearancing their trees, so I went and got a fake one. I know, I sold out! In my defense, I did buy a Christmas tree scented candle :)

Every year I do a different themed Christmas tree. I got the idea from my aunt, and I love it! This year, I did a picture tree since photography is such a big part of our lives this year! These are a few of my favorite ornaments.

I also got my first wreath this year - Blake loves it hanging on our door! He says its really Christmas time now.

My grandma bought us our first nativity set this year for Christmas. She was sweet to let us have it early so we could enjoy it during the Christmas season. I absolutely LOVE it - its my favorite nativity that I've ever seen. I think its so simple and beautiful. There are other pieces that go with it, so I'm going to keep collecting them over the years!

And of course - the whole reason to celebrate...

The Merrill Family

2006-12-13T22:42:00.000-08:00

I apologize for posting so many tonight, I have been having some internet issues so I couldn't post earlier...

Tonight I took pictures of the Merrill Family. They have two adorable kids, Cash and Macey. They were really sweet together, and really well behaved! Halfway through the shoot, we changed them into little Christmas outfits that their Grandma bought them.

The Drogan Family

2006-12-13T22:25:00.000-08:00

I traveled up to north north Phoenix on Tuesday to do portraits for the Drogan Family. We shot them at a huge church that had some really pretty grounds. They were a lot of fun - Evan and Zach the two boys would wrestle each other to the ground so they were the only one in the picture :) Their grandma Sue came also, so we got some nice pictures of all of them.

The Smith Family

2006-12-12T20:44:00.000-08:00

Last night I took pictures of the Smith Family at the Fairmont Princess in Scottsdale. It is a beautiful resort, so it was fun to roam around! The little boy Grant had fun chasing bunnies and other animals around!

Kinsley was the best picture baby I have ever had! She would turn and smile at me when she heard the camera clicking!

Grant kept wondering why all the animals were running away and hiding :)

I thought this was a perfect picture showing the family portrait process! Parents there, kids running away!

We played hide and go seek...

Luckily we left the water fountain until last because Grant got soaked!

Jon & Whitney

2006-12-11T21:36:00.000-08:00

I was a little slow posting this one, but last Saturday I shot another wedding with Melissa. It was at Tempe Mission Palms, and my first after dark ceremony. They were such a sweet couple, and so cute together! Here are some favorites...

The WHOLE Riggs Family

2006-12-11T20:01:00.000-08:00

This is the Riggs family... I did Justin and Katrina's portraits the other day, but we got the whole family today. We spend a lot of time with them, they are always sweet and invite us to family gatherings since we don't have any family here! We took these at Val Vista Lakes which seems to be a popular place because there was a line to get in front of the waterfall!

All the girls in this family are so gorgeous, they were fun to take pictures of! You boys are okay too :)

The Lewis Family

2006-12-09T21:48:00.000-08:00

Tonight I got to take pictures of the Lewis family at the Seville clubhouse. It was such a pretty community! Everyone wore really bright colors, and we got some great pictures!

TJ and Dusty were so sweet together!

Kelsey came a little late, straight from the salon. She was having fun modeling for me! She looks great!

TJ did a back handspring and then a back flip! These were some of the action shots :)

They had this huge Christmas wreath hanging on the balcony...

Their mom Julie looks like one of the girls' sisters!

The Riggs Family

2006-12-07T21:33:00.000-08:00

Tonight I got to do portraits for my friends, the Riggs. They have two adorable boys Dakota and Gunner. Its always really fun to take pictures of friends! The boys made us work for their smiles, but when we got them they were great!

My gorgeous friend Katrina...

Gunner kept crawling back and forth over Dakota, but Dakota was worried his hair might be getting messed up ;)

Dakota showing me his muscles...

The McMenomy Family

2006-12-07T21:11:00.000-08:00

I got to head up to Scottsdale for another shoot this week, this time with the McMenomy family. We shot at the Chart House, which was really pretty, and absolutely COVERED with ducks and geese. It was actually a little out of control, the geese were chasing us down in the parking lot!

Anyway, they have an adorable little boy Riley who was getting over a sinus infection. He was such a trooper and tried to keep his smiley face on, but you could tell he wasn't feeling good at all!

The Payne Family

2006-12-05T20:26:00.000-08:00

I took pictures of the Payne Family tonight. The two girls, Jessica and Holly are two of my kids favorite babysitters, so it was fun to hang out with the whole family! The kids are all really cute (I mean handsome-sorry boys!), so it made my job fun and easy!

I did some pictures of Matt and Brenda by themselves, and I just loved how they turned out! In the first one, the ducks were totally swarming behind them. I didn't notice it at the time!

The rest of the Campbell Family

2006-12-04T19:03:00.000-08:00

Tonight I got to take pictures of the rest of the Campbell Family. I took Ryer's pictures last week, and it was fun to meet the whole family. Everyone was SO great during portraits, I think it was the fastest, easiest shoot I've done in a long time! All the kids were great at smiling and looking at the camera!

The younger kids thought the rock was cooler than sitting on the grass :)

Daddy and his girls!

Haddie kept wanting to hold Ryer.

The kids started playing ring around the rosies while I took pictures of their parents - We all fall down!!

The Nelson Family

2006-12-03T17:43:00.000-08:00

On Friday night, I was able to take pictures of the Nelson Family. We had tried on Wednesday, the day where it was SO cold and windy, but the poor little boys were so freezing so we decided to try again Friday.

Some people were doing fancy portraits right before we got there, and had thrown rose petals all over the grass. The boys thought it was really cool to roll around in them!

The Park Family

2006-11-30T19:14:00.000-08:00

The Parks are here visiting family from Utah. I have done portraits a few times for her sister's family, so it was fun to do their family! They have an adorable boy Ezra who was great during portraits!

Callen Ryer Campbell

2006-11-30T18:50:00.000-08:00

This teeny tiny boy is actually about a month old! He was born a little early and now is 6 lbs! He was so tiny and cute :)

We tried to get some pictures without the binky, but I loved how he was holding it with two hands!

Happiest with mommy :)

The Kosak Family

2006-11-27T20:48:00.000-08:00

Tonight I took pictures at the Biltmore of the Kosak Family. Their little girl Jade is 10 months old and such a cutie!

They had these huge chess pieces out - Jade looks like one of them!

The Jones Family

2006-11-25T19:31:00.000-08:00

Tonight I took pictures of the Jones Family. Ryan was an all-star picture taker! Olivia was very busy climbing things and watching the ducks. We had a lot of fun playing around, and even saw a bird catch a fish.

The kids were playing peekaboo.

Rusty and Sally were so cute together!

The Toolson Family

2006-11-24T21:00:00.000-08:00

Tonight I took pictures of the Toolson Family. They were a lot of fun, and we got some great pictures! Some of my favorites...

The boys really wanted to climb a tree so we found this one, and then all the kids wanted a try ;) I love the girls' hair!

The Wrights

2006-11-19T17:48:00.000-08:00

I took pictures for the Wright family at Power Ranch in Gilbert. Their cute little boys are Jackson and Riggs. Riggs wasn't feeling too great, but was still a trooper! Jackson was great, and gave me some huge smiles!

The Howell Family

2006-11-17T14:10:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I took family pictures for the Howells. They have two adorable little boys, Jaager and Dresden. We took pictures up at the Tournament Players Club of Scottsdale Golf Course. It was beautiful with that gorgeous green grass over so many rolling hills! Michelle had the idea to do pictures there, and I am SO glad - it was so pretty. Here are some of my favorites...

Baby James

2006-11-16T19:39:00.000-08:00

My friend Brooke just had her 3rd boy! Our kids are about the same age, Tyler and Parker were born 3 weeks apart, and now she has another one! Baby James is two weeks old. He was such a good boy during pictures, he didn't even let out a whimper during the long photo shoot. I'm so glad I got to take his pictures!

This is his beautiful mommy Brooke who looks amazing!

His brothers Jace and Parker...

His Grandma Romney is visiting from California to see her newest grandson.

The Kerby Family

2006-11-15T21:53:00.000-08:00

Tonight I shot the Kerby's family portraits. They have two little boys, Carson and Talan who are so cute!

Talan was upset because he doesn't like the feel of the grass on his feet! I thought it was so sweet that Carson was trying to hug him and make him feel better...

Talan giving his mommy a kiss!

Talan was sitting up and started to tip over... he was trying so hard not to roll onto his back, it was really funny :)

Brian and Paula

2006-11-15T21:14:00.000-08:00

I shot another wedding with MelissaJill on Saturday. Paula and Brian got married at the Wrigley Mansion which was very cool and absolutely gorgeous!

The bride Paula was helping her mom with final touches on her makeup and hair - I thought it was a really sweet moment!

Shooting with MelissaJill

2006-11-13T22:51:00.000-08:00

I was the second photographer for Melissa at John and Kim's wedding on the 4th. It was at Grayhawk Country Club. It is such a beautiful country club, and it was gorgeous weather! There was also an adorable flower girl who I couldn't help taking tons of pictures of!

All the cousins...

2006-11-03T19:49:00.000-08:00

Today I got to take pictures of Sage and Cason again, but this time with their cousin Dre who was visiting from out of town. They are the only grandchildren on on one side, and wanted to get pictures taken together. Dre is so cute, but not a big smiler. All of his aunts, uncles, and grandparents have been trying all weekend to get him to smile to no avail :) After pictures we played around and the kids had popsicles - as you can see from the multi-colored smiles!

Halloween Portraits!

2006-11-03T18:41:00.000-08:00

I got to take pictures of my friends the LeSueurs yesterday. They are such a fun family, and the kids love to dress up, so they decided to let the kids wear their Halloween costumes for family portraits. Sage was Tinkerbell and Cason was Peter Pan. I think they turned out great!

Sage is such a little poser for the camera!

Beautiful Seattle!

2006-10-29T15:02:00.000-08:00

Owen and I just got back from Seattle where we had the best time! We stayed with our friends Mike and Sarah and their daughter Avery. We went all over seeing different places, and every place we went was so gorgeous! I apologize ahead of time because there are SO many photos in this post. Not only was every place beautiful, Avery is adorable! I was trying to post every day to split the days up, but we had some internet issues.

Anyway - first we hiked down to a beach just below the bridge that connects the mainland to Whidbey Island...

We stopped for lunch at this cute little bread cafe right on the water. It was very yummy - Avery ate some lemons for lunch ;)

Next we went to Fort Casey which was where they were concerned about invasion during WWI (I think). It was really cool to see, and kind of scary at the same time thinking of what was happening back then. We were able to climb up on everything, and the guns were huge!

This is the view from one of the bunkers a little bit up the hill from where the guns were.

Here is one of the guns...

I thought this was a funny sign - you don't exactly see this every day!

For anyone who is concerned, Mike and Sarah are not throwing Avery off a cliff, they are at the top of the fort, and it slopes down to the water. Its covered in grass so that no one would be able to see it from the water.

This is the view of the lighthouse from on top of the fort.

We took a ferry ride to get back to the mainland.

Day 2 - We began the day by walking down to the lake right next to Mike and Sarah's house and kayaking for a little while. It was really fun - my arms are sore!

Then we headed to the Space Needle. We had already been up, so we didn't go up again but we walked around the Seattle Center.

Thanks Mike and Sarah - we had a blast! And thanks for putting up with my endless pictures!

Tough clients!

2006-10-28T00:55:00.000-07:00

Owen's parents Ruth and Brian are in town this week. I decided that we needed some updated pictures of them, and they were not very cooperative! I am pretty sure they have been my toughest clients yet! ;) And they are totally aware of that! But we love them anyway and had a lot of fun taking pictures of them and the kids.

This is the killer duck who wasn't scared of the kids at all - it actually started coming after Tyler!

We really enjoyed spending time with you guys!

The Eardleys

2006-10-20T23:14:00.000-07:00

Tonight I shot family pictures for my friends the Eardleys. They have an adorable 2 year old named Austin who made us all work to get him on camera! He was very sweet and excited about all the new things to see at the park...

Boys, boys, boys!

2006-10-19T17:05:00.000-07:00

I took pictures of the Kanenwisher family on Wednesday. They have four very handsome boys, and one little princess Hope. The boys were all very cooperative and were awesome for pictures! However, I have to say the two younger boys Seth and Noah gave the older ones Colin and Beau a run for their money! They gave great smiles and poses all on their own for me! After all the group shots, I took some of the kids playing. They had so much fun, and I love the shots!

The Smiths

2006-10-18T13:54:00.000-07:00

I had a lot of fun shooting Sam, Miranda and Emory on Monday. They even came up with a few poses on their own! They had a lot of fun together, and it was great to be able to shoot them!

Our Family!!

2006-10-17T11:46:00.000-07:00

Melissa, the amazing photographer I work with took our family pictures last week. Tyler was a little tough, so I was skeptical, but we ended up with SO MANY cute ones! Thank you Melissa!

The Paynes

2006-10-12T13:08:00.000-07:00

I took pictures of my friends Lyric, Steve, Max, and Sophie last night. There are a ton of cute family pictures (it'll be tough choosing the Christmas card shot!) so I decided to post my other favorites! It was great to see you guys and take your pictures!

The Wagners

2006-10-09T23:08:00.000-07:00

I got to take family pictures for the Wagners today. The weather was absolutely perfect, and the pictures look great!

Arizona Sky

2006-10-09T22:25:00.000-07:00

Being from California, during the long hot summers I sometimes find myself wondering why I live here in Arizona. Then we have a sunset like this - there's nothing like it!

And here are the storm clouds across the other side of the sky...

Schnepf's Farm

2006-10-05T23:00:00.000-07:00

We went to Schnepf's Farm today with our friends James and Ashlee and their kids Sage and Cason. It was the opening night for their season, and there had been storms all day, so it was pretty empty and we got to go on all the rides with no lines! The kids had a blast!

We started at the pig races which included goats - I'm not too sure about that one!

The first 100 kids who came to Schnepf's Farm got little tractors!

The kids went on an airplane ride that didn't allow adults... I was definitely more nervous than they were!

We rode the train at the end of the night, but after 6:30 it becomes a "spooky" train ride.

Phoenix Zoo

2006-10-03T19:36:00.000-07:00

We went to the Phoenix Zoo today with our friends and had a blast! It was still pretty hot out, so the kids ended up playing at the kids water park. The water felt so good, I was glad I had my kids as an excuse to go in!

My Wall is Finished!

2006-09-27T19:56:00.000-07:00

There is this awful built-in thing on the wall in my living room and I decided I would use it as a frame for a bunch of my pictures of the kids. I finally finished it this weekend! I am very happy with how it turned out and feel it makes the wall look so much better!

Pnuemonia :(

2006-09-27T17:21:00.000-07:00

We have been stuck inside all week because Tyler has pnuemonia. We decided to get all dressed up and take some fun pictures inside. The doctors always wonder why I can't tell when my kids are sick - you tell me, does she look sick??

Dog Park

2006-09-27T17:17:00.000-07:00

September 11, 2006- So we went to check out a new park I had driven by here in Gilbert. What we didn't know was that it is actually a "dog park." Anyone who knows my children knows they are TERRIFIED of dogs. So we stuck to this tiny corner of the HUGE park where there were no dogs.

Blake taught Tyler ring around the rosies all by himself the other day and now its her favorite thing to do!

GJ

2006-09-27T17:15:00.000-07:00

September 10, 2006 - Our friends the Riggs came over the other night and I was able to get a few shots of their son Gunner. He is so happy and smiley!

1st Day of School!!

2006-09-27T17:10:00.000-07:00

September 7, 2006 - Today was Blake's first day of preschool! He was very excited and had a blast!

They learned the letter A today and made apple pies, airplanes, and painted an apple tree on the front of their bags.

Watch out boys!

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September 5, 2006 - This weekend I took pictures of the Albright family. Their family has lots of CUTE kids! These were some fun ones I got...

Labor Day!

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September 4, 2006 - We had a fun Labor Day with our friends Jeremy and Jill and their two boys Jackson and Riggs. We got to swim for awhile before a storm rolled in and the lightning started but then we thought we'd better get out!

More beach fun!

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August 30, 2006 -

Here is Erikka on the walkway between our beach house and the one next door

Blake had just taken a bath and gotten clean clothes on when we fell in the middle of a puddle. You can see his pants are soaked!

Tay was watching the sand get pulled under her feet as the wave went back and I thought it was really sweet!

Newport Beach

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August 22, 2006 - We were able to rent a beach house in Newport Beach this week. My family came down for part of the time and did a little surfing and other fun stuff!

My dad was out there tearin' it up!

The first step is admitting you have a problem ;) Erikka is picking up a few tips...

Matthew spent most of his time under the sand!

Matthew was out with all the surfers on his boogie board. He had a blast!

California here we come!!

2006-09-27T16:33:00.000-07:00

The kids and I headed out early to California to spend some time with my family before the beach house. I got to take some pics of my cute sisters Erikka and Taylore and just relax and get out of the heat!

Welcome Charlie!

2006-09-27T16:31:00.000-07:00

Aug 11, 2006 - This week we welcomed Charlie into our home! The kids LOVE her, maybe even a little too much! Tyler especially!