ONE LAST CAMP FIRE

Aaron found a really awesome picnic area, so we decided since the weather has been so nice to have one last camp fire with the kids. I don't know what it is with our kids and being in the outdoors. They just open up and we learn the most amazing things and have some of the best experiences. I think it has been a really great bonding tool for our family.

PUMPKIN PATCH

Ahhhh Fall time! The colored leaves, the crisp air, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and ofcoarse....pumpkins! Avery had so much fun today goofin' around in a local pumpkin patch. She was so mesmerized by all of the pumpkins and their various shapes and sizes. She could have played there for hours!

Sweet Girl

I have been close with my niece Kenadee ever since she was a little girl. I used to pick her up from pre-school and she would sing me all the songs she was learning and we would have sleep overs and draw princess pageant pictures! She was such a spunky fun kid then and she is turning into a sweet young lady now! It has been so fun being her aunt. Every year she lets me drag her around on a little "model" shoot. Infact she was the very first person I ever took pictures of. Thanks for the fun funky photos Kenadee!

NEAT OPPORTUNITY

My friend Lauren has a really awesome uncle, and his name is JOHN BYTHEWAY! On Saturday he came and spoke to the RS sisters of my old ward. I love to listen to him speak and I have a couple of his cd's. My favorite is "The five scriptures that will get you through almost anything". It was nice to be part of such an intimate setting as he usually only speaks at large forums. It was interesting that the topic he spoke on was "Having Faith Instead Of Fear. His mother spoke first and then he spoke and they both did an excellent job. He quoted so many scriptures, prophets, and apostles, and his mother quoted many hymns. It was such a great reminder of who is in control and who we can put our trust in, especially during these trying times we are living in. It was such a special treat :)

FUNNY......BUT KINDA TRUE

This was titled "Halloween is gonna suck this year"! There probably will be a lot of this unfortunately :(

PHOTOGENIC

I have been busy lately taking family pictures. Why is it that some people are so photogenic? My nieces and nephews are just so dang cute! I guess I am a little partial though :) It is so hard for little kids to get their picture taken. It's pretty boring and demanding and I don't blame them. Ok, even for adults it can be a challenge! These guys were troopers though :)

FALL PICTURES

Have I mentioned how much I heart photography? Yes.....I know I have! It's one of my favorite hobby's. I don't want to admit how many hours I spend working on my pictures after I take them. And I don't even have the full blown photo shop program, I only have photo shop elements. Note to self (or husband): need photo shop and DSLR camera! My justification is that I am keeping up our family history :) I love finding fun new locations too. I am especially attracted to old barns and rustic things. The beauty of digital is that you can take oodles of pictures and keep what turns out and ditch the rest!! Anyone can do it! My kids were good sports for dressing in fall clothes even though it still felt like summer outside. I bribed them with 7-11 slurpee's!! I hope you can all endure my blogs with lots of pictures from photo shoots (of my family or others),because photography is what is exciting and interesting to me!

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