Week 44b: Emily and Chris

Hooray for weddings! :D

Week 44: Retreat

Week 43: All Hallow's Eve

So, we have a bizarre little tradition in our family: every year around Halloween, we make shrunken heads. Out of apples. Macabre? Yes. But lots of fun. The kids always look forward to it (almost as much as their Mommy does!) and spend weeks watching their "heads" shrivel, waiting for the day they get to add all the creepy features. Without further ado, then, I introduce Asher's vampire, Isabel's fairy princess, and Abram's Quasimodo:

Week 42: El Panadero

See that beee-u-teee-ful loaf of artisan bread!? Yeah, that's why they call my husband "El Panadero". ("They" being me and my ridiculous younger sister, of course. Seriously, though, I think this loaf merits the official title.)

Week 41: Redeemed!

Our fantastic hosts, Paige and Chris.

Week 41: F-

That is the grade I receive for photography last week. Know why? I co-hosted a MASQUERADE BALL. In a REAL haunted mansion! And it was AMAZING!!! Anticipating that it would obviously be so, I didn't bother taking any other pictures all week. And, then Friday rolled around and I COULDN'T FIND MY CAMERA. See? F - . Boo. (I did end up taking some with someone else's camera/phone, but who knows when/if I'll ever get around to seeing and editing them. Boo.)

Week 40: Presents!

Our little "super-herio" turned FOUR this week! He loved his batman-themed presents a LOT! The jammies from grandma even have a removable CAPE!?!?

But his FAVORITE present!? Yep...

Week 39: Boxed in...

Sums up last week. Yay, but oi.

Week 38: Picture Day

We had TWO picture days this week--Isabel's first ever for school and a quick jaunt up the canyon with the family for family pictures. (And, yes, those of you receiving Christmas cards this year will be getting more of these. Don't complain. Just think of this as a preview. ;D ) Don't you just LOVE Autumn colors!?

(Couldn't resist Abram's "smile" for the camera in this one...)

Week 37: Autumn!

In celebration of the first day of Fall this week, Asher and I made a "pumpkin"! (Okay, it's a rice krispie treat with some food coloring. But, whatev.)

Week 36: In"spire"d

Odd how little moments of inspiration can come from nature's simplest complexity (like water) to create gorgeous, living sculpture; or from the sparkling, dense granite from the surrounding heights to create places of worship. I think more interesting, however, is that our sources of inspiration so often stem from God, and yet inspire us to turn around and honor Him with our creations.

Week 35: Birthday!!!

That was (roughly) the answer I got, when I asked Abram how he was doing today. :) So, to get right to the point, here's what we did for the "Birthday!!!" this week!

And I'm still sorta wondering how Isabel managed to get the little guy in focus for this next really cool shot...

Week 34: First Day

Not quite sure if she looked stunned because of the over-bright sunlight or the shock of having to SIT for so long... ;D Okay, so Isabel loved her first day of Kindergarten yesterday!

Week 33: Brass Band

Nice little hallway jam session that I happened upon.

Week 32b: The Goat!

Isabel finally earned her GOAT! She was so excited. :) This is her with her "goat chart" and the jar of earnings! Way to go, kiddo!

Week 32: Visual Storytelling

A little preview of the fairy tale pictures that Sarah and I (mostly Sarah ;D ) digitally enhanced this week! So, here I am as Scheherazade!

Week 31: Noir

*Whew!* Another photo shoot under the belt. We took these shots last Saturday, but didn't finish editing them until this week. But here are a couple of pictures from our "Film Noir" shoot for Artisan Maskers!

Week 30: Day at the Beach

Now, I know what you're thinking: "Don't you live in Utah?" Yes. Yes, I do. And we drove a surprisingly short time to get to this lovely beach in IDAHO. Perhaps you've heard of it? Bear Lake was discovered a bit by accident for us; my husband's family goes there every year in the summer to enjoy the soft sand and warm surf. (And, yes, Bear Lake really does have both!) I just love how the beach brings out our true personalities.

There are those who sit around, eat some, and attempt to keep mostly un-sandy:

There are those who like the excuse to get out, run around, and play:

And, then, there are those that just love everything about the shore so deeply that they become one with the sand and waves.