The Hoolidays!

These girls know how to sled!  Mac kept everybody on their toes with his mad sledding skills, but these girls were fearless...going off jumps, standing in front of people sledding down the hill and jumping out of the way at the very last moment (Those parts weren't planned, but they sure kept things exciting!)  I love this picture of mac, cali and lola.  So cute!

This is pretty much the only picture I'm in because I made Mac's Brother Eli take the pic so I could have proof that I was a part of the sledding adventure...even though my "part of it had little to do with me actually sledding.

We went to this really cool arts building thingy in San Francisco (I totally forgot the name) but it was GORGEOUS.  I literally could have taken pictures there all day if my flash hadn't gotten eaten when the batteries exploded and if the lighting would have been a little bit better.  Still a very fun day.

We tried to take advantage of a couple photo ops for Annie, Peter and the boys.  The boys were good sports but by the end the sight of the camera in my hands made them duck and run for cover!

We love our dad.  Really.  He is so much fun and so patient with us and our crazy ways.  It was awesome to spend so much time with everyone in such "close quarters".

Mikey man and Linky Lou grew to idolize mac by the end of the trip.  It's true, at first they were a little timid about his rough-housing and manly ways, but they were glued to his hip by the end of the trip.  They bonded over PS2 racing games, and looking at "for sale" cars on KSL.  It was fun to watch them love their uncle!

We got to visit the Golden Gate Bridge twice this visit since we went one afternoon, and then my Grandma flew in and she wanted to see it too.  It was gorgeous both of the days we went.

How cute is this picture?  I am seriously in love with this little face.  Mikey is finally in a stage where he will LET me take pictures of him.  I love this kid!

I just really like this picture.  Not sure why.  But I do.

Tee hee.  Cute little guy.

Another classic at the Golden Gate Bridge.

Every time I asked Mikey and Lincoln to show me a present, they would hold it up right smack in front of their faces.  It was awesome.

A visit from the Taylors

Okay, so blogger is being weird and won't let me move the pictures around or type under the individual pictures, so this will have to do......

Annie, Peter, Mikeyman, and LinkeyLou all came to visit for Thanksgiving!  I didn't get to see them much since I was working the whole time and then Mac and I took off for Manti, but it was fun to spend a few hours with them none the less!  The boys went out to the garden with Grandma Cory to pull carrots out of the ground.  They loved it and I got some really cute pics of them with their awesome finds.  The boys also showed us their "crazy Russian dance" that mikey learned in pre-school, but apparently Linc has mastered.  The last pic is of Linc doing the dance.  We can't wait to go visit the Taylor's in California for Christmas this year.  See you soon guys!

My First Family Photo Shoot

 

Well, I am pleased to say that I had my very first family photo shoot on Friday!  The Bangerter family are my good friends and my old young single adult leaders.  They were so much fun and little Katie kept us all on our toes!  These are just a few of my faves.....

 

 

New update overload

So, I'm pretty sure I just made 7 new posts about the last four months of our lives. Was I a little bit behind? Yeah, I guess you could say that. But, when your husband gets up for drill at 5:40 on Saturday morning (and consequently, you get up at 5:40 on Saturday morning) there is little else to do while sitting in your P.J.'s on the living room couch. So, while my hubby works hard and serves his country, I'm lounging and getting ready to pop in a movie. Ahh, this is the life!

Anywho, enjoy the next million posts and have a WONDERFUL Saturday!!

Moving!

We moved!! Even though we only moved upstairs in our little fourplex, it was a huge effort. Just as if we were moving to california or the east coast!! We packed our little one bedroom apartment into our front room and were ready to go. This move was a little different than others since we were switching apartments with the elderly couple who lived upstairs. Have you ever SWITCHED apartments with someone? It's kinda hard...because there is no where to put all your crap....

We did it though, thanks to our nice neighbors Mike and Kira letting us stick some stuff in their apartment until we could get the Harris' moved out upstairs. We definitely could not have done it without all the help from family, amazing friends, wonderful ward members, and our great landlords.  Man, I don't ever want to "switch" apartments again! But....we love our new home and the extra bedroom we acquired in the move. It's slowly coming together and life is almost back to normal!

My first bridal shoot!

So, while Mac and I were on vacation in St. George my childhood friend Sarah (Davis) Hatch, emailed me and needed some help with a bridal shoot. I was super excited and felt as giddy as a school girl the whole time. So here are a few of my favorites!

Photographic Adventures

Well, since my dear sweet husband encouraged me to get a nice camera a little while ago, he has also been encouraging me to get out and use it! We had so much fun a couple weeks ago when we decided to head up Big Cottonwood Canyon to see what beauties of nature awaited my camera! We had so much fun and Mac definitely saved my life about 30 times on the slippery wet rocks.

We came upon some wood...a lot of cut up trees, and you know mac couldn't resist seeing if he could lift a huge chunk of it....

And then chucking it across the path. I was pretty impressed by his brute strength, and it was just plain funny to watch.

Here are some pretty shots from the day.