the Sherry family sealing

Yesterday was a very special day for my brother and his family. They were able to seal their family together in the Salt Lake City LDS temple. After their court finalization where Lizzie became an "official" member of the Sherry family, going to the temple together was next on the list. Geoff and I were so happy to be there and witness such a beautiful thing, and take pictures of them afterwards. It was bitterly cold, so we made it short and sweet. Good thing Lizzie Jane has some chub on her because she was perfectly content the whole time.

I'm so glad that I know families are truly forever!

the Christmas festivities

Since we ended up sticking around here for Christmas this year, we hosted Christmas Eve night at our house. Tradition in the Wright family is a big smorgasbord where everyone brings their favorites and we gorge ourselves, and then we have a Christmas program which includes games, the Nativity reenactment, and time to share our feelings about our Savior. It was a perfect evening, ended by Christmas Eve jammies and then we headed over to Geoff's parents' house to spend the night.

The smorgasbord. I make homemade egg rolls every year.



Dennis (Geoff's dad), was given a BYU Snuggie. We were rolling.



All the girls in our aprons made by Geoff's 92 year old grandma.



The boys and their new toys. Isaac is out skiing with Geoff as I type this. The snow is coming down right now, so it should be a good day.




Isaac with his gift from Lucy, dart guns. He's very serious about them as you can tell.



Lucy sporting one of her new princess dresses and accessories.

A visit to see Santa

This year marks our first year with no tears in quite a while. My kids are getting so old, they aren't afraid of sitting on a bearded man's lap...a milestone to be sure.

I love this picture. I'm not sure what Isaac is telling her, but they look cute. They gave Santa notes telling them to come to their grandma and grandpa's house this year and a list of two things they want for Christmas.






Santa and I comparing our "bowls full of jelly." Mine is 33 weeks full, and so is my face. Not sure about his.

There will be no dreaming of a white Christmas

Because we're definitely having one! It's 9:30am and it doesn't appear that the snow will be letting up anytime soon. So happy that Geoff is home and likes to shovel because this 8 month prego lady is already having enough Braxton Hicks contractions as it is!

Our very own winter wonderland.







The monkeys.






This is the front entry to our house. You can't really see it, but the snow is piled up about 3 feet on the sides.

the Harris girls

Jodee wanted pictures of her girls doing what they do best, drinking a bottle, being a superhero, dancing and playing together. I was happy to obliged and grateful that Justin Hackworth let me use his studio again so we could have them comfortable and warm. These two kept me on my toes and even rolling around on my stomach. I believe Jodee even referred to me as an "agile pregnant woman." You never know what you're going to get with a teething one year old and active three year old, but sometimes you can be pleasantly surprised with the outcome.

Graphic Design

I know most of you following this blog think I only do photography. Well, that's my fault. I actually do a whole lot of graphic design, more so than photography. I haven't posted my design projects here for some reason. That's going to change. I have some big changes coming that will be revealed after the holidays. It might involve me not having a banner that is two years outdated. My blog will still have my family and photography, but it will also include my graphic design projects as well, will be easier to navigate, have galleries, and actually be professional looking!

In the meantime, if you live in Provo, Utah you're probably familiar with this restaurant. I've been designing for them off and on for five years (anything done in Papyrus was NOT my work), and it was time for a menu redesign. Their food is delicious (do not leave without trying their sweet potato fries), they're hip and eclectic and certainly a breath of fresh air in downtown P-town.

Isaac

Just when I think things are starting to get fairly normal around here, I come upstairs to go to bed and find this:




Now does this look like it would be more comfortable then sleeping in a bed?



Despite my dislike of this sport, Geoff talked me into letting Isaac do wrestling this season. He's actually quite good, so it makes watching it not quite as painful. He had a tournament on Saturday and here are a couple pictures from his last match. He's the one not wearing the singlet. I have to draw the line somewhere.



His first bloody nose.



Holding his medal.

the Haddock family

I was so pleased when Kiera, my good friend and fellow photographer asked me to take some pictures of her family with their newest addition, Asher Leo. I'm not posting very many family pictures in case she's using one for a Christmas card, but here are some others from my time with them. Seeing her with her sweet newborn made me so excited. It's magical seeing brothers and sisters love a new one and to see how instantly a family is made complete by a soul that wasn't even there thirteen days ago.