Thumbs up for girls!

The boys are soon to be outnumbered.

They clean up real nice

Geoff came home from a weekend bike trip with the start of a beard going on. We both can't stand facial hair, so on Sunday he got out the shaving cream and a razor as opposed to his electric shaver. Isaac was mesmerized. I told him about how my dad would shave and my brother Seth would sit next to him on the sink with a bladeless razor and pretend to shave. Of course you know what Isaac wanted to do after that story.

Justin + Alaina — Bountiful, UT

I've done three wedding total over the last couple months since I added weddings to my photography repertoire. I always come away feeling so honored to be a part of such a special day in the lives of two people and their families. When Justin and Alaina asked me to photograph them after their temple wedding in the Bountiful Utah temple, I eagerly said yes. Young love, yes please.

Yuba Lake

My parents came to stay with us after visiting my sister Laura and her new baby. We had a wonderful time as always. We took a trip down to Yuba Lake with Geoff's parents to enjoy the last days of summer. It was super windy and the water was beyond freezing, but it was still warm outside so we broke out the tube for some rides.


Geoff and my dad who I might add, canned 10 jars of peaches for me while he was here.



I was laughing so hard that I'm happy that this is even in focus. My mom looked like she was about to have a heart attack every time they neared the wake.






Geoff getting some air.






She's even cute while on a tube in freezing water.



Enjoying a picnic and hot dog roast after our crazy tube rides.



I of course took advantage of my mother's extreme sewing abilities and and had her sew a cover for a cushion in my front entry way. She's amazingly talented. Maybe this will help motivate me to actually finish decorating my house?

the Bills Family

Hanging out with this bunch of goofballs is a treat. One I truly miss as they lived across the street from us in our old house. We had a wonderful evening together, laughing, praying for the sun to go behind some elusive clouds, and bribing a bunch of teenagers who didn't want their picture taken. I even busted out my "Hi, my name is Chubby" act, which I generally save for the younger crowd. The Bills family are a truly wonderful and kind group who have now welcomed a third child from Liberia into their family via adoption. Instantly loved, instantly family.

Gartee, the newest member of their family.

Isla Ann Watts

Introducing my newest niece, Isla. She is perfect, just like her mother.

My most favorite.



True love.

Lucy's first day

She gave me a kiss and marched right up the stairs. What a big girl she is!

I refuse to let summer die

Now I'm not saying I don't enjoy some of the cooler temperatures, but by cooler, I mean 75 degrees and nothing below it. I loath the winter. Give me two weeks of snow around Christmas and I'm good. Utah winters have been so ridiculously long lately that I'm mortified when it drops below 80. Can I get an amen Kristina?

So tonight we held on to summer a little longer by going as a family to a U-Pick raspberry and blackberry farm just down the road, McBride Farms. The older couple that run it are just about as darling as it gets. Lucy was calling them Grandma and Grandpa by the end of our time there. It was an absolutely perfect evening. Slightly cooler temperatures, happy children and therefore happy parents. The kids picked an entire two hours without a complaint. They were enthralled, and it was, dare I say, therapeutic for me. And the berries! Oh the berries! We'll (and by we'll I mean me) be making loads of freezer jam tomorrow, and maybe a couple pies.


Have I mentioned how much I love Mapleton? Just look at that view.



Lucy was surprisingly an excellent berry picker.



They offered Isaac a job in a couple years as they hire neighborhood kids to help with orders. I'm all over that!






A successful and delicious evening for all.

Lucy B.

I had a delightful time with her little sister back in June, and just as much fun with her. It was a beautiful time of day in the orchard which was near swarming with deer and reddening apples. Her mom came armed with clothes and props galore and we all enjoyed some books and a tea party together in the grass. Can't wait to photograph their whole family in a month.