Little girls, little girls

There's lots of them in my family. I'm happy to add another one. While I'm already gushing about my nieces, here's another one who got to stay with us and her parents this weekend. My little sister Laura and her family are moving to Nevada in January and I'm sick about it. I LOVE my visits with them and I'm sad to miss some of Isla's growing up. I guess we'll be doing a whole lot of Skyping in the near future!

Family time

The day after Thanksgiving, all my family members who are in Utah came over to our house. We made gingerbread houses with the kids, cooked lunch together, played with the kids and just hung out. I love my family and wish all of use were in closer proximity!




And if you haven't had the pleasure of seeing recent pictures of my niece yet, here she is. She is the chubbiest ball of happiness I've ever met, aside from her big sister at that age. Darling!

Thanksgiving Day

We had just a perfect Thanksgiving day. It started out by the kids letting Geoff and I sleep in a bit which was heavenly. Then I enlisted their help peeling and cutting potatoes while I worked on the rolls. Who knew that could be such a fun family activity?







We had music on, Disney movie tunes of course since the kids love them and we play a game of "Name that movie". Lucy put on about four different outfits and I came across this lovely scene.



Then we attempted to take a family Christmas picture, which is nearly impossible for this crew. This was probably the best one, so you might see it on a card in your mailbox soon.



Me with my blackberry pie on our way out the door to Geoff's parent's house. I'd like to tell you how delicious it was, but I can't since my doctor single handedly may have ruined the rest of my pregnancy by telling me that I have to cut back on sugar. We're in a fight.



At the dinner table, holding up the placemats that Geoff and the kids drew for everyone.



I love this time of year to reflect on all that I am thankful for. There's too many blessings to count!

Happy Thanksgiving Day weekend

We'll be having a casual holiday here with Geoff's parents and grandma and then partying it up with the Utah-Sherry side tomorrow. Can't wait!

I'm in charge of mashed potatoes, rolls and a berry pie for the festivities, so I'm in the process of baking right now. If you love pies, you MUST use this pie crust recipe. I make pies a lot and this is hands down the best recipe I've come across, especially since butter, baking and I have a kindred connection.

Allie

Allie is thinking about giving modeling a try and needed some shots for her portfolio. I think it's safe to say she's headed in the right direction. Nearly every single shot I got of her was downright stunning. And she's 14. I'm pretty sure, actually I'm positive, that I was unclear as to whether mascara was a makeup or a type of dance when I was fourteen.

*Special thanks to my friend and amazing photographer, Justin Hackworth for letting me use his studio for the first part of our shoot.

7 months

Maybe next time I wont have my 5 year old take the picture. Maybe next time I will do my hair, or makeup. And maybe next time there wont be a next time, so better this than nothing!

Peters family

Burr it's getting cold out there! Thank you to the Peters family for enduring some chilly temperatures to get their family photos done. We had a short and sweet session, with some equally short and sweet little ones. Have I mentioned how much I love the photography part of my job? Well I do!

The boy who taught me how to be a mom

And still is.

Katie

It's hard for me to accept the fact that this girl is graduating from college. College! It seems like just yesterday she was tagging along with Amy (her older sister) and I. I'm so proud of her and excited for her upcoming graduation from BYU Idaho. This just proves the fact that ANYTIME is a good time for some pictures. Especially when you're this gorgeous.

Hands down, my new favorite shot.






No Photoshop work done here folks. Just some experimenting with my lens.












We laughed pretty much the entire time if you hadn't already guessed that from the pictures.

Trafalga

On one of those beautifully warm days that seem so long ago, we took the kids and met Amy and her kids at Trafalga for a fun-filled evening.



















Amy and I were near peeing our pants watching the kids on this. They were terrified, but loving it at the same time. Please look at Livi's' face.