24th of July

Trav's family went to Bryson's cabin for the 24th. We've been there a few times and I really like it. It's nice to just kick back and not have to do anything. Travis went fishing a lot over the weekend and only caught a little tiny fish. It was so little I didn't even see it in his hand. One day we went down to Provo River falls and let the kids play in the water. The water was not that warm so the kids would go in and out. Austin decided he was going to try and get to the other side like his older cousins and about half way across he lost one of his flip flops. Travis tried to grab it before it went over the waterfall, he just wasn't fast enough. Austin was so upset that we even looked for it on the other side, we never found it though. I'm really glad I packed more than one pair of shoes for him or he would have been shoeless for the rest of the time. On the way home Travis informed me he wanted to live in Kamas. I told him that was fine but I wouldn't work and I wouldn't drive at all during the winter. I think that made him reconsider a little.

First try at Grandkid pictures

My mom had taken all the grandkids to photogenix in Orem to get their pictures taken. She has taken them at least 3 times and has never been satisfied. She took them in all their summer clothes and only had one good picture and they of course wanted to charge a fortune for their packages. She bought one picture for everyone and then decided we would try and take our own of the kids. We went to Discovery park in Lindon and had all the kids dressed up again. Keira cried the entire way to the park and was just being fussy. This is not like her at all! Any of you that know her know she is a pretty happy little girl. We got to the park and my mom took my camera and started taking individuals of the kids while I calmed down Keira. We didn't get very far though because Keira turned white as a sheet and started throwing up. That put an end to the picture taking pretty fast. We took her home and decided we would try another day. . . .

In July we went down to Jami's and she took our family pictures. I absolutely LOVE her. She is able to capture my kids in a way that shows off their personality. She asked us what we liked to do and then planned the shoot around that. We told her we loved fishing, hiking, camping, and pretty much anything we can do outdoors. I love how we look like we are on top of the world. It was overcast and rained on us a little but they pictures turned out great. If anyone needs a photographer look her up at www.jbroadbentphoto.com. She really is amazing! Here are just a few of the ones that I love

More family pictures July 2010

More Pictures of our family photo shoot in July

Keira's 1 year pictures

This is my very favorite picture. Her eyes just grab you. I love all the little fat rolls you can see too. Since she started walking, she's lost some of that.


We did family pictures with Jami Broadbent (jbroadbentphoto.com) and she took Keira's 1 year pictures at the same time. She is great at capturing my children just perfectly! These were just a few of my favorites of the princess. Enjoy!
I loved this picture because she looks like she's turning her nose up at us. I love this vintage coke stand and the picture turned out great

This was the second to last shot that Jami took. Keira had had enough smiling and pictures for the day and I pulled her in for a kiss and hug. I love that she caught this moment between us.

The Princess turns ONE!

I had so much fun planning my little girls birthday party. I went with a butterflies and dragonflies theme. Her invitations were my favorite ones so far. I took mason jars and mod podged yellow paper around it and had dragonfly and butterfly cutouts around it. I placed tea lights in the bottom and then attached the info on a card with a ribbon. My mom saved me and had enough jars that I didn't have to buy any. Then Travis scratched off all the paper and glue that didn't come off when we soaked them. What a great hubby I have, even though he thinks I make way too big a deal of parties he always helps me out when I'm in a bind. Boys are all about Trucks, video games, and transformers. With Keira I get to let my girly side shine :). We had a BBQ at my in-laws and the kids got to play outside. I didn't plan a lot of activities because Keira wasn't old enough to really do anything. She had a lot of fun opening presents. Baby dolls, tea sets, fancy Nancy books, and cute little girl clothes and accessories. After all the fun of trying to get Keira to rip paper we watched her make a mess of her cupcake. After Alex's 1st birthday I decided that they would never get a whole cake again. . . way to big of a mess. Here is to many more girly birthdays to come.

Waterfalls and Birthdays

We had Memorial Day weekend off and so for my birthday we hiked to Stewart falls. We had so much fun and the boys did so well. They hiked the entire way and most of the time they wanted to be right in front. We did have to take a few little rests just so the boys could eat their treats and have a drink. I think that was the best part for them. I carried Keira the whole way up to the falls and then part of the way back. The falls were beautiful even with the monkey in the pic. The best part of the day for me were the pictures I got of Travis carrying Keira. PRICELESS!!