Thursday, June 30, 2016

Baby Love

Sweet baby Love (yes that is her real name!) was born on the 14th of June. 
It was only fitting that her mom asked for Pink and White for colors to be used with a name like that!

This little girl was so cute, and being quite the stinker!! She was the first baby I've ever photographed that REFUSED to sleep for even 5 minutes of her shoot.

Her mom and dad said that followed with her personality. She was supposed to be born on the 10th. Mom tried to induce labor on the 12th and she came when she was good and ready on the 14th. :) 

Her big sister (who is not quite two), named Lyric, was there and just was loving on her baby sister. That will be so fun to have 2 girls so close in age!












Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Baby Eli

Oh handsome Eli! This sweet little fella came to my studio just shy of 5 weeks old! He was so awake the whole time, cooing at us, demanding to be fed, and refusing to be swaddled.

I dont blame him. I hate being hungry and I dont like to be covered up either :)

He had his big brother there too, and man oh man. Avery LOVES baby Eli. He was so excited to have a baby. When I asked him his favorite thing about having Eli as his brother, he responded with "Hes just so cute!!" 

I had such a good time working with this family and hopefully I'll see them again soon! Avery looked at me when they were leaving and said, "i'll probably see you next year because my mom needs to have another baby." ha! That was awesome.











Thursday, June 23, 2016

Blah! Brown.

i grew up in a blue house.






in a blue room.

with blue shag carpet.



its the truth.

and I loved it.

my parents home had different colors in it. 

the game room was red, white, and blue. (until i was in high school)

my brother's room had red shag carpet (when we moved in).

however, the resounding color choice was BLUE. (it was my grandparents home and that was my grandmas favorite color. it is my mom's favorite color too, so it stayed.)

When i was in college, my mom convinced me to paint my room pink. 
She started adding some pretty brown/taupes to her house...my brothers bathroom, her bathroom, her ROOM, the family room, etc.
I loved the change. 

When I got married, the home we rented was WHITE everything. 
White tile, cabinets, counters, walls (in most of the house). 
And i wasn't allowed to touch ANYTHING.

The next few places we lived, were white too, and then i painted with pretty taupes and browns.
We rented, so I ended up having to paint them back white, but it was what saved my sanity back then.

Last year we bought our first home.

the inside is ALL brown.


















brown tile, brown cabinets, brown paint (in every single room), brown carpet, bronzed fixtures, brown and black counters, and black appliances.

Now, its been great. But its so not my style. Since then, we've added a cream rug and brown furniture. Brown tv cabinet and side tables, and a brown dining table.

ITS TOO MUCH!!!

i cant handle the brown!! its so blah! 

I need to incorporate more color into this home.

The fastest and easiest way is paint.

I'm open to favorite paint color suggestions!!

Thursday, June 16, 2016

29

Yesterday was my birthday.

Over the last few years...my birthday has been just another day.

I've had friends wish me happy birthday through Facebook, my parents sing me happy birthday on the phone, and my family gets together for chocolate cake.

Last year was a "bad" birthday. I had recently found out about Jace's addiction. I felt isolated, sad, and angry. He was offish. I didnt want to be around his family. My family didnt know what to do for me. So my mom took me and my SIL out to brunch and that was basically it...i think. I cant remember anything else happening. Seriously, total blank except for brunch. PTSD man.

This year, leading up to my birthday the weeks have been difficult. Its hot and miserable. Jace and I fought and I really was thinking that we were heading for divorce. We are both working hard to make money to pay off debt quicker. My son is energetic and needs alot from me.

However, Jace and I had a bit of an "ah ha" moment a few days before my birthday. Jace met with our bishop and things have been...relaxed for the most part. Jace did some "honey'dos" that i've had on my wish list for a year now. He and I cleaned all the night before so I could wake up to a clean house and not have to do anything. I had a good friend bring me a treat that morning. My mom babysat Nash so Jace and I could go to lunch alone. We had to call poison control because Nash decided to drink some Fabreeze (hes totally fine), Jace gave me a necklace that makes me think of Nash (his birthstone) that I love. My shoulders and feet got rubbed. I received Facebook messages from friends and family, a few text messages, and a card in the mail. :) My family went swimming with me and ate pizza (my favorite) and chocolate cake (also my favorite). I fell asleep early.

It was a good day.

I think it can be hard to do so, but we need to look for the good days. The world is crazy right now. This week alone there have been 3 tragedies in Orlando.

I'm grateful for another year here on this earth. I'm grateful to be a wife and mother, which has always been my dream. I'm grateful for the things I keep learning.

So, I'm excited to make this last year in my 20's good. Nothing spectacular has to happen...I just want to be able to fill it with good days. At least more good than not.

Saturday, June 11, 2016

Baby Oliver

Little Oliver was 8 days old when I had the pleasure of meeting him. What a little stud muffin!! I have been so grateful for the opportunity to photograph babies lately. There is just something about a tiny baby that puts certain things into perspective for me. 

Oliver came with his brother Conrad...who DID NOT want his picture taken. Some battles just cant be won :) Through talking, we discovered that mom and dad work for Wells Fargo (like my husband!) and I just HAPPENED to have one of their "Nellie" stuffed animals. I had to make sure that got in there too. The last pose, was something dad had seen online and wanted to try...but Oliver was awake and NOT too thrilled with the idea. 

Oliver was FIGHTING sleep the whole session. Little guy just wanted to be part of the action and not miss out. Eventually he crashed hard and we got some very serene photographs.
 I just love working with babies!