Before you go thinking I’m popular or something, just know I was being used for my kitchen. That being said, I am stoked that my kitchen brought in the likes of the Food Nanny for a print ad shoot, taken by the AMAZING Diana from Yan Photography.

Can I just tell you how sweet and darling Liz, the Food Nanny, is? She is a whirlwind of energy and I loved every second with her, especially when she made me pose next to my chicken coop so she could take a picture with her phone. Hilarious. And then there was the lovely cJane. I think we were separated at birth and I want to hang out all the time because all we do together is laugh. She posted a real embarrassing story about me on her blog and if you’re visiting my website via her blog, welcome and come stay a while and don’t be alarmed that on occasion, I have been known to shimmy.

All in all, it was a crazy, fun filled day where I made some lovely new friends, and no one checked my kitchen cupboards to see if they were organized. Sorry Geoff, for making you help me vacuum them out just in case.

Note to self: Perhaps you should do your hair on a day that cameras are present.


My sister from another mister.

Kami from NoBiggie and Allison from Petit Elefant were there too!

I’ve had the pleasure of taking pictures of the downright stunning Hadlock family twice already and it’s always a treat. I’ve been dying to meet their newest little guy. Isn’t he handsome! I’m near begging them to have me take pictures of the kids again since combined with torrential downpours throughout our entire session and a sad little boy, we didn’t get as many pictures of the two kids together as we would have liked. Please??

Some days when things are crazy around here it feels real, real good to wake up to some kind words read on the internet. I’m beyond flattered.
Click here to see yours truly listed as one of the “Top 20 Baby Photo Blogs” on babble.com

Thankfully this time the wind cooperated.

Lucky me, the Greefield family decided to stopped in Mapleton on their roadtrip from Alabama! I’ve know Kim and her husband for a long time now and was flattered when Kim, an amazing photographer herself, asked me to take some pictures of her family. We got rained out (seriously Utah weather!!), but were able to get a good hour in before we had to run inside. Thank you Greenfields for letting me spend a little bit of time with you guys!

While I was in Oregon, I had the opportunity to take pictures of the Martin family. I fell in love with Oregon all over again as we traipsed around their backyard, dripping with daisies, all things green, chickens, and pollen…

Corvallis has a water park just minutes away from my parent’s house now. Of course this came about after I had moved out of the house. We all loved it and the weather was perfect!

I love this picture of my parents crammed in our van on the way to the waterpark, playing with baby Kate.

My mom suggested we take the kids that were there (not everyone had arrived yet) to a strawberry patch. The strawberries were so delicious and we all filled our tummies as well as our baskets.

Auntie Laura with the mini.

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The Sherry family has a tradition of Sunday walks. We love them. And take a look at the scenery, who wouldn’t! Geoff was in Vancouver B.C. at a conference for the first part of our time in Oregon, so the kids especially loved having their uncle Seth around.

We started a tradition a little while ago that when a girl entered the family, she got a silver c-band bracelet, to represent our sisterhood. The last couple years, our family alone must be keeping the silversmith in business with all the baby girls we’ve added. With my mom and dad leaving in October on an 18-month mission to Fiji for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we decided my mom needed one as well so she could have a physical reminder of all her sisters who are so proud of her, love her and know she can do it even when times get hard. We inscribed “Forever Sisters” in it. She grew up in a family of brothers and always wished for sisters and the special relationship that goes along with that. As we’ve grown older, I know we all think of my mom as a sister as well. That means more to me then many things in my life so far and I hope that my daughters will think of me in that way…well, at least after they’re teenagers.