family pictures....

I already posted a family picture in the post before, but thought I'd share some more from our day in Flagstaff.  What a fun day it was!  Although I wish I would have worn warmer clothes on the kids, because they kept complaining that it was freezing!  I guess I wasn't thinking....

Just look at that....

I'm back in business!  Wow, was that an absence or what?  LOL  It's been quite a while since I have been on here last.....so how do I wrap up the last two months in one post?  Ok, I won't.  But I will share a few pictures to show a little of what we've been up to around here!  :)
I realized a few weeks ago that I never did post any pictures of Ashley and Drew's wedding on here!  I traveled to Washington for their wedding in November.  We had a fun day despite the fact that it was soooo freezing outside, and the bride had a miserable case of strep throat!  Here are just a few pics to show you.
My adorable niece Claire was the flower girl....

Around here this winter, probably the biggest thing going on, is Frans getting started on his own roofing company!  We've been beyond busy trying to get everything going, but it has been fun too. We are now the proud owners of UltraFoam L.L.C!

We have also had lots of visitors, and it has been great having them all!  Jari was with us for several weeks, then we had a short break until Frans' mom and dad came for a week and a half, then a break for a day, and Anita, Anna and Tia were here for a week!  Now our nephew Brian is here from MN staying with us for a short while.    It has been busy but so much fun to have the out of town family here!  Here are the girls with Grandma and Grandpa....

I love this picture I took of Tia when they were here....

And her and my crazy daughter thought that for some reason it was warm enough to swim at the beginning of March!

Taryn having a ball one day showing off her hula-hooping skills to us!

And while the weather has not been warm enough for me to go swimming, it has been perfect for hiking!  Kierstyn and I on the top of Squaw Peak...

 

And there are lots more pictures to share, but I will save them for another post!  And I promise you won't have to wait another two months for them!  But I can't end this post without sharing these pictures of my brand new niece Piper who I got to meet when I was in Seattle!  Isn't she adorable!?

5 generations

I had the privilage of photographing 5 generations of beautiful women today!   I was thrilled when Ashley called me to schedule a date last minute!  You don't hear of five generations often, (at least I don't), and to have them all be girls is awesome :) And  I am related to all of them....my grandma Esther, Aunt Pat, cousin Debbie, first cousin/once removed Ashley, and what would that make me to Rihanna?  First cousins, twice removed?  Anyways....  here is a sneak peek Ashley!

I just LOVE this picture of grandma and Rihanna...Grandma will be 91 in February (doesn't she look amazing), and I'm not sure how old Rihanna is, but I would guess she's two.  Many years between these two!

Grandma's hands...to think of how many tears they have wiped, meals they have baked, hugs they have given, how much work they have done, hands they have held, spankings they have given, nails that have been bitten...

At Ashley's wedding, she had a picture taken of 4 generations of hands...  Here is the same picture with one more set added in!

Craig and Lora

Craig and Lora were married in November on my birthday!  So I spent the day celebrating by getting to do what I love....take pictures :)  What a sweet couple these two are, and we had a great time with them!  I also photographed one of her bridesmaids' Lisa's wedding a few years ago in Seattle, so it was fun to see her again!  These two didn't have any trouble smiling.  Even hours later...the smiles were still real!  Here are a few of my favorites from their special day.

 The guys....

 and the gals...

The cakes were made by Bruce Wuollet, and they were to die for!

 

The table decor...so beautiful!

Congratulations again you two, we wish for you many many years of happiness!

A wedding post!

Can you believe it?!  I know it's December, and I know it's busy....but my blogging has been pretty darn pathetic :)  Today is my catch up day.  On the blog, on laundry, on cleaning, on wedding pictures....we'll see how much I can get done!  I've got my running shoes on, and I'm raring to go :)  Only three days till Christmas, so I gotta make them good productive days!
Here are a few pictures of Melanie and Glen...They got married back in October.  Melanie has a sister right under her named Gwen, so everyone is used to saying Melanie and Gwen, now we gotta change it to Melanie and Glen!  I gotta think about it everytime and make sure I'm not saying Gwen to Glen!  LOL
Isn't she beautiful?

 

 LOTS of people came to their wedding....the church was packed with friends!

 

And probably my favorite :)

 

Hello!

Hey, is anyone out there??  Or did I lose you all since I have been M.I.A so long?  Anyways....I'm here. I have been meaning to update on here this whole last week, but as you can see....that didn't happen!  Do you ever feel like life is just whizzing past you and you are just hanging on tight hoping you don't fall off?!  Well, that's how I've felt the last few months, but now looking forward from here....things should be slowing down a bit!  Thank goodness!  I have a few weddings to share, but that will have to wait for another night....for now you are going to get lots of  P.A.D. pages :)  I am still playing catch up on these....I got so far behind when I went to WA....now I am only 7 days behind!  I just cranked out 4 pages today, so at that pace, I should be caught up in a few days!
Hope everyone has a great week!  I am planning to get some wedding pictures worked on, some baking done, I've got another Norwex party, and in the mean-time, I hope I can get some grass to grow :)

Some of these are kind of old, but wanted to share them anyways....

Birthday girl....

My Trina is now 3!  And I am hoping that the terrible two's will completely be a thing of the past!  J/k, she's not all that bad, but she can sure throw a good fit when she wants!  She was just loving all the attention on her birthday!  Isn't she so cute!?

I am off to Seattle until Tuesday!  I still can't believe that I am going by myself....And I am hoping that once I get on the plane, my guilty feelings for leaving are gone!  It's hard leaving....gotta get myself packed up and make sure I'm not forgetting anything, as well as make sure everything is in order for the ones at home!  Babysitters lined up, meals planned, etc....
I have a wedding on Saturday, and two Norwex parties!  It will be a fast, busy, fun five days!!

The Lloyd's

Halloween afternoon found us on a photo shoot with my cousin Robyn and her family!  What a great bunch of people, and isn't little Rion just the cutest little one year old boy around?!  (Notice I said 'boy'....I do believe I have got the cutest little 1 year old girl around! I am just a little biased I know! )  He was so awesome the whole time, and was such a trooper :)  Here are a few of him and the crew.....

Love his big blue eyes!

Love this of Robyn and Rion!  I can just hear the giggles....

Daddy had all the right tricks for getting him to laugh!

 

Love this picture too with the sun flare :)

Lots of Love surrounds this little man!  Robyn's parents on the left, and Eric's on the right.  Wonderful people that I am glad to have met!

Have a great weekend everyone!  I've got lots on the "To Do" list, so I'm hoping I'm able to cross some of them off!