Dress Up

She wanted to play dress up. She doesn't really have any big fluffy princess dresses but I don't even think she noticed. She was happy just to try on all of her summer ones.  Most of them are homemade.  I'm a little sad because she is starting to get too big for my $4.00 homemade dresses.  This might be the last summer we can get away with it.

As you can see, we are just prepping for summer here.
(But we woke up to snow this morning. really?)

IN LOVE

I did a session with this beautiful couple a little over a month ago. We had to reschedule a couple of times because of the AWESOME weather here in Utah.  When we finally got to the day, it was rainy and cloudy. I was getting nervous and expecting to have to call them and reschedule again, but they were already driving down from Salt Lake so I thought, "Let's just try and see what we can get."  I was thinking that we would only get in about 1/2 hour before it would get worse.  They came and we started heading out. Even as I got in my car, sprinkles were coming down. But by the time we got to our first location, the sun was out and everything was PERFECT!!! I couldn't believe it.  We were able to shoot for about 1 1/2 hours and just as we got in the car to leave, it started to come down again.  It was our lucky day.

All I can say about this couple is that they are just PERFECT for each other.  At first, I started to try to pose them and quickly realized that they were both just so naturally photogenic.  They are such a gorgeous couple and they were both hilarious.  I just stood back and snapped away.  I couldn't believe how easy and natural they were.

I have known Sia for a while.  She has come and gone back and forth from Hawaii for a couple of years. She was my lifesaver when it came to nursery. She was the one who got Sitani AND Marley to stay in Nursery. Now I need her for Elijah. hahaha.  I'm so excited for her and Frank.  He is such a nice guy and totally in love with her. A couple of times, while shooting, I got goosebumps just looking through the lens and seeing them together.  It reminded me of the time Haini and I got our engagement pictures done.  I thought I knew him so well and I thought I knew just how our life would turn out to be.  Looking back over the years and then back to that time, we really barely knew each other. hahaha.  I wouldn't change anything, though. I was so naive and so in love.  I still am so naive and in love.  Hahaha. 

Ahhhhh... young love!!! (it only gets better from there).  

I texted Sia to bring anything that maybe they liked to do together.  She texted me back, "Ok, Frank likes to play the Ukrain."  I was so confused. I had no idea what was a Ukrain and how you could play it.I even googled it and all I could get was the country.When he showed up with a uke, it all made sense.She said her spell check on her phone must've gone off. hahaha But for sure, he is an expert with the uke.  He sat there and played along while singing her the most beautiful lyrics. I just about almost cried. (insert "AAAHHH" here). It was so cute.







I wish you guys all the happiness!!!



An Eight Year Old

Eight year olds are such a fun age (believe me.... I'm with 20 of them all day, every day).  They usually have a mouthful of missing teeth.  They still have crazy imaginations and can invent wild stories.  They are grown up enough to understand a lot about life yet they believe everything you tell them including any compliments you give them.  They still want to be a good person and please others.  They start to see that everyone is different but they still accept others for who they are.  What is most fun of all is that they are not embarrassed to be themselves.  I had fun taking pictures of this cutie-pie because she is 100% her own special self.  She just turned eight.  I call her my blondie-model.  She has the prettiest blue eyes and the shiniest blonde hair.  She is incredibly smart and LOVES to read.  It was fun to have just a special session with her at this fun age!!!

Our Staycation Day 4

On day 4, we went to the Planetarium and saw the cutest IMAX movie.  We had fun together. We planned to go the Children's Museum afterwards, but it was closed for the day.  We will have to go back and do that one in the summer. 

Our Staycation Day 3

On day 3, we went to a bouncy place and bounced around all day with our coolest friends ever.  It was a blast!!!

Our Staycation Day 2

So remember how I said that I had a list of things that needed to be done.  Well, Marley and I were long overdue for a trim.  She got her first haircut actually done by a professional (not her mother who doesn't understand how to cut her curly hair).  It was a fun mommy/daughter morning.  Mata was AWESOME!!! We love you MATA!!!

Then we headed to Salt Lake to start to get Haini's tattoo removed.  He got his hand done today.  It was pretty gross to watch.

Later we headed to the lake to longboard and ride scooters. We stopped by and got some glow stuff first.  This is what it looked like when we first got there. It was really overcast.

This is what it looked like by the time we left. :)