We've been outside....have you?

Don't you love this weather? We do! If you were to come over to our house this is what you would see....Dress ups and naked girls. The girls are sooo into dressing themselves these days. And taking their clothes off and on all day long. I LOOOOOVVEE this weather. We have been outside on a bike ride or jog everday. I wish the weather was like this all year round...but then we would be poor. ;)
We've just been busy with life. Camp and babysitting. The girls sure are cute these days...but sometimes hard. O has just started to whine and say...."Moommmmiieee" Ugh....it's cute but is hard to hear over and over. And something else cute....O has started tattling! What? It must be built in them b/c it's not like they have heard tattling before. The joys of 2.

Also we have officially decide to start our business next month...so be sure to call us. Sometime after the 21st.

Here are some new pics with my D300...I'm in love! I told A to dance...so cute!


Nakie....Liv...in heels.....nice!


I usually try to be fair and post the same amount of pics of each girl...but today O has an extra...she was all smiles.



Oh and a shameless plug...we are selling our 2002 Chevey Silverado V6 83,000 miles for $8,000 O.B.O.

Reflections of Christ....

At the temple right now there is the most amazing exhibit. An inspring local photographer Mark Mabry {www.mabryweddings.com} photographed the man who plays Christ in the Mesa Easter Pagent. He went to different locations all around Az and Mexico and re-created Christ's life on Camera. There are no words to describe it. Breathtaking, amainzg, inspiring.
It is in it's own room in the visitors center. With amazing music playing by Cylde Bawden {www.clydebawden.com/home}. I have some of his Cd's and played them in my classroom. He makes beautiful music.
There is also a video room showing how they made the pictures. Everyone needs to see this. Thankfully my sweet hubby took my girls home and I was able to go with my Sis-in law and just enjoy each picture.
Really take the time to go down to the Mesa Visitors Center. Your spirit will love it!

(And I hope they sell the prints and the music....keep your fingers crossed) P.S. If you go to mark mabry's blog there is a video about the making of one of the pictures. It will take your breath away!

And if you can't make it down there...I just found some of the videos on You tube....
http://www.youtube.com/user/reflectionsofchrist

Valentines Day Festivities

Warning....long post:)
I just love V-day Don't you? It's so fun to show the person you love how much you care...we had a great one this year.

Here we are baking sugar cookies for our friends....they love helping in the kitchen....I just wish it wasn't so much work for me!

First we went to our favorite Thursday place...Kids Club at the Mall grabbed a quick bite and then headed to Zaharis Elem. where I used to teach 1st grade. The girls loved the school. There were fishies, a bunny, baby turtle and some large tortises(sp). We had a great time seeing old friends, but the girls kept me very busy while the made a mess wherever we went. Before we left we went and saw the tortises(sp). They are big and just look like big rocks. The girls were looking at it and then it turned it's head towards them and started to come towards us. They FLIPPED! They started to scream and say..."Too SCARY!!!" I can see how it was a little scary to them.
We then came home and the girls found a letter and flowers from Dad...they loved it and wanted to smell them and rip them apart.





After good naps...Dad came home and they gave him the homemade cards they made for him.
Dad then came home and the girls gave him their cards and I gave him mine. Mine sang Martina Mcbride's "My baby loves me just the way that I am" The girls got a kick out of the music.


We had a Yummy Creamy Italian Chicken Dinner and my sweetheart let me ditch him on V-day to go to a photography seminar. http://www.edpierceseminars.com/registration.php
It was very insightful and I went with my sweet friend Micalea. Needless to say we left there feeling excited and overwhelmed...this hobby is expensive!
I also met some other really amazing local photog's so that was great too. I also got to practice out my new camera....I love it...but it will definatly take some time to get used too.
We had such a great LOVELY day...I hope everyone else had great one!

Happy Early V-day to me!

Yep that's right....a new Nikon D300!! Wow! My sweet amazing, thoughtful husband just surprised me with the camera of my dreams! Every since it was realesed a few months ago I have been drooling over this camera. Since we are starting the business soon there was no way we could afford it. So I decided to start saving all of my babysitting money and photography money to buy it.( I have a whopping $400.00 saved) Doug started doing the same thing...he saved all the money from side jobs that he has been doing to buy me this camera! I just cried and cried! I didn't even know what to say.....
I know it seems so silly but I really love learning and practicing photography. Now I can really do that! Isn't he the BEST! Gosh....he has always been like this too. When the girls were born he gave me a diamond tennis bracelet with side job money that he saved.
I can't wait to see how my photography changes. Just had to share my giddiness(is that even a word!)

The things they say....

So all you moms out there....have any of your young children said something that really surprises you? I know my girls were just in Heaven a short time ago and the veil is very thin with little ones.
We do FHE and talk about Jesus, and sing primary songs....but I just had to share the few things that they said this week.

I was changing A's diaper and she was looking at the family picture of us on the wall. She was naming everyone..."Look mom, there's Sissy, and Mom and Dad." I told her " Your'e right....that's our family!" And right after that she started singing I am a Child of God in the middle of the song though..."And he has sent me here, has given me an Earthly home with parents kind and dear." It just gave me a little chill.

Next story...I was getting some stuff ready for Primary and O' saw a picture of Jesus. She said...."Look Mom that's Jesus.... He's my friend too!" And then a few moments later still looking at the picture..."Mom Jesus is coming soon." Totally by herself....huh.

I just had to write down these stories b/c I know I will forget. And I need it for next years book!:)

And Just b/c here are the girls all crusty right after dinner....I was looking at some pics on my camera and they wanted a picture too!






And I didn't post this one is the last post....awww....kissy the sissy!

My little Valentine's....

A has a mouthful of candy....:)


Tyring out the new pink backdrop in the garage....I gave the girls conversation hearts and big suckers....I just adore these images of my girlies....sorry I am sharing so many...I just couldn't pick!













Wow...these are big!



I love A's Sucker Head!


Look at the heigth difference!




Aren't you singing..."We represent the Lollipop Guild.."

It's here.....my Blog Book

TADA!


Here is the front without the cover...very nice cloth hardbound book.


Inside...you choose the backdrop and different page layouts




The width of the book.


So I have had this blog set up for a while, and heard about this amazing place that print your blog. www.blurb.com
It uploads your whole blog and then you choose the layout/design and then they print it! And not for much money either. When I first uploaded my book it had over 300 pages. But each picture was on it's own page. So I had choose which pictures I wanted on each page and in the end it was a little over 150 pages long. I took out some stuff too that didn't need to be in there. So there you go...I love it! Very nice quality for the price. Only $50.00 for this book. Sweet! Everyone should do this. What a great way to journal/scrapbook!