Lots has changed around here! WE MOVED! We first moved to Arizona from Rexburg in June of 2014 when Blake got a job at General Motors. General Motors was a great company for Blake to work for and he enjoyed his time there! In January of 2019, Blake got offered a job in Logan, Utah. He started work in February and we were all moved in with my parents on March 1. We put our things in storage while we tried to sell our house that we had just bought haha. We are so grateful to my parents for taking us in. Our house is now sold in Arizona. Closing will be in June and we will move to our new home in Smithfield around that time! We are excited for our new adventures there. I was pretty sad to leave Arizona, but we have enjoyed being in Idaho with family. Arizona will always be special to me, but you just can't beat the country and mountain views in Idaho. Right now, everything is green. June is my favorite month in Grace. 

I sure do love all of the people we left behind in Arizona. I had made lots of great friends in both of the wards we lived in. I had met new friends through my photography business. I was thinking yesterday how many amazing people found me through this very website who I now think of all the time and consider friends. I feel rich with great friends, great family, and great love in my life! Thanks to all of you! 

We took these pictures in October. I still haven't printed them. Don't be like me! The two years before we took these pictures, Linden screamed the whole session. Somehow we got darling pictures those years too, but it was a nice change for Linden to not be screaming! ​

Something I enjoy doing before every session is coming up with poses! Everyone has different heights in their family, so different poses work well with different families. Families with all adult children, and families with little children will have different poses that are better for them. 

Here are some pose ideas for families with young children! 

Mom squatting with a baby on her lap is one of my favorite things! I also love to have both parents squatting so they are down at the children's levels. 

You bet I will always ask mom to grab dad's bicep! 

When the toddler is basically a model, no posing is necessary! 

Sometimes the little children aren't willing to stand on the ground, but it always makes for a cute picture when they are! I love precious photos with little children holding mom and dad's hands. 

As the photographer at sessions with little children, I often can't focus as much on how the mom and dad are standing because I am trying to get the babies to smile and look at the camera. This is a flattering pose for women. If you feel like you aren't standing cute, try popping your front leg.

I love getting family photos of you and your cute family interacting together! 

​If I try to make my life sound pretty, this is what I do on a daily basis ;)

Just kidding, there is no way to make it sound pretty.

I set my alarm for 7:20 but don't get out of bed til 7:30... I scold my 6 year old because he's not dressed yet... I do this three more times until we are almost late for school. I feed him an ego waffle, bowl of cereal or granola bars. Now you are getting to know all the little details of my life! 

I get home and try to get myself and daughter dressed for either preschool, dance lessons or for her to just come to the gym with me. I try to work out every day, although that doesn't always happen. My days are spent having play dates, cleaning, editing pictures, or doing other photography responsibilities. 

I pick up the kids from school, feed them, and then we start the bed time routine! By this time I am pooped! I love crawling into bed when my kids go to bed! I either scroll on my phone, work on the computer, sleep, or watch tv! I love watching tv. Ive also recently been reading personal development books. Do you have any book recommendations for me?

On the weekends we like to work on house projects, go on family outings or dates, and go to church. Blake works 2 jobs and is in a masters program so we are really busy around here.