cousins | utah photographer

today the boys had a lot of fun hanging out with this crew!cash was exhausted by evening end
and so glad that danielle was willing to put up with my blabbing mouth too!

judah is 1

i hated hearing this from old people when i was younger but truth be told, i didn't understand it until i had my own so now i will say it and bother a new generation . . .it is wild how fast my babies grow upa year ago i was home with a new baby adjusting the life with two, feeling bombarded by diapers!life is sweet and tender with the two boys i haveand how blessed i feel
judah, i love you lots my little oneyou are too handsome

flashback friday | utah photographer

this was a little trip that we took up to idaho last summer/falldanielle and i took our kids on a perfect little hike,no really though. it was perfect for our kids ages
danielle sorry it took me so long to get this film developed! :)

judahs 1st

thinking about this post and looking at pictures of judah, i can't hold back the tears. most of the time with me, i plop down in my swivel chair select a few images and rattles off a few thoughts and boom, there is my post. but today, i can't.

today is different.

almost to the minute judah was born one year ago. he is joyful chubby little mug that i just can't get enough of. and along with that i have my little cash b who is right by judahs side encouraging him to walk and playing with him.

now there are days when i am frankly embarrassed at how i parent, but i have realized most of us have those days. so i am okay with that. i know that i have many more good days that out way those not so memorable ones. and on those days you will find lots of tickles and giggles, wrestling and laughs, yummy breakfasts, and days in the dirt and sun.

i love my family. i love my boys.

i love judah especially today.

i am a lucky person right now.

judah please know that you have made my life better. you are such a endless lover and i can't get enough of your snuggles. i hope my dear boy, that you know i love you from top to bottom, always and forever.

happy birthday.

my new friend

this is my new little friend

i met him on my last shoot

and i feel bad for him . . . or inspired actually. . .

he wasnt with all the other little ducks in the pond. he didnt look at all like the others. and he seemed to venture off when the others stayed where it was safe.

some may think that he was the ugly duckling being left out by the others,

but i choose to look at him as a creative individual with bold coloring and different look on life

not to mention that he kept coming over to me and the bride and groom i was with

so he is my friend

he is beautiful

and

i hope when i go back to visit him he will still be there

FLASHBACK FRIDAY

one of my favorite flashbacks to date!!!

can you tell which one i am?

i think it says a lot about who i was even then!

stepping away from the crowd and giving the principal bunny ears!

and it might just be that i am wearing socks with berkinstocks. . .

my sweethearts

inspiration

i never know where i am going to pull inspiration from and call me crazy but there were three sets of pj's that cash was wearing there for a while that i just LOVED. i loved the color combination, the artwork, the textures. seriously loved.
loved it so much that i documented them so that i could reference them while doing any design work. its just funny where inspiration can come from. the first set is my all time favorite. it reminds me of a book my mom used to read to me and the illustrations. hand drawn. fun, bright. the second set, well the elephant is actually velvety. and i love anything strips! now the final one was fun because i had never though to put those to colors together and applica (have no idea how to spell that) always adds great texture.
enjoy.

california 2011

well i have had way too much on my mind lately and its a lot of things that i dont have any control over . . . like our house selling, jeremys job, moving to idaho.jer told me today that he realized that i really am a planner.i can be sporadic, but man i sure like to know whats in my future and as of right now, seriously . . . i couldnt tell you!
so with that perdicament . . . i can control the memories i am creating with my family and one of those we got to create this past summer.i never blogged it because i was so ridiculously busy i never had time to
this is just a breath of fresh air to look ati love, wait did i say love . . . because i LOVE my familyand i cant wait for beach house 2013!now its a LOT of work to go on vacations with a family as young as mine. i was totally exhausted. however, it was SO WORTH IT! ah, the memories.


jeff and suz let us invade their house one night for a family BBQ. JEFF KILLED it with dinner as he always does. and they were so nice to host us especially because the rasmussen bunch can be a wild crew and i think we kind of invited ourselves. . .










































the next adventure was the zoo. just my family and mom and dad went along for this one. and man my parents helped out SOOOOO much with the kids. and it was kind of funny because it was a total workout going there. we had to keep moving to keep the little ones entertained and seriously i think we only saw about a 1/4 of that zoo. ITS HUGE!


































cash crashin out at nap time





ah the beach! our families favorite part of new port!































and our big night out to the family favorite BUBBA GUMPS,however i will say it was a bit of a let down. i think craving it for two years built it up a little much.


















and my last little shout out to my cousin whitney who is leaving for the peace corp this month. she has always been one of my favs . . . dont know if that is legal to say but she is. whit and i are like two peas in a pod. it SUCKS that we have both had to grow up because in turn you tend to not have as much time when your busy with a family and her school. however, whenever i see her its right back to the way it was. whit i love you and am super excited for you to join the peace corp. i think you are going to have an amazing adventure yourself and i think you will always always be glad that you made this choice in your life!good luck butt chunk!