Family Photo Shoot

Well, it was well past due, but something that I think we all dread. I bought clothes for pictures back in April when I was in Utah and have had many failed attempts at getting the pics done. So, bless my sister-in-laws heart, we crammed it in Friday morning before we headed to Bountiful for a wedding, leaving her with our 4 kids all day. She is a SAINT!! As always happens, the wind picked up and we were all freezing. Carly was efficient and wonderful and in a half hour we were done, but due to the wind and the fact she had to keep reminding us to relax and not look like we were freezing, I left the photo shoot without much hope that we got anything worth keeping.

Even though she was watching our four kids all day in addition to her two little ones, and getting ready for a double birthday party that night, she also managed to edit and have our pics ready to view when we got back. Talk about Super Woman!! We viewed them that night around midnight and I was so tired I didn't get overly excited, but upon review again the next morning, I was pleasantly surprised to find that we had gotten some rather nice shots. I guess you can chalk up the blowing hair to a fan like the super models use. So, thanks Carly. You managed to succeed at the impossible, making a family photo shoot happen in a half hour, with no tears, and good results. Maybe you are magic after all!!
Here are the results... What do you all think?

Computer Problems and Summer Catch Up!

I have been having computer and picture problems so we have been very bad at updating here. So, rather than go back, I am going to move forward. I will give a small recap first though. We had a very busy summer, after FL we had friends visit and then headed home for Grandpa's funeral. We were back for a couple weeks and while here had more friends come to stay with us! (we loved every min. of our visitors from IL and CA!!) Then the kids and I headed back to UT to help with wedding prep. We returned for less than 2 weeks before Liv and I again returned to UT. I am so grateful I had the ability to be there for a lot of my sisters wedding preparations. Joseph and the kids joined us and the wedding was wonderful. There were a few glitches, but it ended up turning out beautiful!! Now we are back in school and very glad to be back to structure and routine. Hope you all had a wonderful summer too! http://mommasmusings.shutterfly.com/pictures/31?eid=115

Click here to view these pictures larger