Kim's family

It was a pleasure to take this family's photos.  I love them and wish them all the best.

 

Christmas 2024 more

 

Our cats loved the Christmas tree.  They were a little put out when we put presents under the tree and when I took the tree skirt down to throw the tree out. 

Christmas this year is changing.  We have three teens and an almost tween.  The presents get smaller and more expensive. Main presents this year.  Ada got a punching bag which she loves and uses regularly.  Dad had fun brainstorming and filling it to just the right weight.  Sam requested legos and so legos he got.  Evelyn got a kindle so that she can have all her books with her wherever she goes.  Seth got little robots and some games to play with us. I got stained glass window tools and Jer got stuff for his model trains. 

I did a photoshoot for my cousin's new business.  In exchange she made this print for me.  There's two of them, one for me and one for my parents.  This is their engagement photo.  It's beautiful and I love all the art that I see come from my family.  Amber is a printmaker, Eowyn a painter, Heighly a painter, Mitch a frame maker, and many others have artistic talents like cake making, organ performance, drawing, writing, poetry, singing, speaking.  I love to see everything they create.

The cat liked the lights I put up and kept biting at the plastic parts.

This was Seth's present to his siblings and entirely his idea.  I loved it.  He saw me browsing t-shirt for growing siblings and decided that they should all have among us shirts.... and that he should be the sus one.

Dad got a Charlie brown t-shirt.

The kids have fallen in love with the Wingfeather Saga.  Jer had bought the books years before they made a cartoon and the kids love the series.  They started selling t-shirts and plushies.  That was fun.

Evelyn got Ada this crochet bowl.  It's so cute.

And she's already read all of these... two months after getting them.

Aubrey's wedding #1

Because we had to pack up the computer with the storm, I haven't been able to edit Aubrey's wedding pictures but here are a few that we have access to. 

Marg took this cute one.

Ada was willing to skip school and be my second photographer.  She was so cute and did an amazing job.  

Sam took this one on my phone.  Evelyn caught her bouquet.

Ada and Jer at the temple

Jim and Walter looking handsome.  This is the same hat that Jim wore for Amy's wedding.  Isn't that fun.

Jer took pictures of the photographers.

Cute finds

Emily was moving into a new place and found this adorableness.  Jeremy, Amy and Emily all showing off how they can stand on one foot with their skates.

This is one of Jim's mission pictures.  It's so fun.  When Aubrey and Corbin were married, we were sitting in the sealing room waiting for Margaret (her plane had been cancelled and then delayed... the wedding after Aubrey's had been delayed too so they said we could wait as Marg drove down from the airport).  A man came over from Corbin's side and sat really close to Jim and took his hand.  It turns out that he was one of Jim's mission friends from years ago that went on a second mission to Japan and served with Corbin.  That was such a fun surprise.

Emma had her baby too.  We took advantage of the Brasher's being down to come say hi.

Jim's mission friend.

 

Randoms from while they were gone

Ada and Sam were gone for FSY. The house was quiet, there were fewer dishes and we missed them completely. We took an evening bike ride to check on the Lindon temple.  It's looking amazing. Then it almost rained on us.

We're reading Way of Kings. Seth and Evelyn choose to call snake grass "Knobweed".

We had a power outage that lasted for about 3 hours. Seth doesn't remember having one before, so it was new and adventurous for him. Evelyn was nervous.

The cats love the girls dirty laundry.

The first day I had off from work for the summer, I took Seth and Evelyn to meet up with Rose, Jack and Axel at the Lindon Pool. We were there for 6 hours and got thoroughly sun baked.

Scripture study

Evelyn got her first tutu and is thrilled!  She also asked me to teach her to shave in preparation for the ballet.

My ongoing project.  I was gifted a stained glass window class for my birthday/mother's day.  I've loved it.

We took Maura and Alexx out for her birthday. It was fun to chat and be together.

This wonderful father... for father's day received a shirt that was designed and made by Ada in Commercial Art.

Ada's turned into a gardener... but she had an allergic reaction to something... this spread all over her leg.

Evelyn's Acro outfit.  She's a high flyer in the Suessical Circus.

Chilling

Our "feral" pet cats chilling with the kids in the hammock.