Lately. . . .

-We had a blast up in Utah when we went to go and see Taryn graduate from BYU. We also made it up to Logan and saw Kendra, Sterling, and Sailor and saw their adorable little charm house that was built in the 1930's. It was adorable and Kendra is so good at decorating. The girls had a blast together as we went to some fun kid places. Lyla did not like the trampoline place but they loved the fun park. We also got a hotel in Salt Lake and went and toured the conference center and temple square. I am so grateful to be a member of my church and know what I know. The church is true and I love being a part of it!! The girls ran all around the grounds smelling every tulip. They really loved seeing it all. We had a really nice room we stayed in. We ate out....a lot of the time. Felt pretty fatty pants after our trip. ha ha. We had such a fun time with family and seeing our old friends: Alan & Lori Frost and Bishop Bartholemew. Amazing people we have met from our Provo adventures. I thought I would really be sad driving by our old Provo house, but I don't miss that life too badly. I love what we are up to now in Overton for the most part. I miss the stores and friends and stuff to do up there though.
-I finally got my camera back and it is in tip top shape again. Along with my new Kelly Moore Songbird camera bag. And I am set!! Shoots here I come.
-My amazing and handsome brother Ty gets home in 3 weeks. I can't believe it. He is kind of sad to come home but we are all so excited. He has had a wonderful mission and done such a good job at serving the Lord with all he could. Way to go Ty. I am sure the girls will start floating around. He is a great catch!!
-I tried contacts for the first time in my life last week. I was all excited and gun-ho. I wore them for about 7 hours before I ripped them out of my eye sockets. I felt as though a pound of sand was poured into my right eye. Yikes....and the doc wanted me to sleep in them and wear 24/7 for a week. But, I have really dry eyes. I told the office the next day so they said I probably have really sensitive eyes and can't handle them. So, yesterday I was picking out a new pair of sunglasses and normal glasses. I am excited to get them!! The price was so much for the eye exam and those but what can you do?
-Trent is supposed to pick up his Mustang (painted) this Sat. We won't really believe it until it is sitting in the garage. Ohhh man he is giddy:)
-Evelyn has May Day dances this week and only has one more month of school left!! She is excited for summer:)
Photos from this past weekend coming soon!!

Life Gets.....interesting.

-Well, life is hard and things happen. Since I last posted. My brand new Canon 5D Mark III camera and lens has been dropped. It was a huge accident on a shoot that involved other people and it was crappy for everyone. I had to pay $403 dollars to send it into Canon and get it repaired. Which really sucks...since I don't even have the camera payed off yet. Yep, just one of life's crappy,crappy things. Put a lot of stress on me these past few weeks....enough said though. Hope to have it back this next week. Moving on now...
-On a more positive note I sold the bag and another lens to help me pay for the cost of the repair and stuff. So I needed a new bag that zipped up differently and found this gem below. A Kelly Moore camera bag has been on my wishlist for years. So, that is something good that came out of the camera drop situation:)
-Trent's Mustang is finally getting painted as I am typing right now....He is so excited for it. He really deserves it after all this waiting time. It has been in a shop waiting to get painted for a year and 1/2 now. Which is just silly!! It will be a great date car for sure.
-My four chickens whom I was just starting to cozy up to got onto my beautiful Denali and scratched the crap out of the hood. It is safe to say they were almost turned into chicken nuggets that night. But, I decided to be nice and keep them a little longer and come up with an alternative. Hmmmm
-Evelyn has been on Spring break this last week and we have really enjoyed having her home. Only six more weeks of school...crazy. Not ready for her to go full time next year.
-Lyla is getting so big and so grown up. She doesn't like to snuggle with me as much which is hard cause she is my baby. They really do grow really fast.
-I am supposed to go to the eye doc this week and possibly get contacts. My eyesight is getting worse all the time. And it is driving me nuts. Wish me luck!!
-Most of this past week has gone to editing and staring at the computer and editing some more and having my eye sockets on fire. But, man I love the results from my new camera. They are really fabulous!! I feel more and more like a true pro every day.
-Trent has had to work nights for a while. That is all.
-Trent has resurrected the Suzuki 160 for the girls to start riding. Evelyn really loves it and it is a great size for them. Now to get some helmets.