Santa came to visit

A little Elf told us that Santa was going to visit my neice Lydia tonight. So we asked if it would be ok if we were there when he came. Lydia was very excited to have us their, but the little stinker refused to take a picture with me. She was excited to see Santa, until he came of course. She didn't cry she just didn't want to get too close to him. Here are a few pictures of the night. Enjoy :)
When Santa arrived
Santa giving her the early Christmas present he brought for her and Brenten
Brenten and Santa

Alicia, Lydia, Santa and Brenten

Santa leaving, Lydia walked him to the door. He said "Merry Christmas" and she said "OK"

She's too cute

Trev and Brenten

After a little Bribing from Aunt Charie she finally consented to take a picture with me :)I LOVE her cheesy smile! Too funny

Traditions

What Traditions do you have in your family? It doesn't even have to be for the Holidays. To me keeping traditions within your family are so important. During the holidays I try to get my family involved in getting together and having fun!
One of my favorite traditions growing up was every Christmas eve after we would leave my grandparents house we would go to a neighborhood that they had set up "The night before Christmas" story in their yards, then on the way home we would watch for Santa and his Reindeer in the sky. By that point by brother's knew the truth about Santa but they made sure that I still believed. Then I would always sleep in my brother's room that night, on the floor in between the beds and I loved every minute of it. Sure we fought all the time especially when we were younger, but we loved each other. I believe that the things we did together while we were younger has made our bond stronger now that we are older and starting our own families. My brother's are my best friends, I turn to them for everything. My favorite thing is when they call or text me just to say "Hi" cause we hadent seen them for awhile. My family is the reason I am who I am, I wouldn't be "Me" without "Them"
So back to the point, Traditions. Two traditions I have tried to keep alive since Trev and I have been together is:
1) Going to the lights at Temple Square
This year we went with Trev's Mom, Stepdad, Sister, and her friend.
I am thankful that we can get together as a family and enjoy each other's company. Like I said before, We are nothing without our family.
So here are a few pictures I took at Temple Square
Trev and I

Stacey, Kimberly, Kayla, and Bailee

Salt Lake Temple, So BEAUTIFUL
Lights

The second tradition I have started is gingerbread houses. Trev and I have made one every year since we have been together, but last year I decided to get my brother's involved. So here is our gingerbread village

Tyson's, Tyler's and Aubree's, Mom and Dad's, Coby and Tai, Charie and Trev
Trev and I with our gingerbread house
Corver and Sawyer
Corv and I, Can't get enough of him!
Corver, He looks so big in the pic!
Sawyer with her Daddy's gingerbread house
I hope everyone is enjoying the Holiday's. I know I have been, We had the opportunity to pick a name off the Angel Tree this year It helped to remind us what Christmas is truly about.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

What I am Grateful for...

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope everyone had a good day spending it with their family. I know I had a wonderful time with mine and Trev's family. There's nothing I love more then to spend time with our family. Here are a few things I am grateful for..
1. A house I call home, I am so grateful I have somewhere to go home to every day that is warm and a happy place to be.
2. My job, I may not like having to work all the time but I am so thankful that Me and Trev both have jobs that allow us pay our bills and put Trever through school to make a better life for ourselves.
3. My family, this includes my little family (Trev,Mischa,and Addie) and both mine and Trev's families. We have amazing parents who will do anything to help us succeed and amazing brother's and sister's who are always their for us, through thick and think, through laughing and crying. I love them so much.
4. My health, me and trev both have been blessed this year with no serious health issues (knock on wood) But just the fact that we have health insurance I am grateful for.
5. My husband! He is my rock, my other half. He knows me and he loves me. I am grateful that we were able to be sealed in the temple and that I will go through this life and the next with him by my side.

Happy Holidays, Try to keep the Holiday spirit alive in your home over the next few Holidays and remember to spend time with your loved ones, and let them know you love them. Start new traditions and continue old ones. ENJOY the holidays.. don't stress about the perfect gifts for others, just relax and have fun!

Brenten Photoshoot

My sister in law Alicia was so sweet to let me do a photoshoot of her sweet baby boy for practice. I love the way the pictures turned out so I thought I would share. I still have alot to learn with photography but I feel like every time I am able to do a photoshoot I get better and better! I hope you enjoy the pictures.

Photography class 2-4

Photoshoots I have done over the last couple weeks! I hope you enjoy!

Little Corver in his adorable Porcupine costume!
Lydia in her Giraffe Costume


And My Cousin Maddy

Digital Photography Week 1

Me and my Aunt Jane are taking a photography class together, the past 8 weeks we did film and darkroom. This was our first week of starting digital and I am so excited. Just in one class I already learned so much, but still have alot to learn. So I thought I would share with you each week a few of the pictures I take. I would love any feedback you may have. I want to know what I'm doing good and what I need to do better on. Each week pictures should get better (let's hope) since I can start applying what I'm learning in class to my pictures.
I hope you enjoy!

Pumpkin Carving

I decided to get my whole family together and carve pumpkins. It wasn't really something we did as kids (too much of a mess) We sure had fun all carving our pumpkins. Here's a few pictures of the night. enjoy ;)
Tyson carving his master piece (I don't think he has the patience for pumpkin carving, he was the first one done)
Coby and Tai, Coby wouldn't let us see his pumpkin cause him and Trev were doing the same design so they were seeing who could do it better.

Me and Trev with our finished pumpkins.

Say Cheese Ty

Aubree and her sister

Tyson and Sawyer