The Ties that Bind

2009-07-19T21:17:00.001-07:00

Here are a few pics of our newset baby, Candi. She's about a week old and is soo tiny and cute! I put a pic of her with a quater just to show you how little she actually is. In the second pic you can actually see her little tongue...

2009-07-19T20:28:00.001-07:00

Here I am again, slacking on my blogging duties... its once again been a long time since I've been on here! LOL
Since my last blog entry I have since moved. We are living in an apartment in the SLC area. I'm 5 mins from work and the daycare is on the way to work, so that is really nice. I'm also only about 30 mins from the kids grandparents so that makes it easier to see them a bit more often.
So far we have had a busy summer, between working and activities with the kids... We started off the Summer with a day of fishing over the Memorial Day weekend at a fish farm in Kamas, with some close friends. The kids and I had heaps of fun.
We also aquired a couple of new pets... 2 corn snakes named Cracker and Candi. We have had Cracker for a couple of months now and got him to eat for the first time today!! It was awesome watching him eat! We just adopted a new corn snake and we named her Candi. She's only a week old and is tiny!! She ate like she hasnt ever eaten before today also. All in all we're doing well. Had a busy weekend swimming and the kids had a friend stay over. We are all tired and burned after our day of swimming.

Wow!!

2008-12-14T12:14:00.000-08:00

I can't believe its been almost a year since I have been on here! crazy! So much has happened in this past year! To start off, I went through a nasty divorce. It took me almost a year to get it finalised but it was official on Oct 28, 2008. Yay! I am doing sooo much better without my ex husband! Looking back my only wish was that I had done it sooner! The kids are adjusting to having to go to two homes but they seem to be dealing with it fairly well.
I am now in school and will actually graduate next week. I have been in school for dental assisting. Once I am done all I have left to do is intern somewhere for 112 hours and then I will be hirable. I am really enjoying it and let me just tell you, scrubs are the most comfy things on this planet! lol
I am really enjoying single life, even though it gets a bit lonely at times. I'm happier and am more able to care for my kids better. While married I battled with depression and at times struggled with looking after the kids. I am no longer depressed and now have a new found zest for life! :) My love and bond with my kids has also been strengthened. I am so looking forward to the new year and to starting a new chapter in life with my children.
The kids are doing really well and are growing like weeds!! Today is Lachlan's 4th birthday and let me just tell you he is ALL boy! He loves everything and anything boyish! He's also a Mama's boy (which I secretly love) but it's killin me that he's growing up so fast! Seems like only yesterday that I brought him home from the hospital :(
Byron has started Kindergarten this year and is really enjoying it. We got lucky and he was put into the all day kindergarten class, which he really does need. He didnt get to go to preschool so he didnt have the preparedness the girls had before starting kindergarten. He is all boy as well. Loves playing in the dirt and gets into everything!! He and Lachlan get along well and sometimes beat the crap outta one another!
Aubrey is growing so much! She loves to read and is doing so well in school. She is actually above her grade level in reading. She also received an award in school for being a "Great Bully Blocker." Aubrey is quite fiesty so I'm not at all surprised that she got that award! I hope she continues to stay that way and not let anyone walk all over her. She is a bit of a tomboy but also has a very strong girlie streak in her! She is really athletic and I can totally see her in sports as she gets older.
Brianna is doing really well in school also! She just recently got accepted into the Talented and Gifted class where two children out of each grade is chosen to go to a special class where they can learn about some more advanced subjects. She is like a sponge! She just soaks up information on things that interest her. She is also a very avid reader and the last book she checked out of the school library was an educational book on horses. She tells me she wants to do well in school and get a scholarship and go to college to become a vet. She's a total softie and loves animals.
I am hoping now that I am almost done with school, I will have more spare time to keep up on my blog and tell you all about the comings and goings in our lives :) I hope you enjoy the pictures... these are a few of our most recent.

2008-01-01T22:45:00.000-08:00

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WOW

2008-01-01T22:29:00.000-08:00

I cannot believe how long it's been since I posted here! The past four months I have been quite busy and stressful. So where do I begin? To start off with, Scott and I are going through a divorce. This is a major part of my stress. And with that comes a lot of adjustments. I have gotten myself a job at the local grocery store, and am really enjoying getting to know some awesome people and have made some great friends. But because of the now full time job I have, I don't have quite as much time for photography, which is quite a bummer.

Brianna and Aubrey are doing well in school. Byron and Lachlan are cute as can be, and Lachlan just keeps talking more and more. They are all growing like weeds. All four kids went to Texas with their father over Thanksgiving and said that they had a great time. They enjoy feeding the horses and riding the tractor at Nana and Papa's place.

I am hoping that things will calm down and be less busy/stressful so that I can get some more posts going on here on my blog :)

Happy New Year!! May the new year bring joy, peace and happiness to you all :)

Poor Lachlan! :(

2007-08-24T22:06:00.001-07:00

We haven't had a good week this week. The kids have all been battling a case of the stomach flu and it caused Brianna and Aubrey to miss the first 3 days of school! The boys were also affected by it but Brianna had it worse than anyone. Then today, Lachlan was outside, and I guess (according to Byron) he fell down the back steps and split his head open, which resulted in a trip to the Urgent Care Clinic here in town. Poor Lachlan ended up with 3 stitces smack dab in the middle of his forehead!

We've been busy!!

2007-08-05T22:35:00.000-07:00

Pictures from the derby...

Lachlan fell asleep during the show...He didn't get his nap for the day

Here's our neighbour's car with http://www.lwalkerphotography.com/ on it :)

Timp cave pictures...

A couple from inside the cave...

One of the arches on the way up the mountain :)

The view from only half way up the mountain! If you look closely you can see the cars parked at the bottom. The white one is our minivan!!

This pic gives a whole new meaning to "see food" LOL

Scott thinks he's all that AND a bag of chips!! LOL

Self portrait LOL

Hangin' out having a snack at Raging Waters

Just wanted to catch up with what we've been up to the last couple of weeks. First of all, we went to Raging Waters for the day on July 20th. The kids had a blast and we all got a bit sunburned even after lathering on the sunscreen, twice!!
On the 28th of July we went down to Utah County to hike Timpanogas cave. This was my first time hiking it adn boy it's definately a hike!! The kids did really well and had a lot of fun, although were exhausted by the time we were done! They really enjoyed the tour of the cave as well. Lachlan hiked most of the hike as well, and I was really impressed. Although he was getting quite a few piggyback rides on the way down.
Then this weekend, the Tooele County Fair was in town and so was the demolition derby. We went to both, although the fair wasn't too big, the derby was packed! Our old neighbour was driving one of the cars in the derby and because we loaned him our trailer, he painted my business URL onto the side of his derby car for all to see! It was pretty cool!! Then we sat and watched the fireworks after the derby. It was hot, but we had fun...

Ryan Wilson Robbins

2007-07-15T21:34:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to say congratulations to the Robbins Family on their newest little member. Ryan Wilson Robbins. Nice strong masculine name. :) He's such a cutie and I hope you're all doing well! Thanks for letting me take some pics of your lil guy! I had fun doing it and visiting with you yesterday.
Love you guys! :) xxx

Summer nights...

2007-07-08T00:46:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to share a couple of pics I got of the boys while out on a late evening stroll. They are growing up so fast, it blows my mind!!

Fireworks Display

2007-07-05T16:00:00.000-07:00

Here are some pics of the fireworks display we had for the 4th of July...

Enjoy! :)

2007-07-04T00:16:00.000-07:00

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Happy 4th of July!!!

2007-07-03T22:39:00.000-07:00

This is Brianna writing her name. I can make out the b, r and the i then the camera was done with the picture! :)
Byron and Lachlan enjoying their sparklers!

Lachlan and one of the other kids walking into the picture! LOL

Brianna and Lachlan...

Aubrey writing her name with her sparkler...

Well, it's that time of year for celebration in the USA so I thought I'd share some pics of the kids playing with their sparklers! The kids had a blast with them, even if I was a lil paranoid! I remember how bad those suckers hurt if you accidently pick up the wrong end!!!

Just a few from today...

2007-06-25T01:36:00.001-07:00

Sharing some pics that I shot today. Enjoy! :)

Ok, so it's my birthday....

2007-06-20T22:16:00.000-07:00

Just had to share what Scott did to me!! A friend called me up to say she saw my pic in the paper!! Oh and Scott also decorated the car with writing letting everone know exactly how old I was! Thanks for all the birthday wishes!! :) And, thanks Scott for my pressie, birthday cake and dinner! :)

Sharing a cool find

2007-06-18T23:34:00.000-07:00

We stopped by the local thrift store the other day and found this hat and sunnies. Brianna fell in love with them so we got them and I made her pose for me! She feels really cool in her hat and sunnies! :) I also managed to get a couple updated pics of Aubrey and Lachlan, but Byron was too busy to look at me to get a pic! So you'll have to see him next time! Oh, and there's one from my garden too! :)

Aubrey's B-day!!

2007-06-08T00:28:00.000-07:00

K, this is for all you impatient ladies telling me to hurry it up!! This was from Aubrey's 6th birthday. She had a HUGE cake because Walmart screwed up the order. But Aubrey didn't mind! :) She also got spoiled, as usual! She wanted the same thing as Brianna for her birthday so it may look like deja-vue but that's what she wanted!! hehe They love those scooters!!! Oh these are all unedited pics, btw. :)

Catchin up!

2007-06-03T23:22:00.000-07:00

Wow! So much has happened in the last week, I don't know where to start! We had a kindergarten graduation for Aubrey, a 2nd Grade end-of-school program for Biranna, Aubrey's birthday and then Brianna's baptism! Needless to say, I have a ton of pictures and some of them I still haven't even downloaded! So bare with me. Over the next few days I'll be posting pics from all of these events!! :)

2007-05-25T22:56:00.000-07:00

Oh, and Brianna just lost another tooth last Monday! Scott pulled it out with a pair of pliers, and she didn't even cry! LOL

Happy Belated Birthday, Brianna!

2007-05-25T22:51:00.000-07:00

I just realised that I didnt ever share any pics of Brianna's 8th birthday! So, here goes! Bit late I migh add, but better late than never!! These are totally unedited! hehe

My baby bird

2007-05-25T21:30:00.000-07:00

Well, we knew our bird had babies...I could hear them when it was feeding time and she kicked one of the babies out of the nest. But I haven't ever been able to get a good shot of them....til today, that is. Not only was I photographer today, but I was also a bird rescuer. The baby is trying to stretch his winngs and get strong enough to fly, but he fell out of the tree. Luckily Brianna was playing outside and she saw the baby, picked it up and brought him to me. Scott came home a short time later and we ended up pulling the truck under the tree and putting the ladder in the bed of the truck to get him back into the nest. The first try was no good...the parents were both freaking out and took a swoop at us, and with all that happening, the baby jumped back outta the nest. I was able to calm him down again, and then it was easier to get him to stay in the nest. While I had the truck there, I thought I'd take advantage of the awesome angle I was at and got a couple of great shots of the baby, so here he is! :) Hopefully the parents don't abandon him after all that effort we put into saving him!!

Momma Bird...

2007-05-14T12:51:00.000-07:00

We discovered a mother bird nesting in the tree in our front yard while we were out watching Byron on his new bike. I'm surprised she's nesting where she is, b/c it's kinda low (not complaining though...makes it easier for me to take pics!!) We'll be watching for her babies, so stay tuned...I'll be out there with my camera! :)

Happy Birthday Byron!!

2007-05-12T22:54:00.000-07:00

Byron turned 4 today! You're growing up so fast! We got him bike for his birthday and he loves it. He's having fun riding his very own bike, and he's making us laugh watching him try and figure it out. We love you, Byron! :) I'll share more photos tomorrow...

Family resemblance

2007-05-08T22:30:00.000-07:00

I came across this picture of Natasha the other day, while Aubrey was looking at an album and was startled at the resemblance between the two of them. Aubrey looked a lot like her that day we were looking at the pics, not so much in this pic, but you can still see the resemblance. Scott saw the pic of Natasha and thought it was Aubrey!! Just wanted to share...Oh and yes, that's the same dress! :) Janine, Natasha and Myself wore the same dresses to my Dad and Stepmum's wedding 22 years ago, and now Aubrey gets to wear it! :)

New babies!!!

2007-05-06T22:07:00.000-07:00

OK, will someone PLEASE call me with some info?! My little sister, Natasha, has given birth to twin babies and I don't know any of the details. All I know is that she had a little boy and a little girl. Natasha and Daniel, if you're reading this, CONGRATS!! I wish I could be there with you sharing in your joy! Thinking of ya! :)

It's been a while...

2007-05-06T21:56:00.000-07:00

OK, ok, I know it's been a while since I posted so here goes. Better later than never right? Yesterday we took the kiddos up to Ogden to see the Train Museum. It was a cool museum, and it wasn't just trains. It had an old car museum, (awesome old cars, btw) a gun museum, a naturall sciences museum and the trains. The kids had a lot of fun and there were some big old trains outside that we were able to climb on. The kids especially loved the model train that was going in and out through the different rooms of the museum. I'd have liked to have gone there with out the kids sometime, just so I could read all the info they had. The kids weren't interested in waiting while we read! (I can't imagine why, though!!) OK so the kids aren't at their photogenic best in these pics. Brianna wasn't happy because she wasn't getting her way, so she was giving me attitude and Byron didn't want to stop playing to look at me for one second...no 1/125th of a second!! LOL

New Truck!

2007-04-26T09:08:00.000-07:00

Well I'm finally getting around to posting some pitures of our new truck. We bought htis baby about 3 weeks ago and I am lovin it! It's a 1997 Dodge Ram 3/4 ton 4x4 diesel and all I can say is this thing has some major power! And the kids love riding in it too! The kids have ridden in the truck with me more than they have with their Dad, so they've come to know it as "Mum's truck." Scott doesn't think that's very funny at all! Just pulling up the pictures for the blog, Lachlan's saying "Mum's truck, huh?" LOL

Lady

2007-04-22T10:22:00.000-07:00

Lady is our other dog. She's has such a sweet nature and loves everyone (except Simba when he's trying to eat her food!) Lady is Simba's Mum and she's better behaved than Simba! Brianna and Aubrey have been trying to teach both dogs a few commands. A couple of them the dogs already knew, but I think Lady and Simba are loving the attention, not to mention the treats! OK, then, 3 animlas down, one to go. Getting a photo of the Chinchilla is going to be a challenge. :)

Meet Simba...

2007-04-20T22:59:00.000-07:00

Well, to follow through on showing you all a pic of our animals, or our mini zoo we got going on, here's a picture of our Simba. He's such a sweet dog, but a pain in the butt. He's always getting himself into trouble!! But with all that, we still love him!! :)

Kitty...

2007-04-17T22:34:00.000-07:00

Well, I thougt I'd share a pic of our kitty with you all. I don't think any of you guys have seen any of our pets, so I'll start with Kitty. The poor thing puts up with so much abuse from the boys. They love him to death, and I think one of these days their love will really kill him!!!

2007-04-15T15:41:00.000-07:00

I'm well and truly ready for Spring. The tulips are looking beatuful in my yard and I couldn't resist taking some pics of them. I guess I'm gonna have to get out and mow the lawn tomorrow since it's starting to look a bit scroungy. And with the spring finally here, I'm sneezing like crazy! I'm gonna have to invest in some allergy meds before too long.

Check out my new site!!

2007-04-13T12:34:00.000-07:00

Well I just wanted to let you all know that I have a new website up and that it looks amazing!! I have to give a very big thank you to my friend Tesa who's done most of the work to get it up and running. (OK who am I kidding...she did all the work, I only took the pictures!! LOL) So, Tesa if you're reading this...THANK YOU!! If you lived closer I'd give you a big ole hug!! LOL To check out my site, click on the link to the right of the page.

Photography has been a wonderful blessing in my life. Not only am I doing something that I am passionate about, I've met some wonderful and amazing people that I am proud to call my friends. They help, encourage and inspire me and I have grown tremendously because of them. So, thanks guys!! (You know who you are! :) )

2007-04-10T21:26:00.000-07:00

OK, I was able to get Byron and Lachlan to cooperate for some picture taking today. That cooperation was short lived, but I still managed to get a few good ones!! :)

2007-04-09T21:25:00.000-07:00

I was just wanting to share some photos of Brianna and Aubrey. The girls got these cute little hats for easter and I just had to get some pics of them. They look so cute and are growing up so fast!!

G'day Everyone!!

2007-04-09T10:55:00.000-07:00

Well I have started a blog for all my family and friends so that you can all be updated on the comings and goings of our lives. I'm so excited to do this, but am still in the process of setting it up, so bear with me!! Check back often to see if there's been any new posts! :)