Posts Tagged ‘South Jordan’
engagment session…
July 12, 2010LOVE… {South Jordan, Utah Child Photographer}
April 29, 2010this face! Just a few images we snapped before heading out to church a couple of weeks ago….
Spa Treatment… {Promotional Photographer – Daybreak, Utah}
March 27, 2010
Just a little shout out for Leslie…one of my favorite people! She is an esthetician/make-up artist and recently opened a small spa in her her home. You can check out her brand new blog HERE, then call her to schedule an appointment. You are going to LOVE her! Oh, and you can see another one of our favorite images from her session on her blog. So, be sure to head over there and leave her a comment!
painting… {South Jordan, Utah Homeschool Family}
March 15, 2010In case you have been wondering what we have been up to lately…
Well, we have been doing a lot of this:
I am sure you have noticed that I have not been the best blogger lately. But, I have been reading a lot, learning a lot, and hopefully teaching my kids a lot! We are starting to get settled into a routine and have purchased most of our curriculum. I spent a lot of time researching different teaching materials to make sure I was selecting the best of what is out there. There is just so much to learn. It can be a little overwhelming!
We recently finished our oceanography unit and are moving on to “Eternity & Beyond” – sun, moon, stars/ solar system/universe/galaxy, etc. It is pretty exciting!
classic… {South Jordan, Utah child photographer}
February 27, 2010
I have been motivated to read from the classics. I have always considered myself a well educated person. I loved school. So much so that grades and educational status took on a kind of defining form. Starting in elementary school, I was enrolled in the accelerated programs, where I remained through my high school years and even into college. I clearly remember, as a freshman in college, attending the first few class sessions of the ASU honors program required class. We met in a small room, with a large oval table. I quickly learned that the class curriculum was definitively atheist, the professor anti-Bible/anti-religion. I made the decision to drop the class, which therefore resulted in the withdrawal from the honors program. I was really sad to lose the “honors status” that had been a such a large part of my educational experience. I saddened me to realize that in order to be considered “enlightened”, one must put aside a love of God, a testimony of the Bible (or at least create a pretense of disbelief to satisfy the curriculum/professor). Now, as an adult, I realize that despite all the higher level thinking and education I received, that I really do not have a strong liberal arts education. I had not ever (until I rectified the situation last week) read a Charles Dickens’ book. Or Jane Austen. Or Charlotte Bronte. etc. etc. etc. So, I have begun my quest to read great classic literature, many of which promote love of God, demonstrate strong moral character, and are based upon solid principles.
So, for now, I will share a quote from the book I am reading at the moment: “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte
“If all the world hated you, and believed you wicked, while your own conscience approved you, and absolved you from guilt, you would not be without friends.”
Fancy Foof…. {South Jordan, Utah Child Photographer}
January 3, 2010
More Favorites… {South Jordan, Utah Newborn Photographer}
January 1, 2010
New {Daybreak Newborn Photographer, South Jordan, Utah}
December 31, 2009
I know I said I was done with photo shoots for the year, but you can’t schedule babies. This little guy was born 2 weeks early. So, here I am editing on New Years Eve. BJ is sitting next to me playing a video game on his computer. I had grand visions of starting a new tradition with the kids, allowing them to stay up until midnight partying the night away with us. But, then 9:00 came. They were grumpy. I was done. Off to bed they went. Now, here we sit. On our computers. Pretty boring. I know. I don’t think New Year’s Eve will ever be the same now that we moved away from Sarah/David and family. They are the funnest (is that a word?) New Years party people I know. I miss the games, the Martinelli’s, the party hats, the firecrackers…and especially their family. Maybe someday we can live by each other again…please?
Anyways, I am only halfway through editing his session, but had to share a few favorites so far. I ADORE his chubby cheeks and squishy lips! Earlier, the Bub was sitting on my lap while I was editing and every new picture that I opened, he would sit back and say, “Awww!” Apparently, he thinks this little guy is just the cutest thing too!
Well, cheers to 2010. Here’s hoping the New Year will bring success, happiness and peace!
New Backdrops/More Sledding! {South Jordan, Utah Child Photographer}
December 31, 2009
Since one of the most common search engine keyword phrases that people use to find my website are “fun places to sled in South Jordan, Utah” (random!), I thought I would actually post the locations to the sledding hills that we love. The extreme hill (seriously…my brother-in-law actually takes his kids over there with their snowboards sometimes) is located on 10200 S., just west of 4000 W. on the South side of the road. It is located at the farthest NE corner of Daybreak. The kiddie hills are just west of the swimming pool in the Eastlake section of Daybreak. I’m not sure of the address, but if you google the address for Eastlake Elementary, you will get there. Just east of the school, across the street is the swimming pool and tucked in behind the pool/tennis courts is the soccer field (a.k.a. sledding hills). Okay….so there you have it. Our favorite sledding hills for you to enjoy 
I got several new backdrops for my up-coming studio. Can I just say how excited I am?!? I never would have thought that I would be a studio type of girl. I just love capturing children exploring the world around them. Nature provides such a beautiful backdrop…why would I ever want to shoot indoors? Then, I moved to Utah and nature is even more incredible! I was in HEAVEN. Then…winter. I realized that if I wanted to be able to work all year long, then I would need an indoor space. One thing led to another and here I am. Preparing to open a basement studio. And…crazy enough. I LOVE it! The girls were super excited, claiming which backdrop they wanted to model in front of first, coordinating outfits, etc. We spent about an hour and a half yesterday afternoon playing and I have so many new “all-time favorite images” just from our little photo-shoot yesterday! We had so much fun that the girls were begging me to take more pictures of them today. But, then a friend called and invited them to go sledding…and off they went.