Mother's Day

7 KIDS!

All the kids are finally together. We attempted to do the foot picture. It turned out okay. Maybe later we can try it again and I can really get the vision of what I was trying to accomplish.  Thank you to Leah Davis for the beautiful picture of my kids. This was taken about three or five days after she was born and I was not up for taking pictures.

The boys were immediately smitten with her and loved all her little Coos and happy faces. And they still adore her to this day.

Pregnancy and Birth

The first pictures are at 37 weeks.  

38 and 40 weeks.  Or something like that.  I like my maternity shots.  I usually don't like them very much so I didn't do a photo sesh.  But this was good enough.  You get the idea.  yes  yes you were very large with child.  

I love these bathtub images that Shannon Williams did for me.  She is amazing.  I will always cherish these images.  Thankyou so much

The birth went amazingly well and quick. I gave lots of details in my personal journal and won't worry about reiterating it. I had lots of support but mainly I really depended on myself and I did hypno birthing which was immensely helpful. I was able to relax and she came pretty quickly. We pretty much instantly fell in love with her as soon as she was with us. She is an amazing addition to our family. We feel incredibly grateful.

Baby Shower for Daphne

Miriam Andrus and Britain Earl gave me a beautiful baby shower in the Earls backyard. It was so nice of them and I'm so grateful to them. Karen Pearce took pictures for me and gave them all to me after. It was so fun to get together with all my friends and family and celebrate having the sweet little baby girl

Easters

We enjoy Easter at our house. The boys get to have candy and we get to do Easter eggs. But it's just fun to see their happy faces and it's an opportunity for me to take pictures of course.  So fun for everyone. 

We also take the time to teach them the real reason for the season and it is one of my favorite holidays because of the meaning behind Easter. So grateful for our Savior and for his sacrifice.

New Lens

I got my new lens and new camera around this time. I got a Canon Mark ii. I also picked up the 85 mm lens. It's a manual one so it's harder to use. This day I got to practice outside at sunset. Wyatt was really great sitting still for me. So he is my main man

Allison Singing

We got to go out to Glendale to watch Allison sing with the Glendale community college. We were both about seven months pregnant. Quite a feat when you are full of baby. Not much room for air. Allison is such a great singer and I love her so much.