Monday, June 24, 2013

Lauren's New Baby...and my short lived career as a Birth Photographer

I have a new nephew! Welcome little Jeff! 


At the time I was exploring the idea of becoming a birth photographer. Lauren agreed to let me experiment on her. I got a few good pictures but I also got light headed. Giving birth yourself is a lot different than seeing someone else do it. The nurses mocked me. So...no birth photography for me!

Saturday, June 8, 2013

In Which We Tour and Visit

In June, Chad and Grey participated in the Tour de Cure Diabetes ride that is held in Brigham each year. It's a fun annual beginning of summer event to attend as a family. 
We also had a visit from Chad's mom and dad! 










Pam, Brent and Lance went to follow the race route while Erin and I held our shady spot near the stream.









Monday, May 20, 2013

the Poppies!

I had a family hire me to take some photos and they insisted we go up to the poppy fields in Mantua. I'd never been but I'm glad they suggested it. It was BEAUTIFUL!! I ended up going back after the photo shoot with Chad and then later in the evening with mom.







Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Random Photos from Chad's Cell

Have I told you what a great dad Chad is?






Can you find Lance on the cover of his class calendar? 






We also celebrated the big 41 this month!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Thanksgiving Point in the Spring

Chad and I accompanied E's class to Thanksgiving Point as chaperons. 
It was cool and windy but a lot of fun!







Rolling down the hill!!






It was a really fun day and Erin and I were both excited to have Chad with us.

Celebration of Learning for the Boys

We attended Lance's Celebration of Learning at the end of April. For those who don't know, a Celebration of Learning is an end of the semester "show and tell". Lance's was held at the train depot in Brigham. They had been studying the meeting of the railroads here in Utah and the people who migrated here to build them. 


There were some 1860's worker's songs. The train went by twice and shook the building each time.



As an end of the year project the kids reenacted some scenes from that time. The photos were then made into a calendar. It was super cool!



Grey's Celebration was to show the parents how the landscaping of the side area around the school had been planned. They spent the whole year visiting landscaping colleges in the area and planning different eco-systems and pricing supplies. Each year the acre of land will be developed by the students according to the plans worked up this year. We went from area to area where the students explained what each section was slated to become. There are areas for fruits and vegetables that will be used and sold by the school.