The Island

We went to Antelope Island the other day... that place is pretty cool! I gave myself the challenge of taking MANUAL pictures and MANUAL pictures only. (Typing the word 'manual' made me realize, I don't really like it. mmaaaaaannn-yyyouuuu-aaaa-lllllllll...It's kind of an ugly word... like 'moisture'.) MANUAL MODE is a scary thing... it leaves you, the driver, in total control... which is good, but a little intimidating. I've done the MANUAL thing before, but not for a whole shoot. I'm pretty happy with how it all went down. Here's what I came up with...

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.

Only through experience of trial and suffering can the

soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved."
-Helen Keller

"The face of a child can say it all. Especially the mouth part of the face."

-Jack Handey

OREOS...

"Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world,

had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon

and then lay down on our blankets for a nap."

-Barbara Jordan

Yesterday, I begged and begged my boys to please do this photo shoot for me.

It was like pulling teeth getting these two growing boys to dunk

OREO cookies in cold milk and pretend they enjoyed it!

NOT!!

Obviously they enjoyed themselves and I am now ranked as a "Cool Mom".

All I have to say to that is DANG RIGHT!!

In this shoot, I tried to pay close attention to detail. Here's what I came up with....

I love how P.'s chubby hand holds the delicate cookies...

Note the drips of Milk on J.'s cheek in the first one... I love that!

We had a lot of fun doing this! I'd do it every day, if it weren't against all I stand for.

(SUGAR IS THE DEVIL!!)

Hope you enjoyed.

Baby B.

Here are a few pictures of my new little niece.

We were distracted by kids and eating-schedules,

so I didn't get to take as many as I would have liked...

hopefully, my sister will let me finish her session! Look how cute she is...

Here's a funny to leave you with...

"Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven."

-Henry Ward Beecher

Bubbles, bubbles everywhere...

There's something so cute about naked kids and bubbles... in a non-sick-o way.

These are my kids enjoying a bath in "the BIG tub".

This picture's my favorite...