More Blogs and a Website!

Just thought I'd let y'all know that Tim and I now have a personal blog together along with our professional blog and website!


Check them out!

We'll probably update the professional blog more than the personal one, but check both just in case :)

The Beloved Longfellow Park Building

The church building I attended in Boston burnt down today. This building holds such a special place in my heart. It holds so many fun and wonderful memories and I have had several significant and life-changing learning experiences there. It truly breaks my heart to see it burn.


You can read more about it and see more photos here and here.

ENGAGED!!

On Sunday March 15, Tim woke me up early... he was all sorts of excited because it was a beautiful morning and he wanted to go take pictures on the beach (we were in Newport Beach California). We got down there and started shooting. Tim crouched down so he was on one knee and made some comment about how he wanted to incorporate a flower into his shot... he hates taking pictures of flowers... but that didn't occur to me then and I was clueless. He then asked me to hand him his wide angle lens... "Be careful though, because the cap comes off. You have to be sure to grab the whole thing." This didn't quite register before I picked up the lens. When I picked it up, the cap stayed in the camera bag and there was the ring!! The thoughts in my head at that moment were Oh my gosh I can't believe he's proposing!! and Wow... I'm a complete idiot! I just ruined it!!! When he realized I saw it, he dropped and shook his head and laughed because I had just messed up his plans. So, completely flustered and without thinking, I continued to hand him the lens, as though that is really what he wanted. He gave me the "are you serious" look and said "No! I need the whole thing!" So, I went and got the cap with the ring and handed it to him. He then, already on his knee, proceeded to ask me if I would marry him.

I said Yes.

Note: he woke me up... thus no make-up and bright purple pajama pants!


My beautiful ring. He did good :)

Here are just a few of my favorite photos of Timothy and I.



We will be married later this year in the St. George, Ut Temple!

I hate math homework

I had more math to do tonight. Did I do it? Well... yes, but not until I sufficiently avoided it as long as I possibly could by editing photos of Kyla's new little guy Mack.

What does that mean? More photos!

Titles

K... I never do these things, but 1) this one looked funny and 2) I have math homework to get done and, naturally, I am doing everything I can to avoid it. So, this is what you get.


RULES:
1. Put your iPod... or iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. Write that song name down no matter how stupid it sounds.

Are you OK?
Rag Doll

How would you describe yourself?
Sunshine and Summertime - Faith Hill

What do you like in a guy/girl?
My Paper Heart - The All-American Rejects

How do you feel today?
Gimme That - Chris Brown

What is your life purpose?
Never Know - Jack Johnson

What's your motto?
Adore - Paramore

What do friends think of you?
Curbside Prophet - Jason Mraz

What do your parents think of you?
Secret - Maroon 5

What do you think of very often?
Snails - The Format (baha!)

What is 2+2?
Take it to the Floor - B2K

What do you think of your best friend?
Badaboom - B2K

What is your life story?
Beautiful Disaster - Kelly Clarkson (true)

What do you want to be when you grow up?
Imperfection - Saving Jane

What do you think of when you see the person you like?
Take on Me - Sara Bareillis

What will you dance to at your wedding?
Once Again - Jon McLaughlin

What will they play at your funeral?
Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar

What is your hobby/interest?
As Lovers Go - Dashboard

What is your biggest fear?
All The Small Things - Blink-182

What is your biggest secret?
We Are Broken - Paramore

What do you want right now?
Shut Up and Drive - Rihanna

What do you think of your friends?
Fireflies - Faith Hill

What does the special he/she think of you?
Come On Get Higher - Matt Nathanson

A Good Listener

"A wise old owl sat in an oak,
The more he heard the less he spoke;
The less he spoke the more he heard.
Why aren't we all like that wise old bird?"

Christmas

I'm super behind on blogging. I have probably 8 posts worth of pictures and stories, but to save myself from getting even further behind I am going to post Christmas pics now and hope I get to the others soon.

These are just some of my favorite pics from my family's Christmas Festivities.

Trey-man

My family has a tradition of making a candy village each year.
Sammi, Taly, and Lesil are intently working on their plot of frosting.
This is serious stuff people.

This is the scowl Tim and I got each time we tried to take a picture of Isabelle.

Having fun in the theater room

I guess we should have at least one pic of the photographers.

On Christmas morning we went to both Kyla and Katrina's houses
to watch their kiddos open presents.

Ky's kids getting ready to go see their presents.

My mom's response when I asked, as though I was asking a child, "what did you get mom?"

Sammi thinking there was something terribly wrong with her recorder
when the plastic cleaner stick came out.

Isabelle showing Grandma her new stuffed animal.

We all went to the rec center on my mom's b-day
and played basketball and went swimming.

Bently giving everyone a run for their money

Mckay having a good old time sucking on his tongue

Taly, Sammi, and Addy

Bo being adorable

Colton and the biggest eyes you've ever seen.

Kimball just kickin it with his dad.

Classic Lesil, just waiting in front of the ice cream
until it's time to have some.

Tim was so great with all my nieces and nephews.
Within the first few hours of meeting him, he was everyone's favorite friend.

This is my favorite picture from Christmas.
It pretty much sums up the feeling throughout the holiday.