I have been working 5 businesses at 4 locations as well as taking care of all 4 kids needs in school out of school and running places to play with them.

I have been having loads of fun. 

This week I am Pulling ALL my inventory out of 1 boutique that isn’t making me any money I keep losing $100+ a month to them so I’m moving on.  The amount of inventory is almost like moving out of a small apartment with a mini van full of kids so It will take a few loads.

 

Sierra Just had an Irish Dance Feis (fesh) Saturday that I took her to it was a long day for us.  She was cute and slightly messed up each dance causing her to not place in any event, But she will practice and do better next time.

We hosted a Superbowl party at our house  I made all the snacks and did the grocery shopping Saturday night til 11PM

I have 2 home shows this week with Cookie lee jewelry

Saturday IS MY BIG day.  I Started finding locations to hold “Saturday Boutiques” at where I invite lots of vendors (like a farmers market) to come and sell their wares.  It’s been a long fun task getting a big unique group together without getting duplicate vendors in.  http://saturdayboutiques.blogspot.com  it will be the day before Valentines and we have advertised like mad in the media online and thru emails and paper fliers.

I have to run. I need to get a piece of jewelry to a customer then to POSH to pull out of the store with Zach and Aurora

Utterly Exhausted- even after a nap day and no business but Superbowl party hostess. Sure wish Aurora would go back to sleeping thru the night. NO MORE CHOCOLATE MILK for you baby(almost3) before bed. Mommy needs SOME sleep-So does Daddy. 1st big noticeable BAG appeared under my eye yesterday. I looked OLD!

Engagement sessions are such a fun excuse to go outdoors and explore new places. We love getting to know new couples, their stories, how they met, what the future holds, and all the details of their upcoming wedding. Our casual sessions make it easy for couples to relax and be themselves while we capture the very essence of their relationship.





Jenny and Will met on e-Harmony and Jenny's dad showed up on their first date to make sure things were going smoothly! Way to go Dad! Will is in the Air Force and is over seas while Jenny's finishing the plans for the wedding. What a girl! Thanks for your service Will!

If I had to choose a favorite type of session, I suppose I'd have to pick our Newborn Sessions. There's nothing quite like spending two hours in a warm room, just playing and photographing a 5-day-old. We typically suggest bringing babies in within their first week to capture the newness about them that fades so quickly.

This little guy, Landon, came in at about two months however, and look how stunning these shots are!



We love to focus on the baby, but his cute little hat was too much fun to pass up. He was a doll to have in the studio and we look forward to seeing him several more times throughout the year.

Maternity photos are some of our favorites! We love to be at the very beginning of a life and be a part of the excitement! We recently had Rene and her husband Cody into our studio for a maternity shoot and after the formals, and the classics, and the casuals, and the photojournalistic, we decided to throw aside all the rules and really get the party started. My absolute favorite picture is really a work of art and it was the last shot of the day.



The emotion in this picture just blows me away. I can totally see Rene at home, at the beginning of labor, pacing the floors, and Cody taking her hand in his, resting his head on hers and helping her breathe while counting the contractions. It's miraculous, this thing called life, and I love being able to capture such wonderful moments.

 

 

Yes it has been Sooo Long since my last journal entry.

I have been busy.

Hailey and Sierra were out of school for 1 month and a week. We had Christmas, Science Fair that daddy worked really hard with Hailey on to show Magnetic Shielding.  She won 1st place there were all the 5ht graders in the school I want to say 150-200 students  7 won firts place and there were 10 1st place runners up she was the 1st closest to getting a medal in the 1st place category, she got a large Blue ribbon with 1st place on it.  we were thrilled!  They really did a good job, I just helpes with trips to SLC to get petree dishes magnets, magnetic iron filings from fuzzy face toys, and the display is what I helped with.  it took a long time to get it all together. 

I have taken the kids to SLC to the Zoo, on the Fast Train to go see The Frog Princess with Aaron Alice and cousin Ethan, We have been to Chuck E Cheese, To the Airplane Museum learning center, many times to Arctic Circle, Carls je and Mc Donalds Playlands, We have had a large snow hill in our cul-du-sac for a month now and the kids have enjoyed sliding down it. For new years we had sparking cider blasetd off some fireworks and party poppers and watches fireworks on their animal crossing nintendo game - a highlight ;o) We have been to a boutique to buy toy realistic cats that look like they are sleeping but breathing. My kind of pet! We went Christmas Caroling, Did our Lego Advent Calendar, we have been plaing with our christmas toys, claning up christmas and putting it away, nathan took down all the lights I was sad to see them go i love christmas lights they make the dark winter nights more interesting to look at and reminds me of the Savior.  Wish everyone could keep them up all year. We also Went With Aunt Alice and Aunt Suzie to The Gale Center South Jordan History Museum. Made Crystals from the Planetarium Store, Planted Cat Grass, Went Shopping for Webkinz online pet toys that you keepp a stuffed animal of. and MORE!

With my business endevours I have started buying tutus, pettiskirts, butterfly wings, wands, hair clips and more.  I have been putting them in one of the boutiques I sell in.  I still sell Baptizm Dresses for LDS girls, flower girl dresses, Melissa and Doug Wooden Toys and Puzzles(not doing so well moving that inventory) I’m Still selling Squeaky shoes I had been waiting for almost a month for my shipment it came in a few days before Christmas so business with those has been slower than i would have liked, but they still sell slowly.  i think i have sold more out of the house than at the boutiques in the past month ;o) 

             

I’m starting up “Saturday Boutiques”  there is an English lady that runs one of the boutiques and cannot get enough vendors int hat will pay rental spaces, i’ve told her i would try to help her get things rolling in the mantime we are going to try to get home show and unique crafters into and empty bank in front of the boutique every saturday to help her pay her rent (same landlord)  I have a lot of interested vendors we just have to hammer out the legalities with it.  And hoping that by mid March We will have loads of New vendors at the B&M boutique that will pay the rent and keep her in business.  We have some re arranging painting and filling up to do before that but so far i have recruited about 4 new vendors this week and working on more!

I did a  Bridal Show with my Cookie lee Jewelry last Saturday Joe and Suzie are Marketing their Floral Preservation Business at them there.  It costs $400 for the booth I made $490 back spent 60 on babysitters and 425 to Sierra who came with me and helped me set up sell and look cute! she was awesome, I had 4 show bookings and did a Home show on Wednesday tht pulled in another $250.00  have another kinda sorta 2 bookings too so I’m hoping the home shows will be profitable from the amount i spent, so far so good, I’m going to be a vendor in the one in April at the really big expo center  It’s not cheap, and if it brings in show booking that could be great!  I’m really doing it as a hobby, it’s fun, and if Nathan would let me pay for things I would happily help out.

I also took the kids to Boise for a quick overnighter as their cousin Hanna was baptized.

        

      

 

Aurora is as buzy as a bumble bee I cannot get her to stop she keeps us so busy.

Ethan and I made vanilla ice cream yesterday. He is always wanting to help me make things so I thought this would be fun and also delicious at the same time. He was such a good help. Ethan mixed the sugar and milk together with the blender, and also helped me measure the other ingredients out.

The ice cream only took 30 minutes and then we were able to taste it.

It was very delicious, but tasted a lot like cool whip, so I think next time we will do strawberry, or mint chocolate chip. But that hasn't stoped us from eating it though :)

Landon had his 2 month appointment yesterday. He is such a big and healthy beautiful boy.
Weight: 12.6 lbs, 75%
Height: 24 1/4lbs, 93%
Head: 39cm, 25%
Since Landon looked a little like my Dad when he was born, maybe he will also be tall like him too.
He loves to lift his head and look around at everything going on, and he loves to smile and coo at anyone who talks to him.
We are very happy that he is progressing as he should and bringing so much joy to our lives.

Whoever knew that living with a 2 year old could be so hilarious. Ethan says some pretty funny things daily and I thought that I could share them with you.

On Sunday our Bishop was talking about Haiti and if anyone wanted to donate that they could give to the Humanitarian fund. When he said Humanitarian Ethan looked up at me with his wide eyes and said "He-man!" It was hard not to bust up laughing in the middle of sacrament meeting.


When Ethan is being noisy we ask him to please be quiet, and his response is usually "NO, You be quiet!
Sometimes when we ask him to pick up his toys he tells us "No thanks, you pick them up." Aaron really has a hard time not smiling at his little boy when he says these things.

Ethan was eating a Sponge Bob candy cane the other day and said "Ummmmm, this is good stuff!"

Ethan keeps telling me that I'm a "Silly Monkey" so the other day I told him he was a "Silly Monkey" and he looked right at me with a serious look and stated "No, I'm Ethan." Oh, of course, silly me.

As most of you know we have conquered going pee-pee in the potty, but number two has been more of a challenge. We were driving to church a couple of weeks ago and I was saying something to Aaron about Ethan going poop in the potty, and from the back seat we hear "I pooped, I pooped Christmas." We immediately started laughing.

So as you can see there is never a dole moment with this 2 year old.

We had the day off from work and school and decided to get out and play. We meet up...