Here is the sweetest little angel! It was so hard to choose which photographs to start on, they were all so stinking cute! A great problem to have. Here is the sneak peek for this newborn session, enjoy!

She has a big brother to keep her entertained and y0u can tell he loves her sooo much.

Clouds above and a few sprinkles of rain a few minutes before we arrive, and then the moment the bride walked down the aisle the sun appeared as if it were timed perfectly.  The audience took in a breathtaking backdrop of the mountain and lake as the couple  gazed into each others eyes and smiled the whole time.  The Sleeping Beauty Ranch was a picturesque location and all was beautiful on this wedding day.

Photograph:  a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art. ~Ambrose Bierce

Grow old with me!  The best is yet to be. ~Robert Browning

Wedding Slideshow

Summer is here, so we headed up to the mountains to enjoy some cool weather and fresh air. There are so many reasons to love camping: bright stars, no distractions from family and nature, long walks to nowhere, discovering bird’s nests, watching the bugs, collecting rocks, devouring marshmallows and hanging out with good friends.  But, at three in the morning, I could have easily come up with a few reasons not to camp!

In wilderness I sense the miracle of life,

and behind it our scientific accomplishments fade to trivia.

~Charles A. Lindbergh

Adopt the pace of nature:  her secret is patience.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.

~John Muir

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer.

Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience,

and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”

Harriet Tubman

“To myself I am only a child playing on the beach,

while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me.”

Isaac Newton

Today is a smooth white seashell,

hold it close and listen to the beauty of the hours.”

Anon

Are you moved by words? I love them when used so lovely.

Yeats creates this image and I went back to these photographs of the two fairy princesses playing in the backyard.  This is how intense children play and I wish for that passion in my everyday life, like a flame upon the mountain!  So, try to spread your wings a little more each day, who knows where you will go!
“Faeries, come take me out of this dull world,
For I would ride with you upon the wind,
Run on the top of the dishevelled tide,
And dance upon the mountains like a flame.”
~William Butler Yeats, “The Land of Heart’s Desire,” 1894

My dear friends wanted to capture the beauty of our surroundings in the desert with the sweetness of their special family bond.

Always enjoy my time outside with friends and a camera.

Walking off into the sunset!

Isn’t this sweet!  I hope you have someone to think about to create your very own garden.

If I had a single flower for every time I think about you, I could walk forever in my garden.

~Attributed to Claudia Ghandi

A few shots in grandma and grandpa’s back yard. No boys allowed (for now) in this group of beautiful cousins!

Usually we answer with our highlights or NOTHING.  Recently, I have crossed into another whole dimension of mommyhood that I think is here way too soon.  I have now seen the dreaded eye rolls and  the complete thought out answer of “nothing” when asked what did you do in school today?  Yes, I know all about specific questioning like what was your favorite thing today etc.  But, as I said this is a whole new attitude in my little life!  So, as I am evaluating myself and how I need to restructure our home, schedule and even my attitude, I found that I answered a friend with “nothing” to what we did this weekend. Oops! I am one important role model for my little treasures and sometimes it is easy to forget.

So, what did we do today?  I will skip the endless supply of laundry, never-ending dish pile and changing of the light bulbs.

First:

Major excavation in backyard looking for worms. Outcome, beautiful home with flower beds made in jar,

but no worm friends to be found.

Next:

Boogie boarding in the desert.  After riding bikes and scooters come the more creative activities

like pulling a boogie board on the skate board. Whee!

Then, a little hunting for mesquite pods to make “bean soup” which is the equivalent of mudpie when I grew up.  Lauren is hard for me to get on camera because she just likes to do the opposite

of what I want!  So, here she is having a great day making soup.

Last, we go inside to make sure our new Christmas present, “Rainbow the Fish,” is well and not noticed by Oscar the Cat.  A little play time with Oscar and then on to the normal house

stuff like getting clean ond off to make dinner.  So, THAT IS WHAT WE DID TODAY.  Hope your day was filled with wonder and joy!

Yay!  I am an auntie and yes, congratulations to the new parents Julie and Michel also!

She is the cutest little thing and barely makes a sound. So, we can be sure to have more cousins around.

Here is just a little sneak peek at the little angel, we love you!!

Can you believe that at eight days old she can hold on to her binky? She completely did that on her own.

Daddy and baby!