Weekend in Idaho

On the road again..... We left mesquite about noon on Fri and then spend several hours in the car through rain and even some hail for a very fun visit in Idaho. I like a bum dummy head forgot my camera so you are going to have to use your imaginations. We first made a stop in Salt Lake Friday night and caught up with my family and spent the night then woke up insanely early saturday to help my sister Amy get ready for the 5k she was having for her company which is 5 years old. It was quite chilly in the morning but turned out a lot better than anyone expected. The run ended around 11 so we were on the road again headed to Blackfoot. We made it just in time for a delicious bbq and lots of laughs. We woke up Sunday morning and after a scrumptious breakfast we headed to Bear Country. Boy oh boy did we have fun there. You drive your car through the park and see the animals who are pretty free to roam wherever except the brown and black bears are not aloud to be free with one another they will kill each other(little bear trivia). After driving through ourselves we visited the petting zoo where there was the cutest baby white goat. I wanted to bring it home but Terry didn't think it was such a good idea. After petting all the animals we could the kids ventured into the amusement ride section and had a wonderful time. I must admit Terry really enjoyed himself on the kiddie rides as well. We then went on a Curator tour which is where you drive in the back a tall truck through the animal park and throw food to the bears. They come right up to the truck and sit there patiently for you to throw a donut or piece of bread to them(they are not big believers in the south beach diet!!!) it was amazing to take a little sneak peak into these adorable furry animals lives. We also saw baby bears frolicking around which would make anyones heart melt. After we had all the fun we could have there we headed to lunch and then home to all take a little bear nap:) We headed back for home Monday morning and got home after many pit stops late that evening. We had beary much fun and can't wait to spend more time with Randi, Seth, Kamri, Kynsli and Konnor throughout the summer. We love you guys!!!

I've been backing up all my pics on cds today because I always have this fear of my computer crashing and loosing everything. I also need more room for new photos. I have compiled a few here that are my absolute favs. Its hard for me to pick favs because I have loved every subject I have ever photographed but here are just a few.

Vegas Girls

So Liz and I decided to take a girls day in Vegas we started off our adventure at a restaurant called Hash House a go go for breakfast. They serve the food there in trough like dishes(HUGE portions). There is so much food but so so so delicious. We then went to a scrapbook store and got filled up with creative ideas. Our next stop was at the salon I have pictured below, it was the most eccentric place I have ever been to. The person doing our nails was named Paula but I think earlier in life it might have been Paul, if you know what I mean.

Is the water supposed to blood red when you get a pedicure?

She/he actually did a really good job and feet have never been so soft.
We ended our day after much pampering and shopping at the amazing show Phantom of the Opera. It was a super fun day and as for Terry's day without me well I will leave that up to him to blog about his lovely trip to the dump!!!!

Terry, Abbe and I all went to Vegas this past weekend to see the cirque du soleil "LOVE" it was all done by the Beatles music. It was incredible. I had already seen it but knew Terry and Abbe would think it was just as cool as I did and after it was over we all agreed we would turn right back around and see it again. Vegas knows how to put on a good show thats for sure. We had a lot of fun and can't wait to do it again really soon hopefully.

Something Fishy

Terry is still continuing on his quest to collect as many golf balls as possible. He went to the ditch over the weekend while they were draining it. He found a lot of balls but guess what else he found??

You guessed it a slimy wiggly green fish
He wanted to keep it as a prize(not to eat of course) I suggested he might be happier back in the ditch
So we let him go. He blends in perfectly with the moss so its hard to see him but he was alive and swimming around.
I really hope he never grows up. I love this side of him even if I think its silly it still makes me smile

Shauni's Senior shoot

It seems as though all my blogs recently are photo shoots I have been doing which I am excited about. Before I moved to Mesquite I was a full time photographer and I moved here hoping that it would carry over but I quickly discovered after many attempts to get business there just wasn't enough business for a new photographer in town. I am pumped because it has been picking up and I have done a few here and there. I love capturing smiles there really is nothing better. This is a senior shoot I did in St. George. She was such a trooper and made my job extremely easy. She is just a natural in front of the camera. We got some really cool shots.

So its May! Where did April go? It was a whirlwind of a month and I have a feeling it will be this way throughout the summer. I love this time of year. There are all sorts of events that give us a reason to spend time with our familys which is my favorite. We had another fun weekend. Aaron and Crystal came down again. Terry and Aaron went golfing for 6 hours on saturday while Crystal and I caught up on each others lives and attempted to solve all the worlds problems( there are only a few left to fix like world peace and the cure for cancer) I miss living close to them and hanging out all the time. They are so much fun.

I took some pictures of Robin and Lonnies little man on sat. who is such a ham and doesn't hold still for more than a few seconds but boy did we get some fun shots. I really love shooting at parks the kids totally forget you are there with a camera and they just have fun so their most genuine smile comes out and you can really see their personality. I love taking pictures of all ages but there is something special about kids under 3. They have such a carefree spirit and are just plain happy. -Till next time:)