December 31, 2016

I guess I didn't technically take this picture but my brother's foster kids are in all the pictures that I took and I can't post those so this will have to do.  

1. We decided to throw a New Years Eve Party at our house this year.  It was really quite fun!  It's always good to get together with people you love.  At the end of the night we did fireworks and made lots of noise outside.  It was great!  But the best part was the next day at church some ladies sitting behind us were talking about how the fireworks scared them to death and they were trying to figure out who set them off.  We were just a laughing!  It was really funny!  Well since we started the New Year off with a bang it should be a good one, right?
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December 30, 2016

Snowmobiling is a pretty big deal at my house.  So today Brian and McKenzi got ready to go sledding.  They had gear all through my house. I felt that I really needed to show that since I won't be going with them tomorrow.  

December 29, 2016

Well taking a picture everyday gets a little difficult when you work full time so after work I have been trying to just find things around the house to play with.  I found this flower just sitting on my floor and decided to try it.  As I am laying on the floor taking a picture my youngest son walks in and asks, "Mom what the heck are you doing?"  I am sure I will get asked that a few more times in this journey to discover photograph, but I am still excited.

December 28, 2016

Light Painting is something of a fascination of mine.  So I thought I would give it a try.  Now I know this isn't a masterpiece but I still think it looks pretty cool for a first attempt.  I am way excited to give this technique a little more time when it warms up outside.  Night photography is really fun!!

December 27, 2016

This is the view off my porch. It's not the best picture but I was too cold to get out in the snow.  And really it doesn't matter because this shows my world.  Isn't it a gorgeous place that I live?

December 26, 2016

We usually go snowmobiling the day after Christmas but that wasn't in the cards for us this year.  Instead we decided to go sledding.  Luckily there was snow close to our house so we didn't have to go far. However there was a freezing cold wind that was awful!!!  Anyway here is a picture of  my family that was able to go.  Thankfully we had winter clothes to keep us warm!

We took Ken and Lisa and their kids with us. Also Justin Carlisle came with.  There were a few hills to choose from.  This one was the easier one so the littler kids has fun on it. I love this picture showing the path up.  

The larger hill was much better with the tubes.  However there was a ditch at the bottom that made for some epic crashes.  Here is Bryson.  He was saved from a crash by the bush which stopped him early.

The sled's were much better on the smaller hill.  They really got booking it down it!!  Bryson's face cracks me up in this picture.

Friends are the best!  Here is a picture of Jared, Bryson, and Justin.  When the rest of us were done sledding, these three just kept on going.  They were having so much fun even with their crashes!!

This is my favorite picture of the day!!  Sheridan is so beautiful and this picture just shows it!

Now for the epic crashes.  Brian and I laughed so hard!  Which is probably a little mean but it was just so funny.  This first crash was Lisa and Reba. I am not exactly sure what happened but half way down the hill they started tumbling.  Sadly it was the end for Reba. She stayed in the trucks the rest of the day.

This picture is just as Sheridan hit the ditch on the bigger hill, going backwards even.  

Justin faced planted it in the ditch.  He was so cold!!  Snow went everywhere.  

December 25, 2016

Christmas morning was a little bit different this year.  First of all it snowed!!  That meant that Brian was out all night plowing.  Second my kids are all teens now and so they slept in.  The phone rang at 8:30 am and woke us all up.  It was a really nice morning.  It was fun to see what my kids got each other.  Here is Kenzi with her gift from Sheridan. 

  I know it's not a great picture but I just got a new camera and am still trying to figure it out.

December 24, 2016

We had our Christmas party in Richfield and it was really crowded.  That is one of the best parts about family get together.  We all get up close and personal.  Well my girls and Conner all wore boots and were resting their feet on the same stool. It was so cute I had to take a photo.  I loved it!!  This is what family get togethers are like for me.  

December 23, 2016

I realize that not every picture I take is going to be good.  I also realize that isn't what this is about.  It's about learning.  You have to make mistakes to learn and figure out how to do them better.  So even though this isn't a great quality picture it's what I have for the day.  And really as long as the picture is of someone I love that makes it ok.  So here's to my cute, Sher.  Thanks for wrapping presents for us this year!

December 22, 2016

I decided to try Project 365.  That is where I take a picture everyday.  I am not sure how this is going to work and I don't know if I will post every picture but I love the idea of documenting my life in photographs.  So here goes.  This picture is part of my Christmas wreath. It is quite old and I am not sure how much longer it will hold up.  I made it at a Relief Society event years ago.  I was nervous about it because it wasn't really my style but I sure have enjoyed it.