{King Family Preview}

Check out the full preview of this family here!

{ice.cream}

Farr's Ice Cream. So good on a hot summer day. And boy was it messy, but so worth it! I actually got this "ice cream photos" idea from someone else and thought it was so cute...so I brought my camera along when we went out for the yummy treat. I just wish Mylie's ice cream would have been a little more firm. I chose a "light" one for her, just to find out it was really melty. It fell of the cone before we even got out the door!

I just love my two little kids. It is so fun to take them places and let them experience new things. I also love how much they love each other. They are so cute together and love to play together. (I hope that never changes!) This mommy business is the best!

{blonde.cuties}

Had a great session with two cuties. Check them out here.

{Some Favs from a Recent BBQ}

So this post is the exact same one from my photo blog. Sometimes I wonder if I should just combine the two and have one blog because I can't decide where a post belongs, and I am so bad about updating this one! Oh well....

Here are some of my favorite photos from a recent BBQ we had at my parents...

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~Aspen and Olivia~

Isn't Aspen such a beautiful dog? And Olivia is so darling. She looks so much like her daddy (my brother)!

~Two of the people I love the most!~

These pictures make me want to go and squeeze and kiss both of them!

~Mmmm! Cherries~

I thought I'd try my hand at a subject other than people. Don't these make your mouth water? I love summer cherries! I saw my parents' tree yesterday and it is now bare...The cherries just don't last long enough!

Amoxicillin anyone?

So I am at home this evening...I was supposed to be camping up in Malad for a family reunion, but Russ and Bennett had to go without me and Mylie because Mylie is sick...again. I feel so bad for her. I took her to the doc and she's probably going to be just fine (another fever-causing virus?) but I was just reflecting on where we were two weeks ago...When she got this horrible rash. (We missed our ward campout that time!)

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And that is how you find out your child is allergic to Amoxicillin.

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{My Love...My Life}

I have finally finished some photos of my own kids! I feel like I learn so much with every photo shoot and always want to try things out with my own kids. I took these over a month ago and just finally finished them. Even since then, I have learned new things...and am not completely satisfied with these :) (And I am itching for a better camera--but that will have to wait!) I did get a new computer (which I LOVE) that I am finally almost finished setting up. I should have taken the plunge a long time ago! But for now, these are some of the pics that will adorn my home. I love my two kiddos. They make me smile and laugh every day!

{Hailey's Preview}

I have another adorable beauty up on my photo blog. Check them out here.

{Practice}

Was practicing a few new techniques with these photos. Thought I'd share because I am a proud mama and I think Mylie is a beauty. Let me know what you think!

{More Previews}

Will I ever blog anything about my own family again? Maybe when I get my new computer. Well, til then, you can check out what I've been working on on my photography blog! I have a couple new previews up if you haven't checked them out yet! Maybe soon I will get to our Hogle Zoo pics. Leave me some love if you'd like!

{Lily's Preview}

Lily's preview is now available on my photography blog!

Seriously Mom...

...Are you ever going to ask Auntie Em to take some pictures of me and my blue eyes?...

{Hudson's Preview}

Had a session with adorable Hudson last week.

His preview is now available...CLICK HERE.

{Last Saturday's RACE}

Last Saturday was the Ogden Marathon. It was a beautiful, perfect day for a race! Four of us from my family ran the Half Marathon this year. It was such a great course! I ran with my sister (thank goodness for running partners!)

Here are our stats:

We finished in 1:47! Not bad! We ran an 8:13 pace, and if it weren't for the potty breaks, it would have been faster! I was 14th in my age group and 82nd out of all the women (1295 women in all). This put us in about the top 6~7 percent of runners. We were pretty pleased, especially since we didn't really expect too much out of ourselves.

Now I take full bragging rights for my bros! Taylor ran a 1:17 in the marathon last year and took 2nd place! This year he improved his time and ran a 1:15!!! He was 5th place overall and 2nd in his age group. He is so FAST! It's crazy how fast all the runners are getting in the Ogden Marathon. It is getting to be a very popular race...Maybe they should think about getting porta-potties for the spectators and runners who have left the gated area...But that is a whole other story.

Taylor coming in at the end. You are so AWESOME Tay!

My other brother, Patrick, also ran an incredible time of 1:30. He was also 2nd in his age group! Way to go, Patrick!!!

Patrick coming down the home stretch!


Me with my buddy, Bennett. Thanks to my post-race stomach ache, he got my creamie. A little later he was crying because of the mess it made.

The Four of Us!


Here we are again along with Aariel, my other brother Kristofor's wife. She ran the 5K. Way to go Aariel!


Me and my cuties! It was dad's turn this year to bring the kids early in the morning to the sidelines. Afterward he expressed his gratefulness to me for last year...and he only had to wait until I came in for the half. Last year I think Bennett cried for about 4 hours straight waiting for daddy.


Taylor winning his 2nd place award!!


Patrick winning his!


Yeah, my brothers are so cool!


Cute little boys in their hats.

I also have to give a shout out to my parents. They are the BEST race supporters ever. I am not exaggerating one bit to say that they are always the first there at the finish line to stake out their place. And they stay there the whole time to welcome in the 5k finishers, Half Marathoners, Marathoners (even though we didn't have any of those this year), and then finally, the KidsK. They also are a great help in entertaining and holding the kids.


This is my cute niece, Brielle. She is a natural runner! Yes, she passes this boy, and almost all the other boys and kids older than her to be one of the top finishers of the KidsK...And she makes it look so easy! I think the only other kids that beat her were ones that were much, much older. She's already run in a couple 5Ks finishing in about 27 minute times. You're going places, girl!





Here's the group coming down the stretch in the KidsK. We didn't officially sign Bennett up this year, but Patrick took the little boys to run down the home stretch with the rest of the kids.

Can I just tell you how thrilled and pleased Bennett was to run in the race and run very so fast...even faster than you, mommy.