Today marks the one year mark of living in this house. We have loved every minute of it. It was so nice a year ago to be able to make the change from duplex in Orem to house in Provo. The area we live in now is 100 times better than before. We love being across from the park, close to BYU campus, the space, and privacy we have. When we moved a year ago we were really sad to leave our ward. We didn't think we could ever love a ward so much. But, guess what we do!! We couldn't ask for a more funner ward and have so many amazing friends. So a special thanks to the miracle that we got this house, Provo, the park, BYU 5th ward, our privacy, and BYU so close. We are having a blast here!! Also notice my huge pregnancy reflection in the window. This photo was taken a year ago. ha ha. Glad I have my body back for this spring/summer.

We can't believe our little Evelyn is 9 months today. She sure is changing so much everyday and we love to watch her grow. Trent & I just laugh at what she has been doing lately. She is into everything and we don't know what to do with her most of the time. Keeping us busy for sure. Crawling everwhere, pulling herself up to standing. These photos were taken with my new camera. I LOVE IT!! It totally meets all the expectations I had plus more!! I am having so much fun with it. It really makes a HUGE difference in my photos. The quality is stunning. Glad I can always practice on Evelyn...never gets old. She is so photogenic and works it for the camera. Sorry Evelyn but I will be in your face with a camera FOREVER, so get used to it. LOL

TODAY A VERY NICE MAILMAN KNOCKED ON MY DOOR, ASKING ME TO SIGN FOR A PACKAGE. CA-CHING...I WAS SO EXCITED. IT CAME ALL THE WAY FROM CANADA. THE SHIPPING WAS GREAT AND ITS THE REAL DEAL. JUST AS DESCRIBED ON EBAY. I TOLD TRENT TO GIVE THE SELLER AN A+++ :) I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I AM AN OWNER OF A CANON EOS 40D. I HAVE A DATE WITH MY CAMERA TONIGHT. WE ARE GOING TO BE VERY CLOSE!! CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW OFF SOME PHOTOS FROM MY NEW HUNK OF BURNING LOVE!! WISH ME LUCK:)

Wow our little Evelyn has changed so much in the last month. She spends all of her time crawling and getting into everything she can get her little hands on. It is so much fun to watch her grow so sudden. And see a hint of her personality show. She is such a little sweetie and we are having so much fun with her. I am now realizing how much work being a mommy is. Once they get mobile its a whole new ball park. I am speaking too soon. She isn't even walking yet...just wait right??

We had a great Valentines Day. I started the morning off decorating the house with hearts for Trent. On them I wrote reasons why I love him. Along with that I gave him a large Hershey kiss and a card. He gave me some dark chocolate and my camera (still waiting for)!! It was so expensive that I told him he couldn't by me any flowers or anything. The best gift he gave me was a trip to the Provo temple. I hadn't done a session in over a year because of Evelyn. My brother Jacob was taking his (soon to be wife in one week) fiance through. So I really wanted to make this session. It was SO GREAT to be back. I love the spirit the temple brings in my life. It truely is the best place on earth. We are so fortunate to have one so close to us. The day ended with putting Evelyn down and we made a steak & chicken dinner and watched the movie The Fugitive. It snowed so much on Valentines Day. I was so grateful for Trent's truck 4 wheel drive is the way to go.

Yes, its true. I took on the wedding of Brandi Waite to earn all the money for my brand new Canon EOS 40D digital camera (body only). She is getting married in March. But we shot bridals and engagements last weekend. I got paid for the wedding early. I am not currently shooting weddings because of Evelyn, however this was my only ticket to get my camera. I am lucky I get to use it for her wedding day. So today I
1.) Received my check in the mail. 2.) Drove to the bank and deposited it. 3.)Came home and ordered it online. What an exciting day it has been:) Considering I have wanted this camera for about a year. But, knew we couldn't afford it for a long time. Everywhere I looked the body only was for $1200 at least. However, I found this one website that priced it for $480!! Brand new and free shipping!! What?? How can that be? It was a miracle for me. Thanks to a great bargain I will soon be holding my new camera in my hand!! Yeah Baby;)
UPDATE: First I found a camera for $580 free shipping at lensesnmore.com. Ordered it and then found another one for cheaper $480 free shipping on soniccamera.com. Then I cancelled my first order and made a second order with the sonic. Then I check my blog and see the comment that Brittany Marshall left and I am freaking out. That didn't even occur to me. So I get back on my computer and am looking at both websites. Lensesnmore had imported cameras, so I was glad I had cancelled with them. Then I thought I better check soniccamera.com everything looked fine there. Decided to check my email and sonic said they are out of stock of my camera. So, I wanted to call and see what was up. This is a lot of money here, and I was really annoyed. I was told they were all sold out of my camera and that it has to ship from another country. Plus it didn't even come in its own box with a battery or anything. Scammers, they failed to mention any of that on their website..GRRR!! Not to mention both times I called to cancel my first order with lensesnmore.com and ask what was up with the soniccamera.com both the males I talked to were complete jerks who didn't care at all about me, or good customer service. Both websites were located in NY. So, then I started really searching for a website I could trust. I got an 800 number to call the Canon company and ask some questions. Another male answered...whats with the males today...ha ha. He was actually nice though. He told me that all of their cameras are made in Japan/Asia and if the website includes a USA warranty and the box with everything in it. It is most likely safe to order from. So, I got on another website that Trent and I felt good about. The price is more than we initially wanted to pay, but I want to make sure I am getting the real deal!! I tried to order it and it said that the security of the website was bad or something. So, I will be calling them tomorrow to see what that's all about..So still cameraless. Wish me luck that I can actually get a decent, honest company to give me this camera...AHHH the FRUSTRATION.....
UPDATE: I found another website that looked really promising and ordered once again...payed $30 for 3 day shipping. They left me an email and said I had to call them to verify my order. Again another MALE answered and talked to me for a while asking what battery I wanted blah blah blah...and pretty much they also lied on their website and it didn't come with all they said. Then he says he had to check my shipping...so I wait and wait. He gets back on, I couldn't believe it...he tells me we are currently out to that camera you ordered. Ya...they all say that. So, right away I cancelled. Threw my phone and wanted to cry. What a nightmare this has been. I didn't really know where to turn I just knew that I was not going to get taken by another website that looked promising but wasn't. I ordered my last camera from eBay so, I soon got on. Found a guy in Canada selling a brand new canon 40D it showed everything that was included the box....in a photo. Trent and I looked it over. Once again I felt good about it. But, it really reassured me that I could see everything. There is a USA warranty for a year. It ended up costing $812.00 so about $300 dollars more than we were expecting. But, I think that's a good sign. So, for now I wait until I receive it. Wish me luck!! I will keep you posted:)

Evelyn is having more fun than ever lately. She loves to explore all of her surroundings and is into everything crawling. She sure is a great baby to have. She brightens up our day with all of her smiles and expressions.