So, if any of you are in the Salt Lake area and want to learn a bit more about photography, give Jen a call or email her! She said that more workshops are coming soon as long as there is interest!
Her professional website is:
www.jennifereliason.com
Friday, March 27, 2009
Me, a photographer???
One of my life desires has been to be a photographer. Ok, maybe not a big professional one, but one that can take pictures of her kids (and friends and families, as well) and feel very proud of myself when I see the final pictures developed (or downloaded :> ). Well, I'm getting my chance to learn the basics!! A good friend and mission companion is a SUPERB photographer and is offering photography workshops! I, of course, begged Thayne to let me do this and he agreed (after I shed a few tears!!). I am so dang excited. I have so many kids of my own to take pictures of and have been so frustrated with the idea because they can't sit still for more than two seconds and the pictures turn out horribly! Well, things are going to change.
So, if any of you are in the Salt Lake area and want to learn a bit more about photography, give Jen a call or email her! She said that more workshops are coming soon as long as there is interest!
Her professional website is:
www.jennifereliason.com
So, if any of you are in the Salt Lake area and want to learn a bit more about photography, give Jen a call or email her! She said that more workshops are coming soon as long as there is interest!
Her professional website is:
www.jennifereliason.com
Monday, March 16, 2009
Swearing In
Last month we drove to Washington so that Thayne could be sworn in as an attorney. It was a great experience and one I hope the kids will remember (but probably not). My sister, her husband, and my dad all came with us to support Thayne. The judge invited us to sit in the jury box while Thayne was being sworn in. It didn't take very long at all but it was moment of pride for me! I am so dang proud of Thayne. He has accomplished so much and more than most people would with five kids!
Here's Thayne taking the oath to be an honest attorney!
Here we are as a family so proud of our man! (aren't the dresses cute!!)
My dad with the kids
Here's Thayne taking the oath to be an honest attorney!
Here we are as a family so proud of our man! (aren't the dresses cute!!)
My dad with the kids
.Finally...an update
I'm back at blogging!!! I have missed recording my family adventures and am going to start it again. Here's a little update on our family:
Thayne: He is working hard for the firm in D.C. and still sending out resumes to jobs in Washington state. So, no, he hasn't found a permanent job yet. We feel truly blessed that he has a job in D.C. and frankly, it's nice to have him around the house (he works from home). We're not sure how long the job in D.C. will last but every time we get a paycheck we're thrilled!
Ally: I'm recovering from childbirth and postpartum (I think). I've joined a gym and even hired a personal trainer!! I'd like to say I'm crafting up a storm but, unfortunately, my craft stuff is still packed with the rest of our things so I've been trying to busy myself with good books when I find time away from my kids. Right now, I'm reading the Harry Potter series, which I never read before, and I'm enjoying it.
Jaed: He is doing excellent in school. His teacher adores him and praises him all the time!! He's still quite the story teller, though. Last week, he came home and told us some kid got hit by a car right outside the school and died. He proceeded to tell us about all the blood that was everywhere. I called the school to see if the story was true and of course, it wasn't. What a stinker! When we confronted him he said someone told him that it happened so we had a little lesson about gossiping and lying. He told us that he will tell the truth more often, hehehe! I guess we'll accept "more often" than not at all. Jaed got a Nintendo DS for Christmas and loves to play it all the time. He thinks his life has come to an end when he loses the priviledge to play it, though. When I pick the him and Josie up from school, Jaed is suppose to get Josie from class and bring her to the car. Well one day they both came to the car crying and Jaed told me that Josie ran from him and he couldn't see her and he thought he had lost her, so when he found her he yelled at her which made her cry. I told Josie that she is to stay right by Jaed, because he is there to protect her and watch over her until I get there. She turned to Jaed, on her own, and said "Sorry Jaed, I'll stay by you next time.". He is such a good brother....when he wants to be!
Josie: She's not so sure how she feels about school. Somedays she loves it other days she doesn't want to go because Indi will play barbies without her! We are pleased with all the things she is learning, though. She loves to teach Indi new stuff when she comse home from school. Thanks to Josie, indi knows her colors, numbers and the whole alphabet by sight. Josie loves to play barbies with her sisters but also likes to play by herself sometimes which crushes Indi. Josie got a Leapster for her birthday and likes to call it her Nintendo DS. Jaed reminders her that it's not a DS but Josie ignores him! We like it because the games are educational and prompts her to use the things she is learning in Kindergarten to win the games. She got to go to Chuck E. Cheese for her birthday this year and was in heaven. It as the best day of her life, in her opinion. We went to visit my sister and while we were there we went over to my sister's friends house. They had an unfriendly dog that bit Josie on the nose and lip. She had to get stitches on both her nose and lip. It was so sad! Josie kept asking why that dog bit her. I think it hurt her feelings as well. The scar on her lip is very minimal but the scar on her nose is quite noticable. We hope with time it will fade.
Indi: She is truly our princess. She wants her hair done everyday (while Josie runs when I say it's time to do hair), and when she gets dressed and wants to know how she looks you better go overboard in your response. The other day she asked Thayne how she looked and he, of course, went on and on about how pretty she was so when she was leaving the room she was swaying her hips from left to right and swinging her hair back and forth, with her head in the air! She's not in preschool anymore and we never gave her a reason for pulling her out, but when someone asks her why she's not in preschool she responds, "Because I need to spend more time with my family!". Indi loves taking care of anyone who is crying. She is really a mini mom! When Kaia crys (after being disciplined) she goes to Indi for hugs! I'm sure the same thing will happen with Zoey. Indi loves to dance and sing with an audience. She makes up her own songs and dance moves :>. She preforms several times a week and if I try and her performance off she is very upset. She is also my exercise buddy. When I do Wii Fit she is right there with me and when I want to go for a walk she puts on her shoes to go with me. She reminds me what foods are healthy and what foods are not and how important exercise is. She even got emotional when she realized that Thayne was not exercising. She was afraid he wasn't going to be healthy!
Kaia: Wow, what can I say about this girl.......she is our little spit fire. She hates to mind and can throw quite a fit when she doesn't get her way, but she loves to cuddle at night and is so dang cute! She has her dad wrapped around her little finger. Thayne gives in more than I do! She is very attached her pacifier, which she calls her "Power". Thayne has started to keep all her "powers" in his pocket so now she knows that if she kind find one to go ask dad for a "power" in his pocket. She talks all the time and even tells me that I'm bugging her! She tattles on her siblings and steals their toys and runs and then cries when they get the toy back saying, "I had it first!". She loves SpongeBob and Dora!! She will not move from in front of the t.v. if either of those shows are on.....so that's when I get some peace :>. Kai really wants to play barbies and other things with her older sisters but it never lasts very long without someone crying about how Kai hit them with the barbie, or took all thebarbies, or something else like that. When Josie and Indi want to play "house" Kai does make a great baby. I think it's because they pamper her and give her so much attention that she's in heaven.
Zoey: She is three months now!! She is a beautiful chunky baby. She's a pretty serious baby, like Josie was. She loves to sit up and if she's not eating or sleeping, you better have her sitting up or she's crying. It's hilarious to see her cry with these HUGE tears but once you sit her up she stops crying immediately and content. She's starting to smile at the kids more. Jaed can get her to smile the most. Josie and Kai pretty much ignore her but Indi and Jaed love to play with her and make her happy. She has huge chipmunk cheeks and loves her food! We adore her!
Thayne: He is working hard for the firm in D.C. and still sending out resumes to jobs in Washington state. So, no, he hasn't found a permanent job yet. We feel truly blessed that he has a job in D.C. and frankly, it's nice to have him around the house (he works from home). We're not sure how long the job in D.C. will last but every time we get a paycheck we're thrilled!
Ally: I'm recovering from childbirth and postpartum (I think). I've joined a gym and even hired a personal trainer!! I'd like to say I'm crafting up a storm but, unfortunately, my craft stuff is still packed with the rest of our things so I've been trying to busy myself with good books when I find time away from my kids. Right now, I'm reading the Harry Potter series, which I never read before, and I'm enjoying it.
Jaed: He is doing excellent in school. His teacher adores him and praises him all the time!! He's still quite the story teller, though. Last week, he came home and told us some kid got hit by a car right outside the school and died. He proceeded to tell us about all the blood that was everywhere. I called the school to see if the story was true and of course, it wasn't. What a stinker! When we confronted him he said someone told him that it happened so we had a little lesson about gossiping and lying. He told us that he will tell the truth more often, hehehe! I guess we'll accept "more often" than not at all. Jaed got a Nintendo DS for Christmas and loves to play it all the time. He thinks his life has come to an end when he loses the priviledge to play it, though. When I pick the him and Josie up from school, Jaed is suppose to get Josie from class and bring her to the car. Well one day they both came to the car crying and Jaed told me that Josie ran from him and he couldn't see her and he thought he had lost her, so when he found her he yelled at her which made her cry. I told Josie that she is to stay right by Jaed, because he is there to protect her and watch over her until I get there. She turned to Jaed, on her own, and said "Sorry Jaed, I'll stay by you next time.". He is such a good brother....when he wants to be!
Josie: She's not so sure how she feels about school. Somedays she loves it other days she doesn't want to go because Indi will play barbies without her! We are pleased with all the things she is learning, though. She loves to teach Indi new stuff when she comse home from school. Thanks to Josie, indi knows her colors, numbers and the whole alphabet by sight. Josie loves to play barbies with her sisters but also likes to play by herself sometimes which crushes Indi. Josie got a Leapster for her birthday and likes to call it her Nintendo DS. Jaed reminders her that it's not a DS but Josie ignores him! We like it because the games are educational and prompts her to use the things she is learning in Kindergarten to win the games. She got to go to Chuck E. Cheese for her birthday this year and was in heaven. It as the best day of her life, in her opinion. We went to visit my sister and while we were there we went over to my sister's friends house. They had an unfriendly dog that bit Josie on the nose and lip. She had to get stitches on both her nose and lip. It was so sad! Josie kept asking why that dog bit her. I think it hurt her feelings as well. The scar on her lip is very minimal but the scar on her nose is quite noticable. We hope with time it will fade.
Indi: She is truly our princess. She wants her hair done everyday (while Josie runs when I say it's time to do hair), and when she gets dressed and wants to know how she looks you better go overboard in your response. The other day she asked Thayne how she looked and he, of course, went on and on about how pretty she was so when she was leaving the room she was swaying her hips from left to right and swinging her hair back and forth, with her head in the air! She's not in preschool anymore and we never gave her a reason for pulling her out, but when someone asks her why she's not in preschool she responds, "Because I need to spend more time with my family!". Indi loves taking care of anyone who is crying. She is really a mini mom! When Kaia crys (after being disciplined) she goes to Indi for hugs! I'm sure the same thing will happen with Zoey. Indi loves to dance and sing with an audience. She makes up her own songs and dance moves :>. She preforms several times a week and if I try and her performance off she is very upset. She is also my exercise buddy. When I do Wii Fit she is right there with me and when I want to go for a walk she puts on her shoes to go with me. She reminds me what foods are healthy and what foods are not and how important exercise is. She even got emotional when she realized that Thayne was not exercising. She was afraid he wasn't going to be healthy!
Kaia: Wow, what can I say about this girl.......she is our little spit fire. She hates to mind and can throw quite a fit when she doesn't get her way, but she loves to cuddle at night and is so dang cute! She has her dad wrapped around her little finger. Thayne gives in more than I do! She is very attached her pacifier, which she calls her "Power". Thayne has started to keep all her "powers" in his pocket so now she knows that if she kind find one to go ask dad for a "power" in his pocket. She talks all the time and even tells me that I'm bugging her! She tattles on her siblings and steals their toys and runs and then cries when they get the toy back saying, "I had it first!". She loves SpongeBob and Dora!! She will not move from in front of the t.v. if either of those shows are on.....so that's when I get some peace :>. Kai really wants to play barbies and other things with her older sisters but it never lasts very long without someone crying about how Kai hit them with the barbie, or took all thebarbies, or something else like that. When Josie and Indi want to play "house" Kai does make a great baby. I think it's because they pamper her and give her so much attention that she's in heaven.
Zoey: She is three months now!! She is a beautiful chunky baby. She's a pretty serious baby, like Josie was. She loves to sit up and if she's not eating or sleeping, you better have her sitting up or she's crying. It's hilarious to see her cry with these HUGE tears but once you sit her up she stops crying immediately and content. She's starting to smile at the kids more. Jaed can get her to smile the most. Josie and Kai pretty much ignore her but Indi and Jaed love to play with her and make her happy. She has huge chipmunk cheeks and loves her food! We adore her!
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