These pictures somehow got out of order and I didn't want to take the time to figure it out. We had a lot of babies close to the same age at Evinn's birthday party. It was awesome! These are most of the babies. Only Evy and Gen are missing. We had a great time! The twins are our next door neighbors. Their names are Ella and Ellie ( I think those are their names). The blond beauty is Lanea. Hiding in the back is Clair, Evinn's cousin. Sally was kind enough to sit with them all for a while. Looks like fun!
Yep she's really one! Can you believe it! What a great pose to get at her first birthday party!
On the 23rd we celebrated Evinn's 1st birthday! Her actual birthday is on the 21st but we needed a weekend so that we could celebrate with our friends! Now I know that she won't remember this party, but it was really about us as her parents celebrating the fact that she's with us and that we made it a whole year without someone dying or being taken out! :)
I think that Evy had a great time! I had to get this red crown it was too cute to pass up! She took her role as princes very seriously and made sure that she was heard! She loved the food and being outside with other kids!
Evy was lucky to get lots of presents! Of course she had no idea what to do with the wrapped presents. We had a few kids there help open the presents. They were only too wiling to help! In the picture above you can see two of the little helpers Aiden and Isabel! We were grateful for all of their help and excitement!
We were lucky to have so many of our friends and family there at the party! Several young toddlers and babies were there and it was nice to see them all enjoy themselves. When a new toy was opened and Evinn let go of the "old" toy the other babies were only to happy to give all the toys a try. The giraffe above was one of my favorite gifts to give Evy and yet she plays with it the least! Go figure, she already has a mind of her own.
We had to get her this puppet! She loves it and even now will say hi when she see it and will pick it up for a huge bear hug!
Then there was cake! Obviously the event that all were waiting for. Notice the clothes have been stripped! The table cleared! Now its time!
She wasn't so sure at first that she liked being covered in frosting. She kept flinging her hands trying to make the frosting come off. It was great to watch her! She decided that it wasn't so bad after a while though.
Even her foot was in on the action! At one point she put her entire leg on top of the cake!
She was covered in frosting from head to toe! It was great!
After she decided she was done we wrapped her in a plastic table cloth and Sally and her sister in-law Steph were kind enough to take her home and clean her up while we cleaned up the rest of the party.
All in all I think the party was a hit. We loved watching Evinn experience new things. Thank you everyone who came and celebrated with us. We are so blessed to have close family and great friends! Now we can look forward too next year! Although I try not to think of it too much!
Okay, so most of you know how amazing my husband is at, well just about every thing. He decides to try something and finds out that he's a natural. Of course when he is interested in something he immerses himself in it. Around the time Evy was born Doug decided to learn about photography. Of course he picked it up right away. He has been practicing and growing in his knowledge and ability. These pictures are just a few amazing photos out of his portfolio. I felt that it was my obligation as his wife to show off his great work! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
The three pictures here are photos that Doug compiled to present the image that you see. In the ally way picture Doug took 6 different photos and combined them. He also added in a few things like the light over the door and the light reflecting down from it. Its amazing to watch him put it all together. Its hard to understand just how much goes into it without seeing the process for yourself.
Doug has had great luck finding models that are willing to pose for an exchange of services. Although I think that they definitely get the better end of the bargain. The girl above is Danny. She has worked with Doug several different times and wants to continue working with him. She loves his photography and his ideas for photos. Its quite a compliment for Doug because Danny has worked with a lot of photographers and of all of them Doug is someone she continues to seek out.
Doug has done a few photos for family as well. Doug loves taking pictures of family and processing them.
As I said before these are just a few of Doug's pictures. He has had the great fortune to have a few paying jobs. He took photos for the local dance troop in town. He also took the photos for the Miss Tintic Pageant this last August. He has been fortunate enough to also have a few families contact him for family portraits. Its awesome to watch him progress and fall even further in love with what he is doing. I am so grateful for my hubby and all that he does for us as a family. I hope he truly knows how amazing he really is. I love you Doug!
Yep she's really one! Can you believe it! What a great pose to get at her first birthday party!
On the 23rd we celebrated Evinn's 1st birthday! Her actual birthday is on the 21st but we needed a weekend so that we could celebrate with our friends! Now I know that she won't remember this party, but it was really about us as her parents celebrating the fact that she's with us and that we made it a whole year without someone dying or being taken out! :)
I think that Evy had a great time! I had to get this red crown it was too cute to pass up! She took her role as princes very seriously and made sure that she was heard! She loved the food and being outside with other kids!
Evy was lucky to get lots of presents! Of course she had no idea what to do with the wrapped presents. We had a few kids there help open the presents. They were only too wiling to help! In the picture above you can see two of the little helpers Aiden and Isabel! We were grateful for all of their help and excitement!
We were lucky to have so many of our friends and family there at the party! Several young toddlers and babies were there and it was nice to see them all enjoy themselves. When a new toy was opened and Evinn let go of the "old" toy the other babies were only to happy to give all the toys a try. The giraffe above was one of my favorite gifts to give Evy and yet she plays with it the least! Go figure, she already has a mind of her own.
We had to get her this puppet! She loves it and even now will say hi when she see it and will pick it up for a huge bear hug!
Then there was cake! Obviously the event that all were waiting for. Notice the clothes have been stripped! The table cleared! Now its time!
She wasn't so sure at first that she liked being covered in frosting. She kept flinging her hands trying to make the frosting come off. It was great to watch her! She decided that it wasn't so bad after a while though.
Even her foot was in on the action! At one point she put her entire leg on top of the cake!
She was covered in frosting from head to toe! It was great!
After she decided she was done we wrapped her in a plastic table cloth and Sally and her sister in-law Steph were kind enough to take her home and clean her up while we cleaned up the rest of the party.
All in all I think the party was a hit. We loved watching Evinn experience new things. Thank you everyone who came and celebrated with us. We are so blessed to have close family and great friends! Now we can look forward too next year! Although I try not to think of it too much!
