Monday, August 17, 2009

We're teaching another PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS

Now that the kids are getting back in school and everyone is through with vacations, Merrily and I are starting up another photography class. That last one went great. Everyone left knowing how to use their camera and has greatly improved on their photography skills:
MAKE PICTURES rather than TAKE PICTURES

Click to enlarge the flyer to find out the details. This is a 4 week course: Tues. Sept 8, 15, 22, 29 from 7-9 pm.

Feel free to ask any questions. Info on flyer.

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

What Has Lisa Been Up To?

SO, WHAT DOES THIS...



PLUS THIS....



PLUS THIS...



PLUS THIS...

PLUS THIS....

EQUAL?





A Canon 5D markii
So, I've wanted this camera since it came out last fall. So I decided to start saving whatever I could make. The bill for this one was large so I needed some bigger jobs. I prayed for opportunities to make the money and within a week I had booked a wedding and 3 family reunions. A couple weeks later I booked another family reunion and purchased my new toy. It's fabulous. I can really tell the difference between this and my old camera. I've had a lot of people ask what I'm doing with my old camera and sorry folks, I keeping it as a backup. Anyway, again, I received a miracle to get my camera. Check out more photos of these shoots here

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Weather Forecast for my Wedding Shoot Today!!!

Thunderstorms will develop late this morning and this afternoon. Some storms will have large hail, frequent deadly lightning and heavy flooding rain. In other words, some severe storms are anticipated today...especially between about 1 pm and 7 pm. Keep an eye to the sky and head inside of a sturdy building if a strong or severe storm approaches. Lightning is Utah's number one weather related killer. Don't stand under a tree, lift a golf club or become the tallest object in any area, or you may become the latest lightning statistic.


Uh yea, wish me luck. Did I mention the wedding is today?

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

TWINS turn 5

My little babies are growing up. They turned 5 and are just beautiful, great kids. They are so much fun and just really sweet. Jason is so full of energy (which we are trying to direct into positive engery), he is so loving and happy. Everything is at full speed, so don't get in his path. He is all boy. Lizzie is very sweet and all girl. She really loves her family. She gets excited to do anything together. She loves treats and its the perfect thing to bribe her with. She is very photogenic. She is the peacemaker.



Jason LOVES animals. The current animal of choice is a shark. He got this toy shark and is loving it. He also got a Shark Bite slip and slide. He was beyond excited when he opened it. It came with 3D goggles and was supposed to have the effect of the shark opening his mouth as you slid through it. Jason was very disappointed when it didn't do that. He said, "But on the tv it said it opens." A friend said, "they just say that on the commercial so you'll buy it". How true it is.



Lizzie LOVED her new nightgown. It actually looks like a dressup so she just went ahead and wore it ALL day long, even as we went out on the town. She also got a cool Ariel Mermaid Barbie. It swims in water all by itself. She has had it in hand ever since she opened it.


Rachel and I made them breakfast in bed. They got pancakes and fruit. I put some on a plate for her and she said, "it's not my special day, I'll just have oatmeal." and she did.



This is Rachel's typical look of "don't take anymore pictures of my mom."



Lizzie got a new helmet and took over the infamous Dora bike. She did great and is just learning how to ride. Jason finally was able to give up the Dora bike and got a boy bike. He was pretty embarrassed to ride the "girl" bike. We've all made a commitment to work hard to preserve this bike and not run over it. Notice the shark in his hand.


We went to Rubio's cause they have "awesome quesadillas" and then to Sno Shack. They LOVED that. I usually get Tiger's Blood, my 80's favorite, but Rachel got "BYU" (coconut and blue raspberry) and that may be my new favorite. We ended the evening at Kangaroo Zoo (a warehouse full of bounce houses.)


Here are my three beautiful babies. I sure am blessed to be their mom.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

My Little Graduates










Who stole my babies and dressed them up in these caps and gowns. Stop growning up!!!!!

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Summer Vacation: Day 1

No, I'm not going to journal every summer day. But, I thought we had a great first day. We started with jobs, they were all lollygaggers so they each got an additional job. Then we went to tball practice. Then I had my weekly summer babysitter come for a couple of hours while I did WHATEVER I wanted to. Then we set up the slip n slide and they had an absolute BLAST!!!






We had a bbq in the backyard and Jason is the funniest...he stuffs chips into everything. If there is a place to stuff, he stuffs... and LOVEs it. Lizzie finally learned how to pump on the swing. This will free up a lot of my time. YEAH.
See ya later.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

My Busy Bee

I just love this picture. She is getting very comfy with this posing stuff:)