promo video

This past week was pretty busy at work. Here is one of the more fun projects I shot. The Standard-Examiner sponsors a 'Battle of the Bands' competition every year. One band from each high school in Weber and Davis County get together for one night of fun. Well they all came together last Tuesday for a photo shoot so I made a promo video at the same time.

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if you love cats

Every week I do a profile video about someone in the community. A couple of weeks ago I was doing a video about an animal control officer for Ogden City. While I was hanging out at the animal shelter I saw this. So if you love cats and even if you don't then you'll probably enjoy this.

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bridal fair

So here's the reason I've been a bit out of it lately. A few weeks ago I decided to get a booth at the bridal fair that the Standard-Examiner puts on. I talked about it last year and Brad convinced that it would be a good idea ... I just wish I would have started thinking about it a little earlier. I kept everything simple ... 

1. because that's me and my style 

2. because I didn't have much time.

The event was this past friday and saturday and I had a good time. I wore the same wrong shoes both days {you would think I would have learned} but it's only because I had to wear black and white to match my booth of course and the only dressy black shoes I have happened to be my high heeled boots. I had a hard time walking on saturday night but all is well today and I think it was worth it. I met a lot of really fun people and hopefully I'll see in the next few months if it pays off.

You can't really see my backdrop very well because I only had our little point and shoot camera with me but Brad did an awesome job making it and no one else had anything like it. He helped me set up, clean up and even joined me friday evening and tested out his salesman skills. It was a lot of fun and I'm so glad that I have a supported and talented husband. 

New Years Eve

We went to Kella and Bryce's house for New Years Eve. We had fondu {a favorite past time of our family} and played games. We also made fresh limes {syrup + limes + sprite = fresh limes} and Brooklynn kept calling the limes balls and carried them around almost all evening. She was pretty funny and kept us entertained.

Our fondu pot once all the fun was over

Here's Brooklynn with her lime and Brad juggling them

Christmas

Christmas was good this year. The week started out not so fun. The Monday before Christmas I had to have more veins lasered and the doctor beat me up pretty bad {not on purpose I'm sure but the bruising lasted a good week and would make most people pull a 'yikes' face ... thus the reason I'm not posting photos of that event}.

We went to Rich and Ginny's for Christmas Eve where we ate delicious food and played uno attack where fun was had by all.

Christmas morning we headed to Layne and Manda's where we were joined by Momma Molly to eat aebleskivers and open gifts. We spent our time just enjoying one another's company and before we knew it we had to go north to Papa Scott's. Once in Providence more food was consumed, more gifts were opened and a rousing game of 'Apples to Apples' was played at the table. The day had been nice and sunny and as the sun went down the snow came and didn't go away. By the time we left around nine thirty we were quite happy we had decided to drive the truck. Sardine Canyon was a mess and the freeway wasn't any better but we made it home safely.

It was a long day and I spent  most of it sitting down with my leg in the air but we enjoyed the time that we were able to spend with family.

now onto November

October is done so now onto November. I can't really remember what filled this month and made it go by so quickly. I do know that we had a great thanksgiving. We started the day off with a turkey bowl at the park across the street with our ward. Surprisingly we had a lot show up. After a couple hours of fun we headed to Kella's {sister} house for some fantastic food. My parents and Kelsey drove down and Alex came up from Springville. It was the smallest thanksgiving we've had and it was really nice. After eating more than we all should have {isn't that the point of thanksgiving though?} we rolled ourselves downstairs for a rousing game of 'around the world' {ping-pong table game}.

This was the only photo I took that day. Brooklynn was looking through my dad's bag for some lipstick and this is what she found ... she thought it worked great but don't worry we made sure the lid stayed on.

On Friday I had to work so Brad and Layne {brother} decided to go on an adventure. They packed up their guns and headed east to go shooting. Brad was supposed to be home by five to eat dinner and go bowling with my family. I got a call around five-thirty and he said he wouldn't be making it back for dinner and bowling because he was just leaving Vernal {which is about three hours away}. Apparently they went up through some mountains, and then through some  more and got lost and then ended up in Vernal. I'm just glad I wasn't around for the ride. They had a fun long day. My dad suggested I get Brad a GPS for Christmas ... I think map will work just fine.

October

Not only did we carve pumpkins but October also brought my friend Alissa and her daughter up to our house for a visit. It was so much fun to spend some time with her and we spent a good portion of time taking some photos of her beautiful girl. She is only four and was so much fun to photograph. We went to the Union Station down town and then to lunch.

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Brad and I also headed south for Halloween to hang out with these crazy kids. I've known them for a long time and they now live in the house that I grew up in. We had a blast taking photos ... mainly because they'll do whatever crazy thing I ask. 

The boys had fun having airsoft wars in the backyard while McKayla and I watched and just hoped we didn't get hit. Kooper {the youngest} was having a blast until he ran out of pellets and then we heard "Ahh snap ... I'm all out of amo!" McKayla and I couldn't stop laughing. I think they all came out of the game with a welt or two but they were all smiling so I wasn't too worried. I'm sure glad Brad came and enjoyed playing with them. I used to be fun to be fun when they were three but now ... not so much.