PHOTOSHOOTS, and Trunk-or-Treats!!!

 I really need to catch up with all the stuff that happened prior to this, including my trip to the Alma Awards, Disneyland Trick-or-Treat, etc ---- but have been busy with so much haven't had a moment to sit and do it.  However, life has been busy and good.

Lately I have picked back up the camera and been in shooting mode and photoshoots and lots of things.  I just shot a friend's newborn baby girl Audrey Kate's pictures and am so excited to almost be ready to post them.  She is adorable and it was fun to get into photographer mode and get to do that.  What isn't so fun is that I am NOT so good at photoshop and so trying to learn and get things exactly as I want them is very frustrating at times - especially after 5 hours on one photo ;)  so that is where a lot of my time has been.  But am hoping to become great at it some day! :)

Anyhow, a few weeks back I wanted to find a place for some fall pics of my kids (here it is hard to fine that).  I was missing VA and the beautiful leaves and trees and mountains and also back home in UT and so we headed out to a park - it didn't much suffice, and we got there when it was really too dark so a bunch of my shots didn't turn out, but the kids were so cute and matching so wanted a few.  I love them and it was a very quick 5 minute thing so they didn't protest too badly!

I didn't get school pictures this year because they are such a joke as far as expensive and for what you get and the backgrounds are way too cheesy so am just going to take some of Cash on my own.  Love this boy to pieces!

MY FAVORITE 3 KIDDOS IN THE WORLD!!!!

Today once again my kids were all matching so I asked if we could take a few pics before church. I realize that by accident most sundays we go walking out the door matching - it seems once i get a color scheme or outfit for one child the rest just follow suit (sometimes myself included!)  However, on Easter and Christmas it is on purpose for sure ---- but I kind of like it and a friend posts pictures each week of her kids after church and I thought - what a great idea to have them all and see the change over the whole year so I wanted to start doing it - we'll see if it lasts!

 My favorite!

This week we had 2 Halloween parties we went to and the pics below are from the ward Trunk or Treat 2014:  So much fun - including a bounce house, hot dogs and chili cookoff, great friends, and TONS of sugar!  Kids had a blast and so did we!  We went as the Batman Possy this year, going as Commissioner Gordon (he looked the part so well), Cat Woman, Batman, Robin, and Bat Girl - love they still want to go as a family to things! (not sure how long this will last)!

Ivy LOVES bounce houses and had too much fun in here!

The YW painted faces and did a great job - Ivy got a little bat and it was adorable - she sat perfectly still getting it done too!

We invited our friends the Walters to come and they had a blast too.  Max and Christian below!

Cash's batface and Beebo joined in too!

 The gang - the only pic we got before Chip took his mustache off saying it was too uncomfortable! 

Love these guys!

More Soon!!!