Tell me what you think....

I'm saving up right now for a super nice Nikon camera (I have not decided which one, but I like the d40 and d90) because I'm in love with photography! I want to photograph anything that moves, and I guess anything that doesn't. I'm not trying to be just another Utah mom who wants a job that works around me. In fact I'll be okay if I don't even make money. I want this camera because I want to take a memory of my family and friends and have it frozen in time forever! I want an awesome picture to be a family heirloom. I've done a lot of thinking and now I want your opinion. Should I go into wildlife photography? I love the outdoors and I love looking at animal photos..... mmmmm I need some opinions.

It's that time again

It's already Christmas!.... I can't remember any other Christmas that I've been so excited for, and CJ and I aren't even doing gifts for each other this year. We're doing some stocking stuffers but the rest of the money was for our little Drake :) I can't wait for him to open up his gifts! He gets more and more fun everyday! And I can't wait to post pictures of him opening his gifts either.
During this time of year I find my self thinking about how happy I am when I'm with family and close friends, how grateful I am for a warm house, defrost in the car, and warm food! The other day Drake and I ran into the house because it was 18 degree's outside and when we got inside I said "Wow, Drake it's cold out there. We're really lucky and grateful to have a warm house, aren't we." (notice I didn't put a question make after my comment because I was not expecting an answer from my 20 month old son) To my amazement Drake looked at me and said "o, ya" and shook his head up and down. I thought for sure he would have just said "Cookie" and pointed to the pantry LOL I love Drake so much!

3 years down... a whole bunch more to go!

CJ and I celebrated our 3 Year anniversary on Nov 11th. It was very low key, but was nice to just relax. We went to dinner at the Macaroni Grill (I had never been there before) and it was Delicious! Then we rented a movie and went home to watch it :) We were going to spend the weekend at my parents cabin up A.F. Canyon but there was a big snow storm that came through that same weekend. I thought it would be so romantic to snuggle up in a blanket by the fire and watch the snow fall. CJ's response to the snow storm was more like "That's lame, I don't want to just sit there all weekend, we won't even be able to go down to the lake to go fishing." So we stayed home lol like I said before, once you have kids it's hard to get a way.

This was on our way to dinner

This was the fabulous ending to a great dinner (we got it to-go). It was kind of like a Lemon Tes Leches! SO GOOD! It has a thick Lemon mousse on top. mmmmmmm.

And here we are getting ready to watch our movie.

Family pic's

So I know most everyone who reads my blog are also my Facebook friends and I posted these on Fb but I'm just so thrilled with the way they turned out that I had to post them here too.

CJ's Aunt, Shanna, took these for us and I can't thank her enough! Drake was acting pretty fussy the whole time and I was afraid that we would only get a couple good shots... turns out that I love them all so far :)

Halloween and some other stuff

So it's official. Drake is no longer a baby :( He's just growing too fast to rock in my arms anymore, and O how he hates it when I try to do that lol. He loves Phineus and Ferb on the Disney channel. He also loves being outside, I think it's the fresh air or something because he just hangs out on the deck, sit on the bench and waves to EVERYONE he can see. LOL and then he yells "HI!" while he's waving. Some people are nice and look up, smile and wave back. Others look and then quickly look away. Either way, CJ and I just sit back and laugh!

I was inside and Drake was giving me a kiss through the sliding glass door :)

hahaha This is CJ and his cousin Wade on Halloween. I had to post this picture because of how funny they both look.

My sister Jen had a Halloween party and she had a few games. Guess how much candy is in the bucket and guess how much the pumpkin weighs (lb's and oz's). I WON BOTH! I was only off 1 oz for the pumpkin and only 1 candy off of the total. So we took a picture of my winnings :)

p.s. for some strange reasoning my picture of Drake in his Tiger costume won't upload on the computer. I'll keep trying and show you asap.

Life is too fast!

Look how dang big my little Drake is getting! He's so smart and is so much fun! I love him more then life itself.

It's the infamous DUCK HUNTING SEASON so CJ "needs" to grow that hairy thing of his face that I dis-like SO much :)
We were getting ready for bed. O, and did I mention he's off the binky! YAY for us! It was not even a struggle. I didn't have him throw it out, or tell him "big boy's don't have binky's" like some parents recommend to do. I just took it away.

Drake was "rawr"ing like a Tiger in this picture. He's going to be a Tiger for Halloween so I want to make sure he gets practice acting the right part. I don't want him to be quacking like a duck. That would be confusing.

Love

Dear Fall,
Do you know what I love?
I love warm, rich colors! Mustard yellow, forest green, chocolate brown, deep tan, burgundy, and burnt orange.
I love a black stormy sky with lightning bolts and tons of thunder.
I love sweaters, jackets, coats, and scarves.
I love weather in the 50's and 60's. (temp. not era) Cool and crisp when you walk out the door in the mornings. (however I also love to sleep in, so if I don't have to walk outside in the mornings it's even better haha)
I LOVE Thanksgiving. I love everything about it. The food , family and decorations.
I love big Quaking aspen tree's. I love when their leaves change to yellow.
I especially love the Japanese Maple tree (it's a really big one) that sits in front of the house I grew up in (my sister now owns it). I love when the leaves turn the darkest shade of plum red you'll ever see. It is big and beautiful. (I'll have to post a pic)
So please be a long Fall this year.

What do you love?