Zions National Park

Hello again!  I have several sessions lined up for the month of May, which I'm so excited for.  But in the meantime, I wanted to share a few shots from my family's vacation to southern Utah his past week.
We took a hike in Zions National Park with my sister and her family, and thus 7 kids.  It was awesome!  The kids were great, and the scenery was beautiful.  Here's just a taste...

Just like his mom...love it!

It really was that beautiful

These two crack me up.  They're cousins, best friends, and all boy.  You can see that 'another picture!?' look on their faces :)

    I love both of these shots for so many reasons. The fact that the little one is walking on the rocks her twirly pink skirt, and then the smile on her face as she's running to me.  Who wouldn't love that?

 And here are my favorite seven little hikers.  It's not a portrait, but it shows the personalities so well I just love it.  Definitely a reminder of this trip that I will cherish forever. 

 

I was trying to find just the right angle to take a photo of this waterfall, and yet the one where it's just a hint in the background was my favorite.  Let me know what you think! 

And this last one I think is my favorite of the landscape shots.  The curve of the rock, the waterfall pouring over, the beautiful reds, oranges and greens.  This one might just have to become a print.  Nature is so incredible!

some days...

Today's just one of those days. You know the ones, where you're feeling rather prickly, and hoping for those glimpses of color and brightness that tell you better things are on the horizon.



...and one more. These little guys are on my quaking aspen trees in my yard...I don't remember seeing them before. They remind me a little of raspberries



How's your day going? May it be filled with beautiful color and not too many thorns.

Picture a Day, Day 19

Just a few photos today, and a little different! These are from snowshoeing again, and this time it was beautiful up in the mountains! I know I've said this before, but I live in such an amazing place. I feel incredibly lucky!



Trees with sunlight gleaming through, or a stream running through them, surrounded by snow. Landscape photography may not be my forte, but I love the beauty here and wanted to share





This photo, though, I love! The rich colors of the sun shining on these makes me smile every time I look at it. This one may need to be a print in my house. I hope you like it as much as I do!

Picture a Day, Day 15

For today's photo I am just reminded what a beautiful place I live in. This pic was taken out my hubby's window as we were driving down the freeway...the sun was setting on the other side of the valley and the colors were an amazing backdrop to our beautiful mountains. I'm so glad I get to see sights like this. Enjoy!

Autumn

I was lucky this past weekend to spend some time up in the mountains, and wanted to share a few of my favorite pictures. Can I just say I love Fall?

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, I've been really busy. This whole last week I was gone at our stake Young Women's camp. Though we were going, going, going up there, I had a few moments to capture some fun pics. This little guy's a pot gut, and they were all over the place. Too cute, though.

Thanks to my friend for being my make-shift tripod. The moon was certainly beautiful peeking out between the trees.

The beauty up in the mountains here is inspiring. There's such a peace there. I hope you love these as much as I do!