Category Archives: my totally awesome *extended* family

sweetness – be ART

Do you remember when I shared my sweet little niece who was born at 26 weeks to my beautiful sister and her hubby? No? Check her tininess out HERE and then HERE.

I bet you didn’t even recognize her in my teaser post, huh?!

She is thriving. She is gorgeous. She is a miracle…

One word – HOLY MOLY THOSE ARE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EYES I HAVE EVER SEEN!

hmmm. okay a little more than one word…

We were able to stop by on our way back from Las Vegas. The visit was quick, but it was wonderful. My kids had never met her, so it was special. The last time I had seen Jayda in person was when she was up here at Primary Children’s Hospital and she weighed 3 pounds. Now at a whopping 13 pounds, she looks like a regular sized baby. Her beauty in real life really makes you take a step back. It was surreal to think at where she had started in life to where she is now. They are heading up here in May and that means family pictures. WOOT!

Just some super duper quick snaps on a chilly and windy day…

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just a taste – be ART

of what I’ve got cooking over here…(crap now I’m hungry) hehehe

more of my Vegas get away…

some of these beautiful high school seniors…

i’ve got some of this gorgeous MIRACLE baby…

a bunch of these favorite people…

and then of course, what my life and this blog are all about….my babes

Have a beautiful weekend and hopefully mother nature will give us all some gorgeous weather! Here’s to SPRING :)

Chisses!
♥ be

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like nobody else can – be ART

that’s how my beautiful sister-in-law Missy does it. I was in Las Vegas last week and seriously overloaded on pictures! I can’t complain though! I had the time of my life. Plus, I have lots of FUN pictures to share with you all ♥ my friends ♥

First up is Missy. The hubbs sister has graced my blog many times, like HERE and HERE but NEVER like this. She brought her A-Game, that.is.for.sure!

When I called her to tell her that I was heading to Vegas and I wanted to do pictures, she sent me to her Facebook page to check out her new hairdo. I think I might have squealed with giddiness when I laid my eyes on that beautiful red awesomeness. The ideas and inspiration started flowing in this crazy brain of mine and the excitement and smile started creeping on my face.

Miss brought many awesome ideas and outfits to the table, which just took these images to the next level, but really, I think they turned out so great because of her beauty. Inside and out. She is beautiful.

We were at this awesome location until there was not one ounce of light left. I had a blast playing with both the yummy natural light and also my ultra fabulous off camera flash.

Thanks Missy for just being you.

So coming up, we’ve got images from a friend/photograper get together *sigh* SO amazing! My little MIRACLE baby, family, the kids….yadda yadda yadda…it’s good trust me :)

Also coming up this week…some helpful hints using these photos. Like shooting in full sun (as I did in all of these), importance of angles, and anything else I can think of that’s well…helpful.

Thanks so much for looking! Chisses!

♥ be

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Perfect Newness – be ART

I love babies. Everything about them practically. Their smell, their breath, their baby bumps. I love their sweet little faces they make when they are dreaming. I love their warmth. I love their innocence. I especially love this one. Meet Cache Hansen Earl. My newest nephew. Welcome to the world baby Cache…who by the way slept like an angel. He makes me really really really excited for my little guy.

In case you were wondering…the Gun Show is thata way.
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Thanks for looking!

♥ be

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Awesome Blossom – be ART

Ya know, I have this crazy habit of rhyming words when I talk. One of those that comes out quite frequently is “awesome blossom.” I get made fun of pretty often for my quirky choice of wording. But that’s just me I guess.

So in the spirit of embracing…me…I will share my AWESOME BLOSSOM news….

A couple of posts back I told ya about I♥faces and I entered THIS PHOTO HERE . Well on Saturday they had the results and out of over 400 entries I won Angie’s vote. YEE HAW!!! Angie is one of the owners and creators of I♥faces and it was such an honor to be her chosen image! I love that she totally got the feeling of the image. That this beautiful girl lovingly embraces and is confident with who she is. Melissa loves life and her spunky, excited, joyful spirit is so infectious to be around. SO thanks Angie!!button-Angie&AmyPick

Also…..look who I saw yesterday!!! Jayda was life flighted up to Salt Lake City’s Primary Children’s Hospital on Friday and Justin and I were able to visit her on Sunday. I cannot believe how big she is getting. She now weighs almost three and a half pounds! She is totally filling in her skin. While I am so happy that she is getting to be a chubsters, I am sad we are loosing our own little Benjamin Button, as we lovingly call her. She just looks like a miniature version of a healthy beautiful baby girl. She was wide eyed and moving all around. It was amazing to see the difference in this baby from when I was there last. If you are just joining us today…check this out HERE, you will see just how far this little babe has come.

Look at that smile.

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It’s amazing the difference between the last time we were there and yesterday. A little over a month ago she had to constantly be wrapped up, she barely moved and her eyes had just barely opened. Only her mom and dad could touch her. This time she loved being unwrapped, she was flailing all around, smiling and showing us her beautiful wide eyes. And she even got to hold my hand (bottom left picture)
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It truly is amazing what modern medicine, a strong willed baby and lots of prayers can do. She is going into surgery TODAY for her blocked intestines…so think HAPPY SUCCESSFUL surgery thoughts.

We just got back from a family reunion so lots of fun pictures to come….

Thanks for looking!

♥ be

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