Can't get enough...

Okay...so...I downloaded these FREE actions from Totally Rad Actions, and I wanted to test them out. So, of course I go to my latest shoot for some pictures to test it on....Very first picture I tested the action called Super Fun Happy....and this is what I got...
SERIOUSLY!! Okay, maybe I'm totally biased because I'm the one who took this picture, but man alive..It totally took my breath away...lol

Here's another action that's amazing...This one is called Troy


And another action...called....ummm, well, we'll just call it "B" Black and White

Again. The actions were FREE from Totally Rad Actions. If I had money, I would SOOO BUY THEM! (Maybe someday!)

I know it's all the same picture, but...WOW! I love them all..but I think #1 is my fave still. Let me know which one you like best..lol, I'm telling ya, it's gonna be SO HARD to pick just a few to blog...sorry. you're gonna be getting A LOT!!!! hope that's okay! :)

O.....M.....G!

So, that is said as a high schooler would say it...because OH MY GOSH!!!! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE all of Violet and Austin's pictures. Of the almost 1,000 pictures taken yesterday. I loved 99.9% of them! (First, I never feel like I take that many pictures, of course my mom was there who contributed a few of them as well...and the .1% I didn't love....photographers error...psh, we're only human! :)

Anyway...seriously you guys! I am SO IN LOVE with these pictures....I don't know how they're going to be able to pick 4 pictures for announcements. If it were possible to send out an announcement with 100 pictures on it...I would SO RECOMMEND it! Violet and Austin are SO CUTE together. Wow....It totally helps to have gorgeous people to photograph! With Violet's gorgeousness and Austin's "chiseled jaw" (lol) every picture was nearly flawless! We took the pictures in Cokeville. I lived there for 18 years, and probably NEVER went to the places we took pictures. I knew they were there, but never thought to take pictures there. For those Cokevillians wondering where we got these amazing shots...we went to the old buildings by the library, out to the cottonwood, and the big tin place by the railroad tracks.

And can I just tell you how gorgeous Vi's dress is, you guys! WOW! It's totally her, and she looks so pretty in it. Austin is one lucky guy!!!! Anyway...these are just a few. I looked through them, and I wanted to post some for you to at least look at until I get them edited, and yeah. There's one engagement that I loved, and the bridals are just so you can see how gorgeous Vi is in her dress. For the ring shot, that I also absolutely love...<---CLICK HERE---> Mmkay...onto the pictures. Trust me, there WILL BE MANY MORE...and also more of that little guy below this post...

ENJOY! and let me know what you think!

PS...none of these are edited...straight out of camera...

*Tessa, I believe this first one is for you!
*Obviously I wouldn't give you this pictures since there is a hand in the way, but I want you to see how beautiful this dress is...
*And the detail in the front...
Thanks Vi and Austin! You guys are gorgeous. Hope you like them! Love yas!

The Awaited Moment...

has not arrived. SORRY!!!!! I know that some of you have been dying to see some engagements and bridals, but I'm sorry...The time is not yet. I have been DYING to look at them, but I had to force myself not to sit and look through them yesterday because I was DEAD when I got home. I just uploaded the pictures, and went to bed. As much as I wanted to look at them, I just couldn't. But...it will most definitely be worth the wait!!!!

For now, enjoy this little boy, who I shot yesterday BEFORE the engagement and bridal session of Violet and Austin. I will get a sneak peak up here shortly...

Random...I know!

Star Valley Tournament

So, this last weekend my volleyball team had a tournament up in Star Valley. It was a really good tournament for the girls, and I think they had a lot of fun. The first day we played Idaho Falls, Evanston, and Mt. Crest (a local high school in Cache Valley). Mt. Crest, Sky View, and Logan all love playing each other, so the girls were really excited to be playing Mt. Crest, since we didn't schedule any games with them. Our JV...mmm...I don't even know what to say about their game. I think they were all high or something...because they were going nuts...We did win...lol, and it was a really fun game, but we got a lot of weird looks from the fans...Varsity also won, so they were pretty excited about that. It was the first time in a while that they had won. JV lost to a SV jv team, but played REALLY well (for having just stuffed their faces with dinner) and beat Evanston JV. Varsity, however, lost both. It was pretty disappointing, but it is just a tournament, and it was good to be able to play a lot of games.

After a LATE night of some girls staying up until 3:45 AM (ahem, MICHELLE AND HEIDI!!) they were all awake when we played at 8:00 the next morning...We won another Mt. Crest JV team, then headed back to the motel to check out. While we thought our next game was going to start at 11, it didn't start until 12:30, so we were there for a long time. We played Grace, and JV did really well. Grace's varsity team is little, but really scrappy. They went after EVERYTHING and, in the words of referee Mark Taylor (I think that's his name, right?), reminded him of a "Cokeville team." (He also first called me the Cokeville snob, and after that called me the Cokeville Queen...the big jerk! :) haha...jk). But they totally were scrappy, and it was fun to play them. Varsity ended up losing. Then we had to WAIT for a varsity game to go (They told us we were playing back to back). And when we they called for captains after the next game, and AFTER we had already called heads for the serve, they said we were going to have to WAIT another game....ooooh, I was so mad. We had already been pushed back a lot already, and after only about 4.5 hours of sleep, I was so ready to just play the last game. This is embarrassing, but I kinda started crying. lol, I was SO FRUSTRATED having been waiting all day to play our "back-to-back games that were starting at 11" and I know the girls were dead and wanting to just play as well... Well, our head coach talked to them, and they were nice enough to let us just play...lol, good thing I can cry on demand, huh? :) Lol, oh well, we played Star Valley for the last game, and JV played so well. We totally won. WOO HOO!!! That's the first time in a while that I had ever beaten SV. Ha...Varsity also won, so it was a good day. It was a really good tournament, and I was so proud of the girls. I love these girls to death, and despite all the drama and headaches (haha...) It's been so fun coaching them..

Here are a few pics of the weekend...

Michelle & Heidi...lol...these are the ones that stayed up FOREVER..oh, and on the way to SV after leaving at 6:00 a.m....these two talked the ENTIRE WAY, and I couldn't sleep...grrr...but I still love them to death! :)

Dylan, Tess, Whitney and Sarah

Whitney...she's such a cute girl

Lauren, Krista, and Mariah...more fun girls!


I stayed in SV with Greg who had driven up for the weekend, so I was able to spend a LITTLE time with family. It's always good to see them. I also got my hair done....it's short, probably between the shortest and the medium length. I really like it. I also dyed it. It's kind of a subtle change, but I like it. Maybe I'll have my mom take some pics of me this weekend so you can see it..

OHHH......Just FYI, those announcements in my last post are WAY cute, but I can't take ANY credit for them...the first one comes from www.inababycarriage.com and the second one comes from www.pixelpatchwork.blogspot.com. Still super cute though...