Before and After

There are quite a few photographers out here in Tooele, and one of them decided to put together a group on Facebook so we can share insights and give constructive criticism. Some of the photogs are just starting out, and some have been in the business for several years, and others like myself are mostly hobbyist photographers. 

Anyway, some of us got together and did a fun shoot in Grantsville. I just thought I would share a couple images of before and after processing. It was nice to get some time in and shoot for a bit! 

Look what I made!!!

I have been eyeing some plans over at ana-white.com for over a year and finally I told Phil that I wanted to build something this weekend... The kids were really excited when I told them I would be making them a table for outside. It is the toddler picnic bench. It seats up to 4 small children. I didn't realize how small it was going to be until the table top pieces were all cut. The length of the boards is only 31 inches!!! That is all! Anyway, here is my final result! Not perfect!!! One of the legs is off. Not sure how that happened? Phil did help with the cutting :) 

Overall I am happy with my weekend project and I can't wait to try something else!!! Maybe an adult size table for my backyard! It would be nice to finally have somewhere to sit other then the steps... 

Siblings

Lazy Saturday Afternoon

Here are a few images to show you all how we spend our lazy Saturday Afternoons... After soccer games, bountiful basket pick ups, and playing in the sun with friends for several hours!

Did a Prom Session

Here are a couple of my favorites from todays session! Hope they have a lot of fun tonight!

2nd soccer game review in pictures!

Sullivan completely missed the ball and fell. He is still cute though. Next time!

 Here is Drezden taking the ball to the goal!

 I just love the looks on their faces as they are running after the ball!

 Notice my daughter picking flowers?

 Half time!

 Snack Time!

 Going over which goal is theirs!

 Good Game White Team!

Emmett

Emmett fell down on the concrete after running too fast. Cute kid! I feel bad every time I look at him. Looks painful! Can't resist those baby blues!

Swim Lessons

I was able to get at least one short video of the kids during their swim lessons. I should have been taking pictures of them all along! Anyway... good news! They passed level 1 preschool! haha! They spent most of their swim lessons sitting on the steps in the pool listening to what the instructors had to say... But do 3 and 4 yr olds really listen that well? Honestly they seemed bored for most of the 8 classes they attended. But now I have a piece of paper that says they can do things like:
open their eyes under water, enter and exit the pool using ladders and steps, float on there backs for 3 seconds, blowing bubbles through mouth and nose for 3 seconds, and a few others that are required to pass level 1 preschool. I haven't decided what I am going to do about the next session of swim lessons.. I may just sign them up for private lessons even though they are a bit more pricey, but they would get a lot more one on one time! I think it would be kind of fun to have my kids on the swim team.
Anyway, here is one short video I was able to get of them as they were headed into the little pool to play. Notice that Sullivan tends to be a little obnoxious! Yeah, he was like that the whole time, what a crazy kid...

Emmett(19 months old) Eating Licorice

I was going through my phone trying to get some pictures of the kids during their swim lessons and I came across this fun video Emmett made of himself... I couldn't stop laughing!!! So unflattering! Don't you just love 19 month old baby boys!?! hahahahaha

Self Portrait

Doing a Self Portrait challenge... These are some of my favorites from the night. Trying to be creative, but this is the best I could come up with at 11pm at night... 

haha... you know you like the ducks in the background!