Friday, January 30, 2015

Chasing Trains

My Mom and Dad are working on decorating my Dad's train room. They came and picked me up one beautiful October day and we went chasing trains and landscapes.  We ended up driving all the way to Evanston!  Stopped and had lunch and then on the way back, saw this train.  My Dad drove 50-60mph and I took these photos out the window as we were driving!  I love how they turned out!  Gave a bunch to my Dad for Christmas printed on canvas and they are working to get the rest.  I love the train shots, so I wanted to post them here. My Dad wanted more of the landscape shots.  But it was all fun to take and I couldn't ask for better company!











Randoms...

 For the pictures that I still love, but have no 'theme'  Our kids (and Mike) often take pictures of each other in Sacrament meeting. I know.....this is why we sit in the back!  Below is a Snapchat....an app that takes a picture and you can add text and it 'disappears' after 30 seconds.  We've talked to the kids about it not really 'disappearing'

 My friend, Brenda, is a professional photo.....she does a great job editing. She sent these photos to me.....


 Little Amanda!  She had this on her phone photos....and below...the kids like to 'recreate' old photos...they did a pretty good job!
 We still had lots and lots of football going on!  We love it!
 Max didn't want Amanda to do homework....look at that face!
 This is Johnny and his awesome hair!  Johnny is part of our Wilgenseth family.  He took Amanda on a date....
 Did I already talk about going to the Ogden Temple open house? It's so beautiful! Probably my favorite Celestial room ever! So great to be there with my family!
 Amanda's favorite dance teacher got married!  Also, Amanda loves Pixy Stix....
My same friend, Brenda, took pictures of our kids.  I don't have all the pictures back yet or I would order some....but she sent me some previews.  She wants to redo Amanda's because she had the wrong lighting, but Amanda still looks beautiful!!

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Grandparentals birthday party for the girls!

 Life was too crazy busy lately, so we had to combine the girls grandparent birthday dinners....

 But we classed it up and ate in the dining room...ha ha!
 My Mom and her camera.....and below, my handsome hubby!

 Nice Brandon :)
 Jim & Renae
 Grandpa Gib, Amanda and Grandma Gib
 And with Sydney
 And Sydney with the Arvy grandparents

 Mike modeling a costume for Amanda's date to wear to the Halloween dance
Amanda with the Arvy grandparents!

More Amanda fun...

Amanda downloads her phone pictures to the computer, so I get all her photos in addition to mine.  I just realized I posted about her asking McKay and Corey twice.  Also, I don't know how many of her photos to post, but it is part of her life and our family, so I'll post a few!
 She went to her favorite Haunted House-Nightmare on 13th with wardies...Boston and Maddy (at the time B & M were 'dating') and Ryan Summers and Nate Norton....cute kids!

 She and her dance friends...Such cute girls
 Pictures from her 'day date' with Corey

 After the pumpkin patch, they went back to Brad & Jeni Wilson's house to carve pumpkins...and paint them which turned into a paint fight.



 Maddy, Liz, Susi and Amanda
 Before the paint....


 Their dance group!  Wilson's were leaving for Hawaii the next day.  They were TOO nice to let the kids come over the night before :)

So fun!