When folks ask how we're doing and I answer that there's nothing exciting to report but we're doing well, it's the truth! It may have been a relatively drama-less year (counting my blessings) but life is anything but boring. In fact, I...
This year, Bron and I promised each other that it would be a small Christmas. We're fortunate that all of our needs are met and many of our wants too. The last thing the boys need is more stuff. Turns out, spoiling our boys is just...
A very Merry Christmas Eve! We had the best day adventuring in the thick snow of the South Hills with good friends burning off some of the boys' over-excited Christmas energy. Getting outside is the only way to kill those last waking hours...
They say the universal language of the world is math, but I say they might be wrong. I think the universal language that nearly every human being can get behind juuust might be puppy love. I submitted this photo above -- Misty's very first...
There is no doubt that Conrad is a full-fledged busy terror of a two year old toddler... until he's sleeping. Then he reverts back to looking and acting like a baby; it's his soft squishy cheeks and the way he stretches. He's still...
We had been planning this special trip down to Utah in mid December for weeks. The best part about it all is that it came with a special surprise at the end that both Bron and I were busting at the seams with excitement about! It was...
We kicked off December in the best way I could possibly think of: fresh air and fresh snow! After all, it's beginning to feel like Christmas around here. I spent all of Friday decorating the house. Little twinkle lights and...
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you had as fantastic weekend full of food and family as we did. As per tradition, we spent the holiday on the Nelson dairy farm which we all love. However, this year, my three boys were the only grandchildren...
Happy Birthday! Our little man is 2!!! Conrad captured my heart from the moment I heard his fluttering away in my womb. I had no idea what I was missing until he came into our family and our lives. Conrad is my busiest child and...
As I look at these pictures, I can't help singing an old childhood song: "This is the way we wash our clothes, wash our clothes, wash our clothes..." This kid. He's a hoot. Conrad knows what needs to be done and pitches in. From...
Halloween 2018 will probably go down as the year of independence and utter chaos, but it will also be the year I have never felt more grateful to live here in this beautiful neighborhood among so many amazing friends. I think I say that...
We carved jack-o-lanterns tonight! It's one of those traditions that Bron dislikes and I love. C'mon, it's Halloween!!! I just can't get enough of all things spooky and Fall. Jed and Levi are getting pretty good at scooping...
Just another gorgeous Idaho October day exploring our local outdoor attractions. On this particular afternoon, Levi and Conrad joined me down at Shoshone Falls. I was meeting another photographer friend and her husband down there to...
I know these beautiful warm Fall days are numbered. So after school one day, we pushed dinner back an hour and played hooky from homework. We loaded up the car instead and drove to the top of Indian Springs to explore and feel the sun...
^^October golden hour taking my breath away.^^ ^^Home for the last seven years.^^ ^^And the middle child strikes again. I grabbed the camera because all three of my boys were reading together, but of course I captured THIS. Haha.^^ It...
I can't get enough of the colors right now! Yesterday was a dream. After being uplifted by General Conference in the morning, we loaded up into the truck for a drive into the hills. It was an epic adventure as fog and ice clashed...
Per request: a light saber fight. I really should have been sleeping! May your biggest dreams and aspirations come true, boys! (Jed and Levi + their best friends, the Horsley boy...
Just flipping out here a little bit and doing a happy dance. I've been featured by National Geographic!!! What?! Week. Made. And Jed is thrilled too; his hand is now famous. We made apple pie using apples from our backyard...
Today was one of those terrible days with the kids. It began with good intentions and then unraveled quickly as the boys fought, whined, and made ridiculous demands of my time and energy. It was one of those days where I just wanted to get...
I'm patting myself on the back for remembering to bring my camera to document these two boys' very first football season! They've been working hard at practice and enjoying it. Levi is so competitive. He keeps track of every touchdown,...
I just want to memorize every curve of his soft little profile. Don't grow up kid...
Moral of the story: Don't ever leave things out on the kitchen table, especially if it's a pitcher of water. Conrad will think they are toys and soak himself. But he'll be super cute about it, so you won't be ma...
With family pictures taking over my life right now, I've been on the lookout for new places to shoot. Well, when I saw these flowers popping up along the side of the road next to the corn field just a mile from our home, I knew I needed to...