Wings to Fly

Paul is truly the best at supporting me in my crazy business ventures whatever they are as long as I don't plan on digging myself in too deep.  He's always there to help me scout out a new location for photography and be my model for lighting.  He's there to encourage me when I feel less that adequate as a voice teacher.  He doesn't roll his eyes when I'm working on my latest art project for curriculum I'm developing. He only congratulates me when I've accomplished yet another drawing or another idea.  I've had this favorite quote from Sis. Hinckley for years.  When talking of her husband she said that Gordon gave her wings.  Paul gives me wings and the sky is the limit.  I'm so grateful he allows me to develop my talents while still being what I've always wanted to be, a wife and mother.  

I found a new location for photos a while ago and haven't really used it yet.  I was getting ready to do a family shoot and wanted to check it out so Audrey and Paul came along to give me some ideas and then we went out to eat afterward.  

I enjoyed doing...probably my last family shoot before Raelyn is born.  I'm sure the other photographers there were thinking about how crazy I was trying to get down to get the shots I wanted and still remain balanced...it's getting harder these days, but I had so much fun.  It helped me to remember just how much I love it.  

In taking these pictures it was hard to keep Audrey's attention to get any photos of her.  She gets so distracted around nature.  She can't help but take it all in and of course bring home a few pieces of it.  She is a rock collector.  If she finds a rock she deems special at all it comes home with us.  Sometimes it makes it into her rock collection and other times it sits in the bottom of our car until I notice it and find a new home for it.  I was practicing a few shots with her as my model and her pockets were so full of rocks they were hanging out of the bottom of her shorts.  She giggled as she tried to push them back under to no avail.  As a result the pictures below will always remind me of her love of rocks.  

I admire her ability to find beauty in the smallest and most ordinary things...even if if means cleaning rocks out of our car and weeds out of our garage. 

I'm so grateful for my little family.  They are my everything.