Long or Short?

Alright, I need some help. My hair is currently driving me crazy! It's so frizzy and curly and it takes waaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy too long to do it straight. I end up pulling my hair up by the afternoon to get it out of my face and Anna just pulls on it constantly. I am going to get a new smoothing treatment on my hair regardless of the length so that straightening will take little to no time :) The only problem is what length do I keep?

Long hair? 

Or short hair?

 I really don't know what to do. I think my short hair was cute and looked great, but when I look back through old pictures of my long hair I adore it! Ah what should a girl do? If all my faithful readers out there could help me out I would be so grateful! 

p.s. I can't wait to have my thin face and body back! I probably won't be there until April but I will get there.

Family

Our family has changed quite a bit over the last year and with my mom moving we decided we needed a new family picture. We had a good time taking these pictures and they turned out great. Enjoy!

Maddie

My sister Maddie is a senior this year and it's so strange to me. I still think of all of us kids as little kids still. Then I have a reality check and realize I'm a mom, Sophie is married, Maddie is a senior, and Bridger is in junior high. We aren't all of those cute little kids anymore-we are cute big kids.

Maddie hadn't done any senior pictures so we decided to take my camera out in the backyard and take some senior shots for fun. Who knew some of them would turn out pretty great? I love these pictures and if you would like to see all of them you can find them here. Thanks for letting me have some fun Maddie!

Lastly, I know she is going to kill me for using this last pic but I absolutely adore it because this is who she is. My sister is the happiest, kindest, loveliest, most beautiful girl I know. She is such a good example to me and I hope that someday I can be just like her. I love you Maddie!

The Faces of Anna

When Anna was first born we took a million pictures, well more like 600 in the first month. As time has gone by we have taken less and less just because we get caught up in life and I guess she hasn't changed too much. Anna is much bigger now, has learned to smile, and has started to babble too. This stage is so fun and as she gets bigger her personality shines through even more. I'm sure you can tell what kind of girl she is too just by looking at these pictures.

Oh and look who has decided she wants to grow up. Anna is determined to do things she is too little to do. So I just do the best that I can to keep up with her and keep her safe while she is exploring new things. To play in her exersaucer she has to have a blanket stuffed in behind her.

Sundance

Every year Josh and I go on a special date to Sundance. When we were first dating I took him to Foundry Grill for lunch and then we drove the Alpine Loop. It has turned out to be one of our favorite dates that we look forward to all year long. This year the trees weren't colorful yet but we still got some gorgeous shots. Lunch was delicious as usual and what beats a quiet afternoon with my honey? Nothing. I love you babe!

I was obsessed with these glass containers that were filled with coffee beans and a candle. Someday this will adorn a table in my house because it's so absolutely gorgeous.

 I also love all of the Aspen trees and how they look so beautiful all together with the beautiful ivory color marked by the black.

Mr. Brad Paisley

I know I have been slacking off with my blog but life is just so crazy busy that by the time I could blog at the end of the day I just crash on the couch. The last few weeks have been eventful though so I need to catch all of you up. First of all....my cute sister-in-law Lizzie took me to the Brad Paisley concert with her. And it was AMAZING! We had 2nd row seats right next to the runway and I was so psyched for the show. We had a blast!

 

Our first opener was Justin Moore-he is newer but a great performer. You can hear one of his songs here. I got some great shots during his show I got a picture that I absolutely adore. I think this is a picture that someone could reflect about and make up their own story of what the artist may be feeling or what may actually be going on.

I was extra excited for this show because our other opener was Darius Rucker. I love Darius Rucker's music and was so stoked to see him live. His voice is great but he was kind of boring as far as performing goes. He just stood there and sang. But he was still good.

My other favorite shot of the night was the one of Darius' cowboy boots. This shot was what I was seeing at eye level. Pretty sweet huh?

And finally, we are to the Brad Paisley pictures. He put on a great show as usual. This was my 3rd time seeing him in concert but it was a totally different experience right next to the stage. His voice is so great and being that close almost makes it like you aren't listening to him magnified by mics at all which was awesome. I also had the priviledge of getting climbed on by a drunk-off-her-A lady that tried to climb up on stage. Luckily this guy next to me came to my rescue and actually got her and her boyfriend kicked out. It was a new concert experience for sure. We still had a great time. The most coveted picture is last so scroll all the way through.

Yep, that's right! I am wearing Brad Paisley's cowboy hat! He gave it to a little boy right next to us and they let us put it on for a minute. I can say this kind of experience will never happen to me again and it was so incredible. Thanks Lizzie for thinking of me!