Monster Jams

We got tickets to Monster Jam at Chase Field and Easton was just over the moon. I got to take some incredible pictures of the trucks in action as well which is always fun to have a new challenge to shoot. It was WAY TOO LATE of a night and E didn't get to bed till almost 11pm. By far a record for him but it was well worth it.

So those of you who know any of the Moster Jam trucks will understand this, which is maybe nobody who reads this, so I will explain. Maximum Destruction, aka. Max-D, is one of Easton's favorite monster trucks that races on the Monster Jam circuit. Those of you who know Easton know that he wakes up WAY TOO EARLY on a daily basis. Monster Jam is on Speed channel from 5-6 am almost every morning so rather than watching cartoons such as Sesame Street, my little monster truck nut is watching Monster Jam instead.

Bike Races

We had a great Saturday a few weekends ago doing a little mountain bike racing. One of my new years resolutions was to do a mountain bike race after Larry built me an awesome new bike a few months ago. Why not get it out of the way early. It worked out perfectly that I could race at 8:30 and Larry at 11:30 so we could swap the little Mr.

I have to say all in all it was pretty good. I had a lot of fun and would do it again. Besides taking my first spill on a bike since I was probably five. I woke up the next morning not being able to lift my hand past my shoulder and a nice scratch and bruise on my rear. There were only 4 women in my age group and lets just say I didn't win but I wasn't last.

Easton even got to race too. One of the race staff was walking through the parking area and saw Easton attempting to "ride" his Strider bike. Asked if he was going to do the kids race and I said, "Oh, maybe we will come and watch". Oh no, not Easton. He heard kids race and was there lined up with the big kids raring to go. He ended up waiting until the little kids went, him and one other girl, and I basically pushed him the whole 50 meters. He got a little medal, his picture on the awards stand and has been wanting to ride his bike every day since.

All in all it was a beautiful, sunny, 70 degree day spent with my favorite two boys.

This little thing called a Blog

Sorry for those of you that actually follow our blog (mom and Trina). After a hectic holiday season I feel like we are finally getting back into the swing of things. Starting in October, right around my last post, weekends became engulfed in photo sessions. I've been very fortunate to be so busy with the business and am enjoying every moment I spend behind my camera. I've had the pleasure of photographing some beautiful families, spunky children, glowing new mommies and sweet little newborns.

My sister in law, Trina, was here for Thanksgiving and was able to see the new house. Oh yeah, we moved at the beginning of October! We could not be happier with the new house with it being in a amazing area, by great schools and only five minutes to Larry's office. I have yet to meet anyone around here but hopefully through the multitude of activities we are involved in we will meet some new friends soon.

As for Christmas, my parents were able to make the trip down and spend a week with us. With any luck we hope they will be able to make a permanant move some day to our warmer climate. Easton was so into the whole Christmas thing this year! It was so much fun taking him to see Santa, wrapping presents and seeing his face light up with the plethora of Monster trucks that made their way into our home on Christmas day. Lucky for us they are small, inexpensive and easy to clean up.

New Year's Eve was uneventful just how we like it. A few fireworks in the driveway then off to bed early. January 10th brought an exciting day for us as Oregon played for the BCS national title game. Unfortunately they came up short but we cheered on the Ducks the best we could. Easton had the "GO Ducks" down pat!

I promise to be more diligent about posting on my blog so please leave a comment if you like to read all about our exciting life :)

Refinished furniture Giveaway

For those of you that love furniture that has been refinished check out this blog. Restoration Furniture. They are even doing a fantastic giveaway. I have had my eye on this beautifully refinished hall tree for our entry way. I hope I get chosen.