Millcreek Canyon in Autumn

In October, we went up Millcreek canyon to enjoy the autumn leaves and have some s'mores with Richard and the kids.
It was the most perfect autumn afternoon. The temperature was lovely, with the sun shining down perfectly.

Here are my favorite pictures of the day:

Me and Richard, taking my daily picture:

Elise giving me one of her many expressions:

Marcus, who always gives me a little smile:

Richard and I always have our cameras at the ready:

Collin gives me a rare smile. He's mastered closing his eyes right as I click the shutter as if he's blinking, which, of course, he's not.

Andrew and Eric...two peas in pod. I love it!

Great Salt Lake Photos

While Sandy was in town, we hung out with Richard and his kids. We took them on a cold and windy day, to the Great Salt Lake (near Saltair) and took pictures. We'd hoped to get the sun setting, but it was c-c-c-cold! It was nice that my dad could join us for pictures.

It was fun to watch them run around suggesting pictures for my project. We had too much fun. I just love when my family is together.

Photos of the Kiddies

I am SO far behind in my updates! WAY back in February, I took pictures of Richard's adorable kiddies at a visit to Wheeler Farm. Here are my favorites:

Photoshoot: Richard's Kids

Saturday (Oct 15), after Collin's football game, we went to the canyon and took pictures of the kiddies. It was such a beautiful day! The weather and colors were absolutely perfect for pictures and general enjoyment of the lovely time of year. Here are my faves:
Collin:
Elise:
Andrew:
Marcus:
A few others that I liked, of the changing leaves:


To end it all, I told the kids I would zombify their pictures for Halloween. Here's the result (I used Picnik to zombify the pictures):





Me and my brother:
Of course, me:

Collin's 11th Birthday Dinner

We all went to dinner to celebrate Collin's birthday on April's birthday...so we celebrated both of them...April - long distance.

Collin loves sushi so we went to Simply Sushi. I love sushi and it was pretty good, but I told Collin that I would take him to some REALLY good sushi the next time we have a Collin-Weekend.

It's stange to see him at the age of eleven...I remember being eleven years old and it was a tough year...one of my tougest as a kid. I am committed to help Collin (and the other kids) through a rough patch in their lives.

Here are a few of the pictures of the kids:
Sweet little Marcus:
Tough kid Andrew:
The amazing Elise:

The most awesome 11 year old I know! Collin:

Celebrating Mom

My mom's birthday is at the beginning on November, so we all gathered to her house to celebrate her. Here are the pictures I love from that day. I sure do love my family; they make me happy.

An Evening at the Lisonbee's

Tuesday evening, Eric and I drove to Richard's house for dinner with him and his family. I was excited to test out the telephoto lens on my camera. Elise and Andrew jumped on the trampoline across the yard so I could get plenty of pictures.

Of course, I have my favorite shots of the night (and there were many, so this is narrowed down).
Elise is such a little performer. And I always get the best shots of her because she loves to have her picture taken:

Elise and Andrew: good friends and bad enemies...they love eachother one minute and hate eachother the next. Here's a good friend day.

Elise

Richard can BBQ...that's for sure.