FHE in October

daddy was in charge of the activity tonight; thus we had a photo shoot with FUN being the theme. Everyone was very creative, especially Amber.

Oh, and I really don't like the way these pictures look compressed, so by all means, please click on each picture for a better view of them.

See Tyler's photo blog for details on the pictures.


Spence shot this one of Camille.

The Wyoming Wedding

Ty and Chelsea, thanks for the chance to be at your wedding and capture some of it for you. We had a great time being with you and the family for the weekend. The book is printed... now we just have to wait for it to come... here is the cover.

For those who don't mind spoiling the secret... if you click on the image above, you can see the browse the book.

2 weeks away

Family Circle

We got messing around with this picture and felt we needed to get Sammy out of bed (wake him up) to include him. He's always up for a picture, bless his heart.

Family Birding Night

So it was a magical night for me. For months I have been hoping to get out with the kids and the binoculars and spotting scope and enjoy some bird-watching. There is a little pond down the road called Allred's Pond. We didn't know what to expect, I had just read about it somewhere. So we followed the Highway 73 out just past the Jordan River and took a right. Well, there it was. I think it's private property... but the gate was open and no one was around. There was a large abandoned tire we could all plant ourselves on. So we gave it a go. The kids were surprisingly interested and could see the birds through the scope and binoculars. All but Sam, of course. But we counted 15 species all-in-all. Granted 2 were on the way home. But it was a joy to be there in the evening with the whole family. It was indeed one for the memory book.
On the way back, Spence saw a bunch of black birds in a tree. I just assumed it was a big flock of starlings. But we stopped anyway, and come to find out, it was a tree full of yellow-headed blackbirds in full color. Nice find, Spence! I recommend a little drive over the river to anyone looking for a nice respite from the "city". Beware though, Camille will tell you multiple times that it smells like cows. They share the pond with you, it is true.

List of Species:
yellow-headed blackbird
american pelican
swainsons hawk
red-winged blackbird
western grebe
rock dove (pigeon)
night heron
american robin
glossy-faced ibis
california gull
mallard duck
northern pintail
american crow
magpie
one more-can't remember

Family Sites

So I was reading the Christmas letters from our Gerritsen/James family... which, in the words of Grandma Marie James, I cherish. And it was revealed to me that other family members keeps blogs. Sweeeet (NDynamite). Here are a few of their sites.
Greg and Kelly Gerritsen (Tyler's cousins)
Ben and Jen Gerritsen (Tyler's cousins)
Darrell and Amy (Tyler's cousins)
Travis and Amber Gerritsen family pictures (Tyler's cousins)
Tina and Mark Allen (Tyler's sister)
Brooke Bowen (Tyler's sister)