beautiful surprise...

Promised photos of Kira

Here are the photo's of Kira I promised to post. I had so many to chose from that I loved, but these are my favorites. Kira was such a sweetheart to model for me. It was one of my first shoots with my new camera, and I am so happy she was willing to be my first. Thanks Kira, I love you, you are so sweet and I am grateful to know you.
Enjoy...

Our Day

This was our Anniversary day together. We drove up Provo Canyon and just the two of us had a nice barbeque. I bought Lee his favorite cut of meat and he cooked it to perfection, yum, talk about melt in your mouth...
Though we did have some uninvited guests in these little creepy crawlies...Yes they were everywhere, including the tree that we just happened to be sitting under, yikes!
Lee and I still had a nice time just being together. Lee got me that amazing camera, though I have always favored Nikon, this was such a great deal that I couldn't pass it up. It has some amazing features one of them being the vibration reduction is built into the camera versus the v.r. in the lens, which means I can I buy any lens without worrying about v.r. It has 14.2 megapixels, which makes for pretty awesome shots, and it also came with a telephoto lens of up to 200mm, not bad...I think my husband did a pretty amazing job picking out my gift, thanks babe. My gift to Lee doesn't even come close to this amazing, but I know how much he loves history so I got him 1776 by David McCullough, of course he loved it. I also got him a card and included some old photos to it that he loves...boy 18 years sure went fast. Hard to believe that much time has gone by.

Rainbow

I love rainbows, what more is there to say. This one found it's way to our front door just now, and I couldn't resist...

Have you ever danced under a rainbow?

to be more than I can be...

You Raise Me Up

When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be....

Josh Groban


I drove to the Provo temple today just to be close to the Lord today. I have been feeling a little down. When this song came on the radio and I sat there and cried. It really testifies to me that my Heavenly Father knows who I am and my needs. And the realization that it really doesn't matter what others think of me, but my Father in Heaven and my Savior. If people around me want to believe the worst of me that is their problem, it's not mine anymore. Though for a long time I tought it was, but I can't control others, only me...
I know that if I am doing those things that are pleasing to the Lord then I am on the right track. And no one will take that away from me, not again, I won't let them. I felt so much peace today at the temple and I didn't even go inside. I guess I still find it interesting that the Lord knows what message to send my way so I know He is still there watching over me...

Anita, I can only be me...

Juanita and Eric

Wedding Day

We had a lovely day at our beautiful daughter's wedding today and I was so happy to take her photo's for her. I should let you know that it was hard for me to chose my top five favorite photo's to post here, but here they are. I will post more later, but I wanted to share in our families happy day.

Many happy wishes to Eric and Juanita Atencio!
Love you,
Mom