Wonderful One!

Yes, I'm back to blogging. In fact, I'm going to TRY (key word) to post every week this year. We'll see how I do. I know there's a lot of doubters out there...

So, our sweet little Kate turned one a couple of weeks ago! She is the first one of my babies to actually eat the cupcake and make a mess. She's actually different than the other three in lots of ways. The first sign was that she started crawling two months before any of the others. And shortly after that she would not, under any circumstances, hold still while her diaper was changed. I know that's common, but not for my babies. Mine would always just lay there while I changed them. Since she's crawled I haven't been able to get her to drink her bottle unless she's in her crib because she won't sit still long enough to drink it, which is again different from the other three. Another difference is that she will take off to go explore. The other day I set her up by our house while I was doing something in the yard. Within two minutes Ava yelled, "Mom! Kate is in the street!" and sure enough, Kate had crawled all the way from the front of our house down to the street in no time flat. Again, I know that's normal for other babies, but none of my other three would ever have done that. They always pretty much stayed by me. She might be the first one I have to really talk with about "stranger danger" cuz she does not seem to be as clingy as the other three and just might love introducing herself to people she doesn't know! It'll be interesting to see how she blossoms into her own little self. She is already saying, "Daddy," "hi," and "cheese" (her favorite food) and although she is our tiniest baby yet (and that's saying something) she has definitely started to express her own feelings and opinions to everyone. When she went to her first doctor's appointment at two weeks old the doctor had said, "Oh, wow! She's an active one! You can tell she's gonna be feisty!" I didn't really believe him and forgot he'd said that until the past few months when she's become so active and vocal. I remembered his words and thought maybe he did actually know what he was talking about! Her favorite discovery as of late is a high-pitched scream that we call her "banshee scream." I guess when you're the fourth child and so teeny tiny, you have to find a way to be heard! She is such a doll and we can't imagine our family without her!

Here are many pics of her on her birthday:



























We love you Kate-a-rooni!

More Temples...

Here's a few St. George Temple options:

St. George 1


St. George 2


St. George 3



and Bountiful Temple:

Bountiful 1


Bountiful 2


Bountiful 3


Bountiful 4


One more Salt Lake Temple:

Salt Lake 2


And lastly, a Logan Temple shot. If you want this one, however, please be aware that this was taken with a different camera than I currently use now and is not as great of quality. Please look closely at it before you order to make sure you will like it.

Logan 1

Name Art & Temple Art

It's that time of year again - time to figure out what in the world to get the people you love for Christmas. Here's a couple of ideas.

VINTAGE TEMPLE ART
Vintage-looking photographs of LDS temples. You can order any of the temples listed below along with Bountiful or St. George (not currently shown but will be posted later).

Salt Lake 1

Nauvoo 1

San Diego 1

Mesa 1


**I can also add your name and wedding date if you'd like, as shown in the mesa temple photo above.

Photo will be framed. You can choose ornate, such as pictured below, or modern, which would be fairly simple and straight-lined.


PRICES (Includes black ornate or modern frame)
Styrene Board
5x7 - $45
8x10 - $55
11x14 - $75
16x20 - $100

Canvas
8x10 - $75
11x14 - $100
16x20 - $125

To order, email me at capturesbycassidy@gmail.com and list which temple, size, styrene or canvas, and ornate or modern frame.


NAME ART
Spell your name with letters found in architecture. A few examples are below. To view all letter options, go to www.capturesbycassidy.com, click on "enter site," then on "proofing" up top on the right, then on "May 2009 Events:Letters." There are many different letters to choose from (Please note that a few of the letters are out of order).









PRICES (Includes black thin frame)
2-4 letters - $65
5-6 letters - $70
7 and higher letters - $75

To order email me at capturesbycassidy@gmail.com with your name and letter options.

Bear of a Post

This summer Grant's family had their family reunion at Bear Lake in Utah. I'd never been there before and I was amazed at how blue the water was. It was gorgeous! We rented a boat, played on the beach, hung out at the cabin, played games, and made lots of food.

(I didn't bring my nice camera to the lake, so most of these pictures are courtesy of my sis-in-law, Melissa)

This will be the reunion that we all will remember as the one when Cole and his ONLY boy cousin, Lincoln, finally became friends! They weren't too fond of each other in previous years and even had an incident involving fists a couple reunions back, but this year you would never have guessed it. They were best buds and couldn't get enough of each other. It made Kimberly (Lincoln's mom) and me SOOOOOO happy. We knew that the only two boys couldn't have been born in the same year for nothing!

Claire and her favorite cousins ever, Jane and Alice.

Chillin' on the beach. Love that Far Far has his socks on.

All kids need to keep them entertained for hours is a hole with water in it.

Wedgies are a lot cuter on kids.

Some fun in the sun playing soccer.

I can't get enough of that little face!

Far Far and Far Mor taking a stroll along the beach.

We hiked back to a lake one day. Grant was all too proud to wear the incredibly-complicated-but-amazingly-comfortable baby sling.

Far Far taking in the scenery.

A line of cousins hiking.

We also had to go to "Le Beaus" for raspberry shakes. Yummmm!

Little Maggie couldn't get enough!

Ava being the little monkey that she truly is.

One day all of the adults went out on the porch and saw that the kids had made a "hospital." It was beyond cute. This was the receptionist's desk in the waiting room.

Here's a magazine for those who are waiting to peruse, right next to the decorative flowers.

The doctors in action.

The hospital beds.

Friendly fusball match.

Whaddya think, does he need to wash his feet?

Sweet Baby Kate spent most of the reunion in her Bumbo, content as could be.

Love snuggling this baby.

Aunt Kerstin had fun activities for the kids. Here they're making watermelon popsicles.

The three musketeers

Kate, still in her Bumbo.

The whole gang, minus Kurt who's on a mission, and with the addition of Ryan's now-wife, Jenni.

The kids and I stayed in Utah after the reunion because Ryan's wedding was a week and a half later. The kids loved having more cousin time. These pictures are all from the children's garden at Thanksgiving Point. You can tell how hot it was by how red everyone's faces are!

Claire did not want Cole to be in this picture.

Two little buddies

All the cousins.

We let the kids cool off in the fountains.

They didn't realize that if one kid moved, they all moved!

I took some pictures of the Bountiful temple and had to have one with the kids in front.

It was actually closed, but Cole could squeeze in between the bars. Uh-oh!

We also got to see my brother while we were in Utah and met his dog, Devi. Cole wanted nothing to do with her, but Claire and Ava loved playing fetch with her.

Unfortunately, playing fetch meant getting a lot of wet kisses, too!

Not that Ava minded.

We called this the "Devi-do"

Claire's turn!

Maybe we can get Devi to recreate this look for Claire in ten years when she goes to Prom!