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Rolling into the New Year

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After 8 days on a cruise I brought home a few Mexican treasures and took some pretty cool photographs. My most memorable keepsake is the extra 6 lbs floating around my abdomen. I think a cruise could be a life changing event… for the worst. Great way to relax, but it seemed there was a meal every 2 hours! Suck it up for another trip to the dining room! Too bad I only made it to the last yoga class… but now, I’ve got yoga on tivo from PBS… they are only 15 minutes long, perfect amount of time for any busy mom.
Here are a few photos from  Zihuateanejo… or Zihuat as my sis would say. Zach’s brother and I went on a photo excursion there. The kids were with daddy while Noah and I walked farther into the city where there are fewer gringos.

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Zihuateanejo is historically a fishing town. There were so many pelicans I couldn’t believe it. But there weren’t any scavenger birds. No seagulls to eat that bit of muffin Ezra dropped in the sand. Amazing. I don’t think I’ve ever been to a beach without seagulls.
Notice the ship in the background? That’s the one we came in on.

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Any and all toy cars, Ezra HAD to jump in. Too bad we didn’t have any pesos at this point. He would have loved this car to move.

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I love, love, love this shot. I really want it huge for our wall. Not sure what Zach would think… but I love it!

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I love the human element in this one. Another for our walls, I hope.

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Aren’t the colors just awesome. Most of the images I took in Mexico had to do with color. So many beautiful colors to see. They were really speaking to me.

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Ahhh, Mexico.

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We kept seeing this green-blue unfinished metal. Very beautiful.

B.F.F.

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We haven’t seen this entire family since Boston ’03. We’ve had nice visits with the parents here and there, but we haven’t even met the baby or seen the kids. It was so great to reconnect and photograph these guys! The last time I had the honor was the day before they moved and on our front steps. This shoot took place in Dad’s old stomping grounds in Salt Lake City; right down the street from his childhood home. Much more appropriate, if not at their house… next time we’ll have to go to your house!
Thank you for a fantastic Thanksgiving. It was great getting to know all the kids. Since we love the parents so much, I know we’ll love the kids as they get older and funnier. This visit we really only got a tiny taste of what’s to come.

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At grandma’s house with the awesome chalkboard in the solarium.

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On the way to the park.

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After a couple shots the little girl decided she had had enough and began blowing spit bubbles. When caught, she put on this super cute stone-face which I know she gets from Mom.

SLC trip

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We had a blast with this guy for a few days out there in Tooele, UT near Salt Lake City. With a Nemo room, a huge train set, a beautifully painted bedroom, and some of the nicest hosts how could we not enjoy ourselves? Thanks for a wonderful week of relaxation and fun.
The kids and I spent the week with family and friends we haven’t seen for a number of years. We also visited the BYU campus. The kids were dragged on a fruitless search for where mommy learned to become a photographer. Things have changed there and since it was the week of Thanksgiving no one was around. Some things never change.
We did get to see Zach’s oboe teacher. She got to meet the kids for the first time. That was really neat. We also spoke with a photo student who was lugging around a coffin case filled with lights. I empathized with her, but really couldn’t offer her a hand… what with 2 kids in tow. It was nice to see some part of the photo program there… if only one person.
We also got to visit with photographer Jonathan Canlas. We popped in with a 20 minute heads-up phone call. He and his wife graciously let the kids blow off some steam, talk shop with me, and show me around the house. Pretty awesome set-up. They’ve got 4 kids; a room for each of them, a client room and an office. Not to mention an Ikea practically across the street. The mountains and the Ikea both made me want to move there. Well, maybe just buy a huge truck to schlep back a few shelving units. They now have zebra wood-like cabinets. I need them!

I’m Going Back to Cali…

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Every year I return to California to visit family.  This year I would love to work.   I enjoyed my reunion tour to Boston so much that I would like to do something similar in California.  I think one of my first couples lives in the Valley and just had triplets.  Wouldn’t that be fun!?  Umm, to photograph.

The date is still up in the air.  Sometime in January or February.  I’ll let you know.

One from Thanksgivng. 

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